man ' s ▁greatest ▁screen ▁performance ". ▁ ▁The ▁F irm ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁cult ▁classic . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁releases ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁Oct ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁a ▁double ▁pack ▁with ▁the ▁similarly ▁them ed ▁ID , ▁with ▁a ▁stand alone ▁release ▁following ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later . ▁A ▁DVD ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁by ▁Pr ism ▁Le is ure ▁on ▁ 2 ▁Feb ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁sold ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁numerous ▁box - sets , ▁often ▁pack ed ▁in ▁with ▁other ▁films ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁nature ▁or ▁from ▁director ▁Alan ▁Clar ke . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁Sep ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁special ▁edition ▁DVD ▁( re leased ▁in ▁collect ible ▁Ste el Book ▁pack aging ) ▁was ▁finally ▁released ▁by ▁BBC . ▁Ext ra ▁features ▁on ▁the ▁special ▁edition ▁include : ▁An ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁by ▁David ▁L eland ▁A ▁document ary ▁on ▁the ▁life ' s ▁work ▁of ▁Alan ▁Clar ke ▁Time watch : ▁A ▁document ary ▁expl oring ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁football ▁h ool igan ism ▁The ▁Late ▁Show : ▁P anel ▁discussion ▁and ▁critical ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁Audio ▁comment ary ▁with ▁Phil ▁Davis ▁and ▁Les ley ▁Man ville ▁ ▁A ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁cens ored ▁scenes ▁restored ▁from ▁t ape ▁( including ▁a ▁more ▁graph ic ▁version ▁of ▁B ex ' s ▁bl inding ▁of ▁O bo e , ▁a ▁scene