if.... (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

IF, directed by Lindsay Anderson (THIS SPORTING LIFE), is a daringly chaotic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in a CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Malcolm McDowell made a hell of an impression as the insouciant Mick Travis, who, along with his school chums, trumps authority at every turn, finally emerging as a violent savior against the vicious games of one-upmanship played by both students and masters. Mixing color and black and white as audaciously as it mixes fantasy and reality, IF remains one of cinemas most unforgettable rebel yells.

Starring: Crusaders:, Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, Robert Swann, Whips:, Michael Cadman, Mary McLeod, Simon Ward, Rupert Webster, Hugh Thomas, Peter Sproule, Peter Jeffrey, Arthur Lowe, Mona Washbourne, Mary MacLeod, Geoffrey Chater, Ben Aris, Graham Crowden, Charles Lloyd Pack, Anthony Nicholls, Tommy Godfrey, John Garrie, Guy Ross, Robin Askwith, Richard Everett, Philip Bagenal, Nicholas Page, Robert Yetzes, David Griffin, Graham Sharman, Richard Tombleson, Richard Davies, Brian Pettifer, Michael Newport, Charles Sturridge, Sean Bury, Martin Beaumont, Ellis Dale

Director: Albert Finney, Lindsay Anderson, Michael Medwin, Roy Baird