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Summary

Nominated for three Academy Awards and winning one for Kline's outstanding supporting turn as the psychopathic Otto, with a brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative, A Fish Called Wanda is released on Blu-ray by Arrow Films on 18th September 2017.

Cast

John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Patricia Hayes, Maria Aitken

Director

Charles Crichton

Producer

Michael Shamberg

Distributor

Arrow Video

Run time

1 hour 44 minutes

Release date

18/09/2017

Hash Tag

#AFishCalledWanda

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In 1988, John Cleese, former Python and the mastermind behind Fawlty Towers, teamed up with the veteran Ealing Comedy director Charles Crichton (The Lavender Hill Mob) to produce another classic of British comedy.

Cleese plays Archie Leach, a weak-willed barrister who finds himself embroiled with a quartet of ill-matched jewel thieves two American con artists played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline, Michael Palin's animal-loving hitman and London gangster Tom Georgeson when Georgeson is arrested. Only he and Palin know the whereabouts of the diamonds, prompting plenty of farce and in-fighting as well as some embarrassing nudity and the unfortunate demise of some innocent pooches...

Nominated for three Academy Awards and winning one for Kline's outstanding supporting turn as the psychopathic Otto, A Fish Called Wanda has stood the test of time, earning its rightful place among its creators remarkable comedy pedigree.

With a brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release, A Fish Called Wanda is released on Blu-ray on 18th September 2017.

Special Features

Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original English mono audio (uncompressed LPCM)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Commentary by writer and star John Cleese
Brand-new appreciation by Vic Pratt of the BFI National Archive
Brand-new interviews with composer John Du Prez, production designer Roger Murray-Leach, executive producer Steve Abbott and makeup supervisor Paul Engelen
John Cleese's Final Farewell Performance, a 1988 documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda featuring interviews with actors Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline and director Charles Crichton
Something Fishy, a 15th anniversary retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Cleese, Curtis, Kline and Palin, executive producer Steve Abbott and director of photography Alan Hume
Fish You Were Here, a documentary on the film's locations hosted by Robert Powell
24 deleted/alternative scenes with introductions by Cleese
A Message from John Cleese, a tongue-in-cheek introduction recorded for the film's original release
Gallery
Trivia track
Theatrical trailer
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring writing on the film by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Series, Halloween: 35th Anniversary, Halloween: 25 Years Of Terror, The Fog: Special Edition, True Lies, Halloween, Halloween, Knives Out, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends, Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later

John Cleese

Hold the Sunset: Series 1, Get Squirrely, Absolutely Anything, Time Bandits, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Big Year, Erik The Viking: The Complete Viking, Planet 51, Time Bandits, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 1-4 Box Set, Charlotte's Web, Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle, Charlotte's Web, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Die Another Day, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Rat Race, The World is not Enough, At Last The 1948 Show, Clockwise, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 2, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Series 4, Erik the Viking: Special Edition, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, Time Bandits: Limited Edition

Michael Palin

The Death of Stalin, Jabberwocky: The Criterion Collection, Absolutely Anything, Remember Me, Time Bandits, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ripping Yarns: The Complete Series, Brazil, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Time Bandits, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 1-4 Box Set, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Vanity Fair, The Missionary, Worzel Gummidge, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete Series 2, Monty Python's Flying Circus: Series 4, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, Time Bandits: Limited Edition

Kevin Kline

Beauty and the Beast, My Old Lady, Las Vegas, No Strings Attached, The Road to Eldarado, Wild, Wild West, The Big Chill: The Criterion Collection

Patricia Hayes

Willow: 25th Anniversary Edition, Tommy Cooper at ITV

Maria Aitken

Love on a Branch Line

Charles Crichton

Space: 1999: Series 2, Dance Hall, The Titfield Thunderbolt: 60th Anniversary, The Battle Of The Sexes, The Love Lottery, Space 1999: The Ultimate Collection

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