Director: Ken Loach
Year: 1979
Country: UK
Language: English
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
Length: 98 mins
Format: PAL | R2
Colour: Colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.66: 1
Certificate: PG

Synopsis

When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with Black Jack, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two enter a world of body-snatchers, private lunatic asylums and travelling fairs they find friendship in the most unlikely places.

Based on Leon Garfield's popular novel, Ken Loach's Black Jack is a children's adventure film set in the 18th Century. With Chris Menges' beautiful photography, enchanting performances by its charismatic young cast and Loach's gentle, observational style – seen in his earlier feature Kes – Black Jack received the Critics' award at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.

Special Features

- Feature commentary by director Ken Loach
- English and French language versions of the feature
- Essay by Sophie Mayer
- Trailer
- Deleted scenes