Hammer Films kündigt in Großbritannien für Februar 2026 den Krimi-Thriller „Stolen Face“ (1952), mit Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, Andre Morell, Mary Mackenzie, John Wood, Alexis France und Susan Stephen, in einer Collectors Edition (Digipak) mit 4K UHD, Blu-ray und Booklet an.
Disc Features
- New commentary with Lucy Bolton, Professor of Film Philosophy, and Cathy Lomax, artist and film scholar.
- New commentary with writers Lizbeth Myles and Paul Cornell, creators of the widely acclaimed Hammer House of Podcast.
- Face/Off: Author, film-maker and Film Noir fan Chris Alexander examines actor Lizabeth Scott’s body of work and discusses why Stolen Face arguably features her best performance.
- Putty in His Hands: A mainstay at Hammer for a decade and the creator of some of the most iconic monster make-up in film history, Phil Leakey (courtesy of a private audio recording made in the 1980s) talks about his life and career alongside newly-recorded contributions from his son Peter.
- A Distinctly British Phenomenon: Film critic and historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas examines the theatrical interpretation of sex and obsession that surface in 1950s drama productions.
- A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Malcolm Arnold’s score.
- Un-American: Stolen Face featured a victim of the HUAC blacklist in front of the camera and one of its most fervent stool pigeons behind it. Thomas Doherty, academic, cultural historian and author, examines this fractious time in
- American history and how it affected a generation of film-makers.
- Dressed for Success: author and fashion historian Liz Tregenza profiles multiple Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head and her work on Stolen Face costuming Lizabeth Scott.
Tonspuren
- Sound: 5.1 / Mono / English
- Subtitles: English/French/Italian/Spanish/German
Booklet Features
- New article by Hammer expert Bruce G. Hallenbeck examining this twisted romantic Noir.
- New article by Sarah Morgan, who looks at the life and career of Lizabeth Scott.
- New article by Gayle Sequeira, who investigates Stolen Face’s suspect motivations of appearance and personality.
- New article by Neil Sinyard, who examines Stolen Face’s questionable sexual politics and unsympathetic characters.
- New article by artist Cathy Lomax, who examines Hammer’s darkly erotic take on the Pygmalion myth and the not-so-perfect woman.
- New article by Neil Sinyard, who takes a sobering look at the musical journey of Malcolm Arnold, composer extraordinaire.
- An archive interview with actor Lizabeth Scott given during the filming of Stolen Face.
- New article by Wayne Kinsey, who investigates Stolen Face’s filming and Hammer’s ambitious-but-aborted three-studio plan.
- New article by Dr Wayne Kinsey, who investigates the history of plastic surgery and its fictitious use in film.
Der Release ist voraussichtlich am 16.02.2026.
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