Blood Orange (1953) (aka Three Stops to Murder) (4K + Blu-ray Collector's Limited Edition) (Hammer Films) [UK]

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This limited collector's edition comprises:

  • Blood Orange and supporting material on two discs in a stylish digipak and rigid box: one UHD and one Blu-ray, with the content duplicated across both formats.
  • English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on each version of the film.
The discs feature:

  • New commentary with author and critic Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw, author of Brit Noir and The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction.
  • New commentary with film historian Lucy Bolton and film critic Phuong Le.
  • Dressed to Kill: Screenwriter and author David Pirie and Wayne Kinsey, writer of numerous books on Hammer, discuss Michael Carreras, his relationships and his work at Hammer in the early 1950s.
  • I'm Just a Girl!: award-winning film-maker Alice Lowe discusses Blood Orange and female representation in British cinema.
  • The ABC of British B!: Artist and film scholar Cathy Lomax, film historian Richard Hollis and author Gavin Collinson discuss Hammer's run of B movies which formed the company's staple output for the best part of a decade.
  • The House of Glamour: author and fashion historian Liz Tregenza gives insight into the fashions and fashion industry portrayed so vividly in Blood Orange.
  • A short gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney’s score.
The booklet features:

  • New article by Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey examining the making of Blood Orange.
  • New article by Robert JE Simpson on Hammer's "sister company" and initial distributor, Exclusive Films.
  • New article by Nora Fiore on the "bad girls" of Hammer Noir and how they stack up against American femme fatales.
  • New article by Wayne Kinsey, who examines a key piece of Bray Studios architecture used to good effect on Blood Orange.
  • New article by crime and Noir expert Barry Forshaw on lead actor Tom Conway.
  • New article by Gavin Collinson, who takes a look at cinema’s often-jaundiced take on the fashion industry.
  • Article by Denis Meikle on James Carreras, whose drive, initiative and inexhaustible energy drove Hammer to global success.
  • Archive interview with Harry Oakes, focus puller on many Hammer films.



Language5.1 / Mono / English
Number of discs2
RegionABC
Certification12
Run time76 minutes
ActorsTom Conway, Mila Parély, Naomi Chance, Eric Pohlmann
Produced ByMichael Carreras
Written ByJan Read
Directed ByTerence Fisher
Release Date1953
StudioHammer Films Productions Ltd