The Gentle Gunman

4K UHD, Limited Edition,

(Basil Dearden, 1952, 86 mins)
Release date: 24 June 2025
Limited Edition 4K UHD (World premiere)

John Mills (Town on Trial) and Dirk Bogarde (H.M.S. Defiant) star in The Gentle Gunman, a riveting wartime thriller directed by Ealing Studios regular Basil Dearden (The Rainbow Jacket).

Brothers Terry (Mills) and Matt (Bogarde) are undercover IRA foot soldiers involved in a bombing campaign during the London Blitz. When Terry begins to question his part in the violence, Matt warns him to go into hiding. However, determined to clear his name, Terry vows to play his part in freeing a group of IRA members who have been captured by the British police. 

Written by Roger MacDougall (The Man in the White Suit) and produced by Michael Relph (Saraband for Dead Lovers, Out of the Clouds), The Gentle Gunman is a tense and stylish drama from one of British cinema’s most celebrated film studios.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES 

• 4K HDR restoration
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) 
• Original mono audio 
• Battle for the Soul (2025): director and screenwriter James Dearden introduces his father’s work 
• The Guardian Interview with Dirk Bogarde (1983): archival audio recording of the great actor in conversation with Tony Bilbow at the National Film Theatre, London 
• A Closer Look at ‘The Gentle Gunman’ (2022): broadcaster Matthew Sweet and film critic Phuong Le discuss the film’s production and themes
• All Hands (1940): short film produced by Ealing Studios for the ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ campaign, starring John Mills 
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material 
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Robert Murphy, archival production reports on the making of the film, extracts from the film’s pressbook, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing by Jeff Billington on All Hands, and full film credits
• World premiere on 4K UHD
• Limited edition of 5,000 individually numbered units (3,000 4K UHDs and 2,000 Blu-rays) for the US