The Gorbals Story Dual Format
Tartan Noir from Glasgow's Gorbals. Johnnie (Russell Hunter), now a successful artist, recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. Features a new 2K HD transfer commissioned by Panamint Cinema from 35 mm master material.
In flashback Johnnie recalls the events and characters he shared life with in a slum tenement building. The screenplay was adapted from Robert McLeish's highly successful 1946 play staged by Glasgow’s Unity Theatre, The film portrays the essence of the Scottish character, set in one of the poorest parts of Scotland.
DIRECTOR: David MacKane
ACTORS: Russell Hunter, Roddy McMillan, Marjory Thompson
SPECIAL FEATURES: Good Health to Scotland (Stanley L. Russell, 1943).
16 page illustrated booklet. Subtitles in English for the hard of hearing.
BBFC CERTIFICATE: PG - Parental Guidance: mild violence, threat and scenes of smoking
FEATURE RUNNING TIME: 76 mins
FORMAT: Blu-ray and DVD Region Free | Aspect ratio 1.37:1 | b/w
BLU-RAY ENCODING: Video: 1080p AVC MPEG4 | Audio: Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
DVD ENCODING: Video PAL MPEG2 PsF | Audio: Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: 1950
DUAL FORMAT RELEASE DATE: May 29th 2017
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 95 mins