Indicator January 2026 Blu-ray Releases
Indicator will open 2026 with four new Blu-ray releases. Three titles arrive in the UK on Jan. 26, 2026: Ivy (1947), All My Sons (1948), and Undertow (1949). A US-only collection, Cliff in Color!: The Technicolor Musicals of Cliff Richard, 1961–1964, will follow on Jan. 27, 2026. Each release has been mastered from the finest available materials and includes new and archival special features, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, and illustrated booklets with essays and production information.
These announcements follow other January lineups such as Radiance Films January 2026 Blu-ray Releases and Umbrella Entertainment January 2026 Blu-ray & 4K Releases, marking a strong start to the year for boutique labels.
Ivy (1947)
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, Richard Ney, Cedric Hardwicke
Runtime: 99 mins
Release date: Jan. 26, 2026
Region: B
Edition size: 3,000
Joan Fontaine stars as Ivy Lexton, a woman who stops at nothing to secure her future among London’s upper class. After meeting wealthy Miles Rushworth (Herbert Marshall), Ivy sets in motion a plan involving her husband and her lover that leads to murder and suspicion. Directed by Sam Wood (A Night at the Opera), the film was scripted by Charles Bennett (Night of the Demon), photographed by Russell Metty (All My Sons), and produced by William Cameron Menzies (Gone with the Wind).
Special Features
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with academic and film curator Eloise Ross (2026)
- Neil Sinyard on Ivy (2026): appreciation by the film historian
- Suspense: The Story of Ivy (1945): radio adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes’ novel
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition booklet featuring essays by Pamela Hutchinson, a profile of William Cameron Menzies, a look at Lowndes’ novel, and full credits
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All My Sons (1948)
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Louisa Horton, Frank Conroy
Runtime: 94 mins
Release date: Jan. 26, 2026
Region: B
Edition size: 3,000
Adapted from Arthur Miller’s stage play, All My Sons follows businessman Joe Keeler (Edward G. Robinson), who conceals his role in a wartime manufacturing failure that cost pilots their lives. When his son Chris (Burt Lancaster) plans to marry the daughter of his former partner, the family’s past comes to light. The film was directed by Irving Reis (The Big Street) and photographed by Russell Metty (Undertow).
Special Features
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critics Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2026)
- Screen Directors Playhouse: All My Sons (1949): radio version with Robinson and Jeff Chandler
- Lux Radio Theatre: All My Sons (1949): radio version with Lancaster and Edward Arnold
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition booklet with a new essay by Philip Concannon, archival interviews, and a feature on Arthur Miller’s play
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Undertow (1949)
Director: William Castle
Cast: Scott Brady, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Bennett, John Russell, Peggy Dow
Runtime: 71 mins
Release date: Jan. 26, 2026
Region: B
Edition size: 3,000
William Castle’s Undertow stars Scott Brady as Tony Reagan, a former mobster framed for the murder of his fiancée’s uncle. Assisted by friends, he attempts to clear his name in postwar Chicago. The cast includes Dorothy Hart, Bruce Bennett, and a young Rock Hudson.
Special Features
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Lee Gambin (2022/26)
- José Arroyo on Undertow (2026): analysis and selected-scene commentary
- Rock Hudson: The Last Guy You’d Expect (1992): audio presentation by Richard Dyer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition booklet with essays by Peter Stanfield, excerpts from William Castle’s autobiography, archival interviews, and full film credits
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Cliff in Color!: The Technicolor Musicals of Cliff Richard, 1961–1964
Titles: The Young Ones (1961), Summer Holiday (1963), Wonderful Life (1964)
Directors: Sidney J. Furie, Peter Yates
Release date: Jan. 27, 2026
Region: A
Edition size: 4,000
The US-only box set Cliff in Color! collects three Technicolor musical films starring Cliff Richard and the Shadows, co-starring Robert Morley, Una Stubbs, Susan Hampshire, and Carole Gray. The set includes The Young Ones (originally released in the US as Wonderful to Be Young), Summer Holiday, and Wonderful Life (titled Swingers’ Paradise in the US).
Special Features
- 4K restorations of The Young Ones and Summer Holiday; HD remaster of Wonderful Life
- Original mono audio
- 2002 commentaries with Sidney J. Furie, Peter Yates, Paul Lynch, Waylon Wahl, and Jonathan Sothcott
- The Years Have Flown (2026): interview with cinematographer Robin Vidgeon
- Cat in the Canaries (2026): Vidgeon on Wonderful Life
- A British Phenomenon (2026): feature by composer Neil Brand
- Local and Global Heresies (2026): essay by Daniel Kremer
- 2019 interview with Bob Stanley
- Archival short Rhythm ’n’ Greens (1964)
- British Pathé and newsreel footage from 1961–1964
- Multiple Super 8 presentations of key musical numbers
- Original theatrical trailers and pressbook gallery
- 100-page booklet with a new essay by Steve O’Brien, production reports, and full film credits
- Exclusive to US retailers
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- Coming soon
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