The original Mad Max hit UK screens in December 1979. Between BBFC cuts and the distributor's decision to use the US-dubbed soundtrack, it's fair to say the film wasn't looking or sounding its best - nonetheless, it managed to gain a respectable audience and the way was well paved for subsequent instalments.
Perhaps due to Max's (then) less well-known director and stars, the same distributor (Columbia-EMI-Warner) padded out the programme with a full supporting feature, Umberto Lenzi's From Hell to Victory. I've included the opening and closing of that (now mostly forgotten) film to give a taste of the overall presentation, along with the usual selection of ads and trailers for attractions heading to your local ABC in late 1979 and 1980.
Many thanks to @FTDepot for the 35mm Amityville Horror trailer and Benson & Hedges ad!
00:00 Intro
01:18 Welcome to EMI Cinemas
01:27 From Hell to Victory (excerpt)
06:13 Trailers: The Amityville Horror, Meteor, Scum, Apocalypse Now, Life of Brian
18:09 Pearl & Dean ads
23:29 Intermission
26:10 BBFC / Columbia-EMI-Warner logos
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