Privilege DVD (Peter Watkins) (NTSC Region 1)

Steven Shorter (played by Manfred Mann lead singer, PAUL JONES) is a rock music phenomenon. His popularity, carefully engineered by his corporate handlers, has reached dizzying proportions. But, when artist Vanessa Ritchie (played by the original supermodel, JEAN SHRIMPTON) is hired to paint his portrait, she discovers that he is unhappy and unstable. The manipulation then takes a devious twist and Steve rebels in a startling manner.

In the wake of the controversy surrounding his Oscar®-winning anti-nuclear drama THE WAR GAME, director Peter Watkins fashioned a darkly comic vision of a totalitarian near-future. So controversial was PRIVILEGE in its criticism of church, corporate culture and state that it was greeted with a potent mix of praise and abuse on its first release. Alexander Walker of the London Evening Standard proclaimed that it was "an immoral and un-Christian picture which mocked the Church, defied authority and encouraged youth in lewd practices," while Playboy called it "a cruelly compelling, often brilliant film."

Special Features:
- New High Definition video transfer
- 26 minute short film Lonely Boy (1962) featuring Paul Anka in his prime
- Optional English and French subtitles
- Original PRIVILEGE trailer
- Stills and poster gallery
- Peter Watkins filmography
- Collector's booklet.