The Ship That Died of Shame 4K UHD

Release Year: 1955

Runtime: 95 min

Director: Basil Dearden

Cast: George Baker, Richard Attenborough, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna, Roland Culver

Studios: Ealing Studios

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.

Special Features:

4K HDR restoration

4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

Two presentations of the film

in its 1.66:1 theatrical aspect ratio; and 1.37:1 open matte shooting ratio

Original mono audio

Coming to Terms (2023, 8 mins)

director and screenwriter James Dearden introduces his father’s work

The BEHP Interview with Richard Attenborough (2001, 102 mins)

archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the much-loved actor and director in conversation with Sydney Samuelson

An Uneasy Alliance (2023, 24 mins)

film historian and author Neil Sinyard delves into the world of Ealing Studios, and explores the themes and reception of The Ship That Died of Shame.

Now You’re Talking (1940, 13 mins)

short film produced by Ealing Studios for the ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ campaign, co-written by Basil Dearden

Image galleries

promotional and publicity material, and dialogue continuity script

New and improved English subtitles

for the deaf and hard of hearing

Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet

with new essays by Robert Murphy, a comic-strip adaptation of the film, archival reports on the film’s production, an overview of contemporary critical responses, news writing by Fiona Kelly on Now You’re Talking, and full film credits

World premiere on 4K UHD

Technical Specifications:

• 4K
• 2160p
• Dolby Vision
• HDR10 compatible