The People Next Door is an unflinching portrayal of a New York family torn asunder by drug abuse. Eli Wallach (Winter Kills) and Julie Harris (The Haunting) give compelling performances as parents whose marriage is pushed to the brink when their daughter Maxie (Deborah Winters) experiments with LSD and heroin, before experiencing a mental breakdown. Assuredly directed by David Greene (I Start Counting, Gray Lady Down), making his first American feature, and beautifully shot by Gordon Willis (Little Murders, The Godfather), The People Next Door is an unjustly forgotten melodrama, returning to UK screens for the first time since the days of VHS.

FEATURES:
4K restoration from the original negative
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with actor Rutanya Alda and film historian Lee Gambin (2021)
Tripping with Maxie (2021, 39 mins): Deborah Winters remembers playing the film’s troubled teenage protagonist
Structured How to Feel (2021, 10 mins): supervising editor Brian Smedley-Aston revisits his various collaborations with director David Greene
My Life in Review (2021, 15 mins): musician John Sheldon, formerly of the Bead Game, recalls his band’s musical contributions to the film
People Person (2021, 19 mins): appreciation of Greene’s eclectic career by film historian Vic Pratt
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Peter Tonguette, an account of the reception of the controversial television play on which the film is based, an archival interview with actor Eli Wallach, a look at the film’s soundtrack album, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies