Based on the short story "The basement room" by Graham Greene.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: New, restored transfer; "A sense of Carol Reed": a 2006 documentary featuring interviews with director Carol Reed's friends and collaborators; Illustrated Reed filmography; Original press book; A book featuring new essays by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien, author David Lodge, and Reed biographer Nicholas Wapshott.
Cinematographer, Georges Perinal ; art directors, Vincent Korda, James Sawyer ; editor, Oswald Hafenrichter ; music, William Alwyn ; photography, Georges Perinal ; camera operator, Denys Coop ; special effects by W. Percy Day.
Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey, Jack Hawkins, Bernard Lee, Dora Bryan, Denis O'Dea, Walter Fitzgerald, Karel Stepanek, Sonia Dresdel, Joan Young, Dandy Nichols, Hay Petrie, George Woodbridge, John Ruddock, Torin Thatcher.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono., restored high-definition digital transfer.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
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