Film noir classics II
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.
Status
Franklin Ave. Library - DVDs
Film
1 available
Film
1 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Ave. Library - DVDs | Film | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adultery -- Drama.
Crime films.
Criminal investigation -- Drama.
Criminals -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Detective and mystery plays.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Fugitives from justice -- Drama.
Gangsters -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Radioactive substances -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Crime films.
Criminal investigation -- Drama.
Criminals -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Detective and mystery plays.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Fugitives from justice -- Drama.
Gangsters -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Radioactive substances -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
More Details
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (425 min.) : sd., b&w or col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396319646
Notes
General Note
"Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and The Film Foundation partner once again to bring five films to DVD for the first time, fully restored and remastered"--Container.
General Note
Human desire, The brothers Rico, and City of fear are in b&w. Pushover and Nightfall are in color.
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures 1954-1959.
General Note
Special features: Martin Scorsese on The brothers Rico ; Pulp paranoia with Christopher Nolan ; Terror and desire with Emily Mortimer ; original theatrical trailers.
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
City of fear: director, Irving Lerner ; producer, Leon Chooluck ; screenplay, Steven Ritch, Robert Dillon.
Creation/Production Credits
Human desire: director, Fritz Lang ; producer, Lewis J. Rachmil ; screenplay, Alfred Hayes, based on the novel by Émile Zola, La bête humaine.
Creation/Production Credits
Nightfall: director, Jacques Tourneur ; producer, Ted Richmond ; screenplay, Stirling Sillphant, based on the novel Nightfall by David Goodis.
Creation/Production Credits
Pushover: director, Richard Quine ; producer, Jules Schermer ; screenplay, Roy Huggins, adapted from two novels, The Night Watch by Thomas Walsh, and Rafferty by Bill S. Ballinger.
Creation/Production Credits
The brothers Rico: director, Phil Karlson ; producer, Lewis J. Rachmil ; screenplay, Lewis Meltzer and Ben Perry, based on a novel by Georges Simenon, Les frères Rico.
Participants/Performers
City of fear: Vince Edwards, John Archer, Patricia Blair, Steven Ritch.
Participants/Performers
Human desire: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan.
Participants/Performers
Nightfall: Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory, Frank Albertson, Rudy Bond.
Participants/Performers
Pushover: Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malone.
Participants/Performers
The brothers Rico: Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren, Harry Bellaver.
Description
City of fear: A convict steals a container from the prison infirmary, thinking it contains cocaine, and escapes, intending to sell the drug for a fortune. However, the powder is really a highly radioactive substance that will kill everyone who is exposed to it.
Description
Human desire: A Korean War veteran comes back to his job as a railroad engineer, and becomes entangled with a violent co-worker and the man's alluring wife in a web of deception, suspicion, and murder .
Description
Nightfall: A commercial artist is pursued by the police for a crime he didn't commit, and chased by criminals for money he didn't steal.
Description
Pushover: A cop, staking out the apartment of a bank robber's girlfriend, makes a move on her to get information. But he makes the mistake of really falling for her, testing his loyalties with deadly results.
Description
The brothers Rico: A businessman and husband is contacted by his former organized crime boss, and is drawn back into the danger of the mob, putting his family on the line.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; Dolby digital ; widescreen ; region 1 encoding.
Language
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Albertson, F., Archer, J., Bancroft, A., Bellaver, H., Blair, P., Bond, R., Brando, J., Buchanan, E., Carey, P., Chooluck, L., Conte, R., Crawford, B., Crosby, K., Darren, J., Dillon, R., Edwards, V., Ford, G., Foster, D., Gates, L., Grahame, G., Gregory, J., Hayes, A., Huggins, R., Karlson, P., Keith, B., Lang, F., Lerner, I., MacMurray, F., Malone, D., Meltzer, L., Mortimer, E., Nolan, C., Novak, K., Perry, B., Quine, R., Rachmil, L. J., Ray, A., Richmond, T., Ritch, S., Schermer, J., Scorsese, M., Silliphant, S., & Tourneur, J. (2010). Film noir classics II . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Albertson et al.. 2010. Film Noir Classics II. Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Albertson et al.. Film Noir Classics II Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Albertson, F., Archer, J., Bancroft, A., Bellaver, H., Blair, P., Bond, R. and Brando, J. et al (2010). Film noir classics II. Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Albertson, Frank, et al. Film Noir Classics II Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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