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    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 25/11/2024 17:42
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    Juggernaut

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    A terrorist threat. A captain in panic. And only one man who can end the danger.
    Certificate: PG
    Running Time: 111 mins
    Retail Price: £20.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    Featuring an all-star ensemble cast in Richard Harris (The Guns of Navarone), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia), Ian Holm (Chariots of Fire), David Hemmings (The Charge of the Light Brigade) and Shirley Knight (The Counterfeit Killer), Juggernaut is an unrelentingly tense suspense thriller directed by Richard Lester (A Hard Day’s Night).

    The cruise liner SS Britannic is travelling through the North Atlantic with over a thousand passengers on board. As the vessel drifts through the vast ocean, its owner – Nicholas Porter (Holm) – receives a call from a man who identifies himself only as “Juggernaut.” The ominous voice on the telephone informs Porter that there are explosives planted aboard the Britannic, and that he will sink the ship at dawn unless a hefty ransom is paid. A race against time then begins as Captain Alex Brunel (Sharif), Royal Navy officer Anthony Fallon (Harris) and police superintendent John McLeod (Hopkins) work together across land and sea in a desperate attempt to avert certain disaster and secure the safety of the ship’s passengers.

    Inspired by a real-life bomb threat against the Queen Elizabeth 2 on 17 May 1972 and drawing on a popular taste in the 1970s for taut crime thrillers and disaster movies, Juggernaut is one of the most entertaining and suspenseful British films of the decade. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a high-definition restoration.

    Special Features:
    Limited edition O-card slipcase
    Brand new audio commentary with British cinema expert Melanie Williams and James Leggott
    All Hands on Deck – Brand new interview with film historian Neil Sinyard, author of The Films of Richard Lester
    Down with the Ship – Brand new interview with film historian Sheldon Hall on Juggernaut and the disaster film
    Trailer
    Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on Juggernaut by British film scholar Laura Mayne

    Video Tracks:
    1.85:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    PCM 2.0 Mono English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Richard Lester

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Richard Harris
    Omar Sharif
    David Hemmings
    Anthony Hopkins
    Shirley Knight
    Ian Holm
    Clifton James
    Roy Kinnear
    Caroline Mortimer
    Freddie Jones
    Julian Glover
    Roshan Seth
    Kenneth Colley

    Casting By:
    Mary Selway

    Music From:
    Ken Thorne

    Director of Photography:
    Gerry Fisher

    Editor:
    Antony Gibbs

    Costume Designer:
    Evangeline Harrison

    Production Designer:
    Terence Marsh

    Producer:
    Richard Alan Simmons

    Executive Producer:
    David V. Picker

    Distributor:
    Eureka Entertainment

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