Joseph Losey’s 1967 drama Accident on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from StudioCanal in September

StudioCanal has announced that the 1967 award-winning classic drama from director Joseph Losey (Time Without Pity, The Servant), Accident, will finally be available to enjoy in 4K when a newly restored version of the film is released on UHD in September.

Having received its World Premiere at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, sister festival Cinema Rediscovered in Bristol held the UK Premiere on 24th July before the restoration is available to own on 4K UHD for the very first time, complete with exclusive 32-page booklet, and on Blu-ray from 28 September.

With a screenplay by the legendary Harold Pinter (The Servant) and a standout performance from long-time Losey collaborator Dirk Bogarde (Darling), Accident won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes though initially failed to resonate with audiences at the box office. An adaptation of Nicholas Mosley’s novel of the same name, Bogarde is ably supported by a cast including Jacqueline Sassard (Les Biches), Stanley Baker (The Criminal), Michael York (The Lion in Winter) and Vivien Merchant (Alfie).

Stephen (Dirk Bogarde) is a middle-aged professor at Oxford University. Stifled by his life of marriage and academia, he yearns for an affair with his beautiful and enigmatic student Anna (Jacqueline Sassard). He is locked into a battle for Anna’s affection against her fiancé, William (Michael York), whose youthful vitality he envies, and with his friend and academic rival Charley (Stanley Baker – Zulu), whose media profile and sexual success he covets.

One of the three film collaborations between Joseph Losey and playwright Harold Pinter, Accident is often acknowledged as one of the pinnacles of the legendary director’s distinguished career and is a compelling and unforgettable masterpiece.