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Brit Noir at its most atmospheric, Lady in the Fog today emerges as the latest brand-new 4K restored Limited Collector’s Edition from Hammer Films. The new edition will release in stores on January 11, 2027 and is available to pre-order now.
Directed by Sam Newfield, one of the most prolific filmmakers in sound film history, Lady in the Fog stars ultra-suave Hollywood veteran Cesar Romero as a charming fogbound writer caught up in an intricate murder mystery. He is joined by pre-Moneypenny Lois Maxwell and Bernadette O’Farrell, with a scene-stealing cameo from The Ladykillers’ Katie Johnson.
Released in celebration of its 75th anniversary, Lady in the Fog makes its debut on UHD and Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world and has been meticulously restored in 4K from the original negatives by Hammer and Silver Salt Restoration.
Watch a trailer for the 4K restoration in the player below:
With all flights cancelled due to a thick pea-souper, American writer Philip O’Dell is stranded in a London bar where he meets Heather whose opportunist brother Danny has been run over and killed in the fog. The police think it’s a hit‑and‑run accident, but Heather suspects something far more sinister. She convinces O’Dell to investigate plunging them both into a dark and swirling conspiracy.
Lady in the Fog is released as a 2-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray set that delivers exceptional clarity, contrast, and sound. It’s a must-have limited collector’s edition for lovers of British noir, fans of classic crime cinema and the golden age of British genre filmmaking.
Lady in the Fog Limited Collector’s Edition includes:
- Two discs in a stylish Collector’s Packaging – featuring one UHD and one Blu-rays, with the content duplicated across both formats.
- Two iterations of Lady in the Fog – the British version and the US version Scotland Yard Inspector.
- English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on each version of the film.
Exclusive New Features:
- New commentary with Film Noir UK co-director James Harrison and film/TV historian and podcaster Sergio Angelini.
- New commentary on Scotland Yard Inspector with award-winning mystery writer Max Allan Collins and Cereal at Midnight podcaster Heath Holland.
- A Story of the London Fog: Christine L. Corton, writer of the award-winning and critically acclaimed London Fog – the Biography, explains the origins, effect and cultural permanence of the thick, yellow urban “peasoupers” that used to plague London – a key plot element in Lady in the Fog but which have not existed in real life since the early 1960s.
- New video essay Prolific! The Sam Newfield Story: Sam Newfield was a journeyman director who just happens to be the most prolific filmmaker in sound film history, with over 250 features to his credit. Toby Roan writes and narrates this video essay that looks at Newfield and his films, which he would make at a rate that would sometimes exceed more than twenty a year.
- Censor card, mute trailer and image gallery.
The booklet features:
- New article by author and Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey about the making of Lady in the Fog.
- New article by Andrew Pixley on the original radio adventures of Philip Odell.
- New article by Sarah Morgan who examines the life and career of cultural icon Cesar Romero.
- New article by Jo Botting who profiles Renée Glynne, a mainstay of British film for seven decades.
- New article by Wayne Kinsey who interviews Renée Glynne about her work at Hammer.
- New article by Mike Peros who investigates Cesar Romero’s excursions into the cinematic underworld.
- New article by Gavin Collinson who sleuths out Katie Johnson’s seldom-examined life and career.
- New article by Priscilla Page who examines Lady in the Fog’s synthesis of both British and American styles.
- AND MORE!
Lady in the Fog Limited Collector’s Edition will release in stores on January 11, 2027 and is available to pre-order now.
