ADDITION: (July 2018) Indicator - Region FREE - Blu-ray: Indicator bring us the anti-war hammer effort, Yesterday's Enemy on a dual layered Blu-ray with a maxed out bitrate. There is a certain softness to the 1080P image, with detail being a little fuzzy. That being said, this transfer has a nice amount of contrast and grain, with little to no damage visible in the frame. This is a strong transfer of a weak source (possibly the only existing one) and it has no visible tinkering to my eye.

Indicator include the film's original 1.0 Mono 24-bit DTS-HD soundtrack. There is no score for this film, giving the film a certain vérité feeling although some will recognize Franz Reizenstein's Burma March. There are many wonderful silent sequences also, where we hear only sounds of the jungle as the tension builds to an explosion of gunfire. There are optional English SDH subtitles on this region-free Blu-ray.

We are given the option of watching the film in its original uncensored "UK Theatrical version" or the "US Theatrical version" which contains toned-down dialogue. There also the option of watching acclaimed horror author Stephen Laws introduce the film. This introduction lasts about 8-minutes. Indicator have included a 2005 audio-interview with Val Guest conducted by Jonathan Rigby. The interview was taken at the National Film Theatre in London before and after a screening of 'Hell is a City'. As a title card warns, there are a range of technical problems with the recording but for the most part, the discussion is clear enough. This audio feature plays over the main feature and lasts about 45-minutes. "Total War: Inside 'Yesterday's Enemy'" is a 25-minute extra written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan Rigby. This disc's "Hammer's Women" spotlight is on Edwina Carroll. In this 8-minute extra, Becky Booth profiles the life and work of Carroll. Next up is "New Territory", a 13-minute feature where British-film expert, Professor Steve Chibnall, offers an analysis of the film. Following this is the 8-minute "Frontline Dispatches", where second assistant director Hugh Harlow and props chargehand Peter Allchorne recall their time working on the film. Indicator have also included the film's trailer and an image gallery with promotional photography and publicity material. Each film in this set has a 40-page booklet featuring various essays, archival cast and crew interviews, original pressbook extracts, contemporary critical reviews, and film credits.

Indicator have given us a great package here in this Hammer Volume 3 set, and "Yesterday's Enemy" is certainly an exemplary disc. Though the image can look a little soft, the contrast is wonderful. This is a powerful film that was unknown to me before this release. Indicator continues to consistently release quality products with great transfers and useful extras. This Blu-ray is recommended to fans of war films. 

Colin Zavitz