Revivals
Gone to Earth
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
World Premiere of New 4K Restoration
Jennifer Jones gives a career-best performance in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s glorious tribute to the otherworldly landscapes where Powell’s father grew up, in the first complete restoration of the original version of Gone to Earth.
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- U.K.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1950
- More information
- Official film page
Screenings
For many years, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s evocative ode to Shropshire fell victim to the meddling hands of producer David O. Selznick, who drastically re-edited the film, releasing it as The Wild Heart in 1952. Selznick made his changes directly onto the negative, making it exceedingly difficult to reconstruct Powell and Pressburger’s original version. Overseen by Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker, and making use of positive materials held at the British Film Institute, as well as the film’s tattered negative, this restoration miraculously brings Powell and Pressburger’s Technicolor version of Mary Webb’s novel back to life. Jennifer Jones stars as the free-spirited, nature-loving Hazel Woodus, a woman who refuses to bow down to her father (Esmond Knight), the spiritual clergyman (Cyril Cusack) to whom she is betrothed, or the reckless squire (David Farrar) who desires her. Jones gives a career-best performance in The Archers’ glorious tribute to the otherworldly landscapes where Powell’s father grew up. A Walt Disney Company release.
Restored in 2026 by Walt Disney Studios, in association with The Film Foundation, with the participation of the British Film Institute, The George Eastman Museum, The Museum of Modern Art. Image Restoration: Cineric, Inc. Audio Restoration: Audio Mechanics. Supervised by Thelma Schoonmaker, with special thanks to Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
For many years, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s evocative ode to Shropshire fell victim to the meddling hands of producer David O. Selznick, who drastically re-edited the film, releasing it as The Wild Heart in 1952. Selznick made his changes directly onto the negative, making it exceedingly difficult to reconstruct Powell and Pressburger’s original version. Overseen by Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker, and making use of positive materials held at the British Film Institute, as well as the film’s tattered negative, this restoration miraculously brings Powell and Pressburger’s Technicolor version of Mary Webb’s novel back to life. Jennifer Jones stars as the free-spirited, nature-loving Hazel Woodus, a woman who refuses to bow down to her father (Esmond Knight), the spiritual clergyman (Cyril Cusack) to whom she is betrothed, or the reckless squire (David Farrar) who desires her. Jones gives a career-best performance in The Archers’ glorious tribute to the otherworldly landscapes where Powell’s father grew up. A Walt Disney Company release.
Restored in 2026 by Walt Disney Studios, in association with The Film Foundation, with the participation of the British Film Institute, The George Eastman Museum, The Museum of Modern Art. Image Restoration: Cineric, Inc. Audio Restoration: Audio Mechanics. Supervised by Thelma Schoonmaker, with special thanks to Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.