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Directed by Robert Wise
USA 1951
Oscar-nominated thriller with noirish leanings directed by the legendary Robert
Wise. In the wake of WWII, a Polish survivor of a concentration camp assumes the
name of her dead friend and relocates to San Francisco, only to be embroiled in
greed, deceit and murder |
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Theatrical Release: May 13th, 1951
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DVD Review: 20th Century Fox - Region 1 - NTSC
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Distribution | 20th Century Fox Home Video - Spine #15 - Region 1 - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:32:54 | |
Video | 1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 9.22 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 1.0), DUB: Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0) | |
Subtitles | English, Spanish, None | |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Commentary
by film noir historian Eddie Muller |
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This transfer is a little dirtier than some of the other Fox-noirs but it is quite sharp with good contrast. Audio is fairly clean and with the Muller commentary it makes it another must-own for Noir fans - Fox are putting these out at an incredibly reasonable price - and as a friend reminded me today - "there ARE no bad film noirs". I'm still a bit peeved by the yellow subtitles but for the price this is well worth it! We strongly recommend! |
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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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Distribution | 20th Century Fox Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC |