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(aka "The Beast Must Die")
Directed by Román Viñoly Barreto
Argentina 1952
Mystery writer Felix Lane, (legendary Spanish actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta), suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Desperate for vengeance, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The suspense reaches hair-raising levels as Felix’s vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end? Based on Cecil Day-Lewis’ influential 1936 novel The Beast Must Die (written as Nicholas Blake), Viñoly Barreto’s film is a stunning adaptation of one of the true landmarks of crime fiction and psychological suspense. *** When his child is hit by a car, a writer of thrillers is desperate to avenge his death and goes in search of the murderer. |
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Theatrical Release: May 28th, 1952
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Runtime | 1:44:26.385 | |
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Release Information: Studio: Flicker Alley
1. 37:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 33,622,383,502 bytesFeature: 26,750,862,912 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio Commentary Track – By author and film historian Guido Segal. • Introduction to The Beast Must Die (La Bestia Debe Morir) – By author, historian, and “noirchaeologist” Eddie Muller (6:31) • Newly Recorded Conversation – Between Argentine film archivist and historian Fernando Martín Peña and Daniel Viñoly, son of visionary director Román Viñoly Barreto. (32:11) • Profile of Actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta – By film historian Fernando Martín Peña (4:21) • Souvenir Booklet – Featuring rare original photographs, posters, lobby cards, and advertisements, along with an essay by Guido Segal. Second disc DVD
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
If you are looking for the similarly titled
1974 Peter Cushing horror - it is reviewed on
Blu-ray
HERE.
ADDITION: Flicker Alley
Blu-ray
(February 2024): Flicker Alley transferred Román Viñoly Barreto's The
Beast Must Die (La Bestia Debe Morir)
to Blu-ray.
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On their
Blu-ray,
Flicker Alley use a linear PCM dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original Spanish language. Aside from some raised voices in the
beginning The Beast Must Die (La Bestia Debe Morir)
has very few aggressive moments - plus a bit of the ocean, sailing etc..
Dialogue is clean and clear. The score was by Silvio Vernazza (The
Strange Case of the Man and the Beast), and augments the mystery
moods. Flicker Alley offer optional English subtitles on their Region
FREE
Blu-ray.
The Flicker Alley
Blu-ray
Román Viñoly Barreto's The Beast Must Die
(La Bestia Debe Morir)
is appropriate for the adage "You may be through with the past - but
the past ain't through with you". Daniel Day-Lewis's dad, Cecil
Day-Lewis wrote (under the pen name of 'Nicholas Blake') a fictional
book series involving detective Nigel Strangeways - that includes
The Beast Must Die.
The film adaptation effectively weaves together a revenge plot,
melodrama, a posh mansion mystery whodunnit, noir (with flashbacks,
unsavory characters, switched identity) and... murder. This is an
excellent 'international noir' although I enjoyed the mystery components
just as much as the atmospheric 'dark cinema' tropes. This was made
right before the director's
El Vampiro Negro and it's an perfect companion piece. The
Flicker Alley Blu-ray
does it right again - superb under-seen film, commentary, interviews - |
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