Hopscotch [1980] - Ronald Neame, Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty (Blu-ray - 8/15/2017) [Criterion Collection]

The inimitable comic team of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson star in this nimble tale of international intrigue from master British filmmaker Ronald Neame. Based on Brian Garfield's best-selling novel, the blithe thriller centers on Miles Kending (Matthau), a disillusioned retired CIA agent who, with the help of a chic and savvy Viennese widow (Jackson), threatens to publish his memoirs and expose the innermost secrets of every major intelligence agency in the world. Despite being in major hot water with his former colleagues, Kendig refuses to get in line he's having too much fun. Set to the sounds of Mozart, this light hearted send up of the paranoid dramas of it's era is an expertly crafted, singular take on the spy movie.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product details

Actors: Glenda Jackson, Walter Matthau
Directors: Ronald Neame
Format: Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
R
Restricted
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: August 15, 2017
Run Time: 105 minutes

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Interviews from 2002 with director Ronald Neame and writer Brian Garfield
- Walter Matthau in a 1980 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show
- Trailer and teaser
- Optional broadcast television audio track for family viewing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Glenn Kenny

Cast & Crew
Walter Matthau Miles Kendig
Glenda Jackson Isobel von Schmidt
Ned Beatty Myerson
Sam Waterston Cutter
Herbert Lom Mikhail Yaskov
David Matthau Ross
George Baker Westlake
Ivor Roberts Ludlum
Lucy Saroyan Carla
Osman Ragheb CIA Telephone Technician
Roy Sampson Police Sergeant
Jeremy Young Immigration Officer
Severn Darden Maddox
George Pravda Saint Breheret
Jacquelyn Hyde Realtor
Mike Gwilym Alfie
Terry Beaver Tobin
Ray Charleson Clausen
Anne Haney Mrs. Myerson
Randy Patrick Mechanic
Joe Dorsey Security Guard
Yolanda King Coffee Shop Manager
Antony Carrick Salesman in Electric Shop
Sally Nesbitt Telephone Operator
Susan Engel Westlake's Receptionist
Laura Whyte Myerson's Secretary
Larry Larson FBI Technician
Richard Moore Seaplane Pilot
Philip Voss Helicopter Pilot
Allan Cuthbertson Chartermain
Douglas Dirkson Follett
Michael Cronin Policeman
Joanna McCallum Bookshop Cashier

Technical Credits
Ronald Neame Director
Derek Ball Sound/Sound Designer
Patrick Clayton Asst. Director
William J. Creber Production Designer
Bryan Forbes Screenwriter
Ian Fraser Score Composer
Brian Garfield Screenwriter
William Hassell Asst. Director
Arthur Ibbetson Cinematographer
Carl Kress Editor
Ely Landau Producer
Edie Landau Producer
Oliver Moss Sound/Sound Designer
Otto Plaschkes Executive Producer