UK Invaders From Mars (1953) (Blu-ray) (BFI) [UK]

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Release date: May 11, 2026
Purchase link: BFI Shop - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £19.99
Notes: First pressing includes a Booklet


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  • Restored in 4K and presented in High Definition
  • Newly recorded audio commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
  • Not Just A Dream: Designing Hope in Invaders From Mars (2026): filmmaker Nic Wassell explores how legendary production designer and director William Cameron Menzies infuses the paranoia of atomic age science fiction with hope for the future
  • William Cameron Menzies: Architect of Dreams (16 mins): interview with William Cameron Menzies’ biographer James Curtis and his eldest granddaughter Pamela Lauesen
  • Jimmy Hunt Saves the Planet (11 mins): interview with the actor
  • Terror From Above (22 mins): featurette with acclaimed filmmakers John Landis and Joe Dante, editor Mark Goldblatt, special visual effects artist and two-time Oscar winner Robert Skotak and film preservationist Scott MacQueen
  • Restoring the Invasion (7 mins): before and after clips of the restoration with film restoration supervisor Scott MacQueen
    TCM Festival Introduction (2022, 7 mins): John Sayles’ introduction at the Turner Classic Movie Festival in Hollywood
  • European observatory sequence (9 mins): shot well after the rest of film was in the can, this sequence, inserted to extend the running time, was included in European release prints of Invaders From Mars
  • European ending (3 mins): the alternative ending to the film, seen in European release prints
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Rerelease trailer
  • Image gallery: featuring original press book pages and behind-the-scenes photos from the restoration process
  • **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Dr Deborah Allison and Barry Forshaw