The Legacy Blu-ray

Release Year: 1978

Runtime: 102 min

Director: Richard Marquand

Cast: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger Daltrey, John Standing, Ian Hogg

Studios: Universal Pictures, Pethurst Ltd., The Turman-Foster Company

A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.

Special Features:

Two presentations of the film

the US theatrical cut, presented in widescreen from a High Definition master (100 mins); the UK theatrical cut, presented open matte from a Standard Definition master (102 mins)

Original stereo audio

New and exclusive audio commentary

with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television

An Editing Legacy (2015, 14 mins)

award-winning editor and second unit director Anne V Coates recalls her work on the film

The Make-up Effects of ‘The Legacy’ (2015, 11 mins)

Robin Grantham discusses his specialist make-up creations for the film

Ashes and Crashes (2019, 4 mins)

interview with second unit director Joe Marks

An Extended Legacy (2019, 11 mins)

an analysis of the differences between the US and UK cuts

Between the Anvil and the Hammer (1973, 27 mins)

The Legacy director Richard Marquand’s acclaimed documentary short film, made for the Central Office of Information, about the Liverpool police force

Original theatrical trailer

Image gallery

promotional and publicity material

Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet

with a new essay by Julian Upton, an archival location report, Jimmy Sangster on The Legacy, extracts from the novelisation, an overview of critical responses, an introduction to Between the Anvil and the Hammer, and film credits