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    Unique ID Code: 0000152312
    Added by: Stuart McLean
    Added on: 1/12/2012 12:56
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    Breaking Glass (Uncut British Edition)

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    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 119 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    Kate Crowley is an idealistic young musician who performs angry songs that rail against a de-humanising world. Hustler Danny has ambitions for her, and almost overnight she is transformed into a huge star. Once at the top, however, the pressure ratchets up. Kate's trusted musicians are manoeuvred out of her band and she is left at the mercy of a ruthless and exploitative music industry. Before long, the social disintegration of the external world begins to mirror Kate's tragic descent into oblivion...

    Hazel O'Connor gives the performance of a lifetime as Kate, who learns the hard way that fame comes with strings. Phil Daniels stars as the grasping manager who finds himself out of his depth, and Jon Finch plays the manipulative record producer who comes between him and Kate. Jonathan Pryce makes an early screen appearance as Kate's sensitive but drug-addicted saxophonist.

    Released in 1980, Breaking Glass is the cult movie that helped to define the post-punk, pre-new wave era. The soundtrack features such classics as 'Will You?', 'Eighth Day', 'Give Me An Inch' and 'Writing On The Wall'. This collector's edition features the digitally remastered film in its original British version, uncut and in widescreen.

    Special Features:
    Region 0
    Original "Breaking Glass" Cinema Trailer (1980, 2 mins).
    Hazel O'Connor Remembers "Breaking Glass" (2012, 37 mins).
    28 Page Illustrated Viewing Notes Booklet Written By Film Historian Marcus Hearn.
    20 Page Reproduction Of Original 'Breaking Glass' Press Pack from 1980.
    4 Colour Postcards Of Original Breaking Glass Promotional Posters from the UK, Hungary, France and Germany.

    Directed By:
    Brian Gibson

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Hazel O'Connor
    Phil Daniels
    Jon Finch
    Jonathan Pryce
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    Mark Wingett

    Soundtrack By:
    Hazel O'Connor
    Tony Visconti

    Music From:
    Hazel O'Connor
    Tony Visconti

    Director of Photography:
    Stephen Goldblatt

    Editor:
    Michael Bradsell

    Producer:
    Davina Belling .... producer
    John Comfort .... associate producer
    Clive Parsons .... producer

    Executive Producer:
    Dodi Fayed .... Executive Producer

    Distributor:
    Cherry Red

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