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directed by Jimmy Sangster
UK 1958
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Three killers await an opportunity to carry out orders to get rid of the president of the South American Republic, who is in Canada for a delicate brain operation. ***
British melodrama maven Jimmy Sangster adapted his screenplay for Intent to Kill from a novel by Michael Bryan. Richard Todd plays a Montreal doctor who is in love with his pretty American assistant Betsy Drake. Todd is saddled with a viper-tongued wife (Catherine Boyle), who wants him to leave the provinces for a posh practice in London. The good doctor's problems are intensified when he is obliged to perform delicate brain surgery on a hated South American president (Herbert Lom), who has been targeted for assassination by a "trusted" colleague (Carlo Giustini). Only the intervention of police detective Paul Carpenter saves Todd from stopping a bullet himself. The heated intrigues of Intent to Kill are contrasted by the wintry Montreal exteriors. |
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Theatrical Release: July 16th, 1958
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DVD Review: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (Cinema Archives) - Region 0 - NTSC
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| Runtime | 1:28:42 | |
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Release Information: Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 9 |
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Intent to Kill is a very above-average UK thriller as none-other than the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff 's directorial feature debut. Suspense builds well and there are many positives to the plot development. Unfortunately, there is a rather large black-mark. The film - definitely widescreen (2.35:1, I believe) - has been pan-and-scanned to 1.33:1. This is easily evident in the awkward compositions and is a terrible flaw for Fox in their DVD-R series entitled 'Cinema Archives'. It's standard single-layered and progressive. It has the usual flaws - some light damage and speckles. Black levels are decent. Aside from the AR faux-pas it is an acceptable SD presentation.
The mono sound is decent but unremarkable and there are no subtitles offered. There are no supplements not even a trailer. The trouble is that I doubt this will be released again on DVD. It's a super flic and deserves better. Those who can withstand the aspect ratio bastardization - should enjoy the film as a cool British thriller. |
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