Closing the Ring (Original title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 28 December 2007 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, CanadaDirected by: Richard Attenborough
Synopsis: Romantic drama. In Michigan, USA, Ethel Ann buries her husband, Chuck, and starts drinking instead of grieving as her daughter Marie expects. On a hillside in Belfast, a young man, Jimmy, digs up an old gold ring inscribed with the names of Ethel and Teddy. When Jimmy tracks Ethel down to return the ring to her, unexpected consequences arise, causing Ethel's family and friends to re-evaluate her tangled romantic history.
Genres: Romance, War
Subjects: Michigan, World War II, United States Air Force, Finger rings, The Troubles, Belfast
Releases
Date: 28 December 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 117 mins 59 secs - Length: 10604 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: The Works UK Distribution Ltd
Date: 19 May 2008Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 113 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures UK
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1508260
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MOVProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-737801
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: D5Line standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1584637
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1464019
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1508260
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 28 December 2007 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, CanadaDirected by: Richard Attenborough
Synopsis: Romantic drama. In Michigan, USA, Ethel Ann buries her husband, Chuck, and starts drinking instead of grieving as her daughter Marie expects. On a hillside in Belfast, a young man, Jimmy, digs up an old gold ring inscribed with the names of Ethel and Teddy. When Jimmy tracks Ethel down to return the ring to her, unexpected consequences arise, causing Ethel's family and friends to re-evaluate her tangled romantic history.
Genres: Romance, War
Subjects: Michigan, World War II, United States Air Force, Finger rings, The Troubles, Belfast
Releases
Date: 28 December 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 117 mins 59 secs - Length: 10604 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: The Works UK Distribution Ltd
Date: 19 May 2008Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 113 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures UK
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1508260
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MOVProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-737801
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: D5Line standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1584637
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1464019
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1508260
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)