Cash On Demand (1961) / Pengene På Bordet

This tense and hugely entertaining heist thriller is a Hammer take on A Christmas Carol, which pits miserly and fastidious bank manager (Peter Cushing in sparkling form) against debonair robber André Morell, as a plot to rob a bank on Christmas Eve unfolds in almost real time.Reuniting Cushing and Morell, who had just played Holmes and Watson for Hammer in The Hound of the Baskervilles (and co-starred in the BBC's controversial 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984), this ingenious suspenser is now regarded by many as one of Hammer’s best films.Extras INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES• High Definition remaster• Original mono audio• Two presentations of the film: the original UK theatrical cut (67 mins); and the extended US version (81 mins)• Audio commentary with film historians Jonathan Rigby and David Miller• The Perfect Crime: Inside ‘Cash on Demand’ (2018, 19 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston• Hammer’s Women: Lois Daine (2018, 10 mins): critic and author Becky Booth on the popular English• Lois Daine on ‘Cash on Demand’ (2018, 8 mins): a new and exclusive interview with the actor• Original theatrical trailer• Image galleries: press and promotional material• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing