A mesmerising performance from john hurt is at the centre of this chillingly dark comedy about delusional, hitlerian revolutionary malcolm scrawdyke, leading his devoted followers wick, irwin and nipple in a battle against an unseen nemesis. The film was financed by beatle george harrison, and is based on the play by david halliwell that was first staged by mike leigh. Filmed on location in a bleak, wintry oldham by director stuart cooper overlord the disappearance and cinematographer john alcott 2001 a clockwork orange.extra featuresdual format edition includes both the blu ray and the dvd of the film and the extrasnew high definition restorationput yourself in my place francine winham, 1974, 21 mins comedy starring judy geeson in which a husband and wife change roles.the contraption james dearden, 1977, 8 mins experimental comedy short about a giant mouse trap tbcillustrated booklet featuring new sleevenote essay by david thompson