Break in the Circle (UK Import Limited Edition 4K UHD/BLU-RAY Combo) Coming to Our Shelves September 2026

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UK Import. 4K UHD and Blu-Ray discs are Region Free, should play on any respective player.

Hollywood heavyweight Forrest Tucker stars as a low-level smuggler playing for high stakes in this slick Eurocrime espionage thriller from acclaimed Hammer director Val Guest.

Set against the atmospheric backdrops of Hamburg and Cornwall, Break in the Circle co-stars Eva Bartok as a determined undercover agent and Marius Goring as a millionaire harbouring a dark secret.

A fascinating outlier in the Hammer library, this stylish crime thriller has been painstakingly restored in 4K from the original film negatives for the highest quality viewing experience possible.

Though Hammer is best known for horror, Break in the Circle represents the studio’s sole full-blooded Eurocrime espionage thriller – released at the same time as The Quatermass Xperiment - it gives a glimpse into what the studios output might have looked like, had it not been for the boxoffice success of its horror output. This makes Break In the Circle an essential discovery for collectors, noir enthusiasts and Hammer completists alike.

A must-have for fans of classic crime cinema, espionage thrillers, and Hammer’s lesser-known gems.

3-disc 4K UHD & Blu-ray Limited Collector’s Edition

Discover three distinct versions of the film alongside a wealth of brand-new extras and archival material:

Three versions of Break in the Circle:
As-filmed version
UK cinema widescreen version
Black-and-white re-edited US cinema version
Presented across one UHD and two Blu-rays, with content duplicated across both formats
Subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German across every version of the film

Special Features

Eurocrime – a new feature exploring Hammer’s unique contribution to European crime thrillers, with Sergio Angelini, Laura Mayne and Barry Forshaw
Hammer in Hamburg – then-and-now comparison of the film’s German locations
Hammer in Cornwall – then-and-now comparison of the film’s UK locations
Brand-new commentary with film historian Richard Holliss and author/screenwriter Gavin Collinson
Brand-new commentary with film critic Adrian Martin
Gallery of stills and publicity material, accompanied by selections from Doreen Carwithen’s score

Collector’s Booklet

Featuring new writing and archival material, including:

Wayne Kinsey on the making of this fast-paced thriller
Miriam Balanescu on Forrest Tucker’s small-but-significant British film output
Wayne Kinsey on the use of Bray Studios in Hammer productions
Neil Sinyard comparing the original novel with the finished film
Sarah Morgan profiling Eva Bartok
Archive interview with director Val Guest