Learning on ScreenLetter to Brezhnev
- Synopsis
- One of the key British films of the 1980s, ‘Letter to Brezhnev’ is set against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Liverpool’s club scene, one-night stands and a Europe still in the grip of the Cold War.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 1985
- Notes
- The BFI Video 2017 Dual Format release features the following extras:
Newly recorded audio commentary with director Chris Bernard and writer / producer Frank Clark
Newly filmed interview with actors Alexandra Pigg and Peter Firth (2017, 14 mins)
New filmed interview with actor Margi Clarke (2017, 35 mins)
Audio commentary with actor Margi Clarke
From Liverpool with Love (1985, 16 mins): original making-of documentary
Stills Gallery
A fully illustrated booklet including new writing by writer Frank Clarke and Professor Juliet Hallam - Subjects
- Politics & government; Television studies
- Keywords
- Liverpool; unemployment; Thatcherism
Credits
- Director
- Chris Bernard
- Writer
- Frank Clarke
- Cast
Alexandra Pigg Alfred Molina Margi Clarke Peter Firth
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- BR Region B, Blu-Ray DVD
- Availability
- Sale
- Year
- 2017
Production Company
- Name
Channel 4
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Available from retail outlets
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