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USA 1955
The Arrow Blu-ray of The Desperate Hours is reviewed/compared HERE
| NOTE: Compared to Imprint's Essential Film Noir Collection 3 Blu-ray package with The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), No Man Of Her Own (1950), The Turning Point (1952) and The Desperate Hours (1955) reviewed HERE |
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In one of the most notable films on the theme of home-invasion assault in American suburbia, three escaped convicts take a family hostage in their home. With Wyler at the helm you can count on adept direction with a straightforward and dynamic style. A strong cast includes Bogie, Frederic March, Arthur Kennedy and Martha Scott with mainstays like Ray Collins in the background. Creeping into the Film Noir, the real central dream is that of March's "Don't tred on me" with another majestic but subtle flag waving 'vestige of proud America' film. It was remade by Michael Cimino in 1990, but don't bother with that one - this is the real deal. |
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Theatrical Release: October 5th, 1955
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DVD Review: Paramount Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Paramount Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:52:24 | |
| Video | 1.78:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.29 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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The Arrow Blu-ray of The Desperate Hours is reviewed/compared HERE NOTE: Compared to Imprint's Essential Film Noir Collection 3 Blu-ray package with The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), No Man Of Her Own (1950), The Turning Point (1952) and The Desperate Hours (1955) reviewed HERE
Quite an
impressive image from Paramount - bordering on stupendous. Acceptable
subtitles, original audio with an optional French DUB. Paramount has
again gone the more pragmatic route including no extras, but the price
is correspondingly right. We recommend !
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Recommended Reading in Film Noir (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir by Foster Hirsch |
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City by Nicholas Christopher |
Shades of Noir: A Reader by Joan Copjec |
The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the
Classic Era of Film Noir by Eddie Muller |
The Little Black and White Book of Film Noir:
Quotations from Films of the 40's and 50's by Peg Thompson, Saeko Usukawa |
Film Noir by Alain Silver |
Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era,
1940-1959 by Michael F. Keaney |
Detours and Lost Highways: A Map of Neo-Noir by Foster Hirsch |
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