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Tom Photiou
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posted April 21, 2016 03:55 PM

Tonight we had a viewing of a few shorts. Among them we put on this Iver films release of The Klansman, a 400 foot colour sound abridged version which i paid £6 for many years ago.
First of all the plot,(not hard to follow),
The Klansman recounts what happens to an African American man in a small town in the South after a young white woman is sexually assaulted and beaten, (not shown in this version),
Events spiral out of control when a sniper, ( O J Simpson), shoots a Ku Klux Klan member at a funeral in revenge for an attack and murder of his friend where O Js character escaped.
I have never seen the full length movie and it is of course a subject that people in the USA and Europe get all touchy about and everyone tries to be all PC by stating this is a racist film. Well it isn't, yes it does show racism at it's worst but also show's how the Sheriff of Atoka County,(Lee Marvin), and a rich landowner,(Richard Burton), team together to stop the KKK. It is the good Guys and O J Simpson who come out on top. Pretty much one of the most aggressive films to come out on super 8 along with Taxi Driver,(also previewed), and Coffy. A hard hitting fast action paced film that is rare to find with colour like this one still has.

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James N. Savage 3
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posted April 25, 2016 08:06 PM

What a beautiful print Tom!

This was a very enjoyable movie. I saw it on the television in the 80's and always thought about getting the digest. I may look for one now.

And thanks for your great reviews and pictures Tom. I appreciate the time and quality you put into it.

James.

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Tom Photiou
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posted April 26, 2016 01:38 AM

Thanks James, this one does come up on Phil's at CHCs list from time to time, also Barry's at Indi 8. [Wink]

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Osi Osgood
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posted April 26, 2016 11:55 AM

GREAT print Tom! Thanks for the review!

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Stuart Reid
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posted April 26, 2016 03:58 PM

That was one of the very first trailers I had on 8mm, along with The Human Factor starring George Kennedy.

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Tom Photiou
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posted April 26, 2016 05:30 PM

Stuart, i also have both of those to,good long trailers.

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Adrian Winchester
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posted April 29, 2016 09:15 PM

I have the trailer and having NEVER seen a digest, I wrongly assumed that Iver only released the trailer!

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Tom Photiou
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posted April 30, 2016 03:47 AM

Adrian, it is weird, i had the trailer for years before i stumbled upon an old Iver catalogue, (i dont half wish i kept that one), the digest was in the booklet so i started to look out for one and one turned up on a Derann list for a tenner. [Wink]

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