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Directed by John Guillermin
USA 1968
From John Guillermin, the outstanding director of The Blue Max, The Bridge at Remagen, Skyjacked, The Towering Inferno, King Kong and Death on the Nile, comes this thrilling mystery in the tradition of Harper and The Long Goodbye. Down-on-his-luck New York private eye P.J. Detweiler (George Peppard, Newman’s Law) takes a bodyguard job to protect Maureen Preble (Gayle Hunnicutt, Scorpio), the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison (Raymond Burr, Rear Window). P.J. gets in over his head after Orbison’s business partner is gunned down and he’s framed for the murder. It becomes clear to P.J. that he’s been set up and after his release by the authorities, he makes it back to New York to confront the masterminds of the plot. Beautifully shot in CinemaScope by Loyal Griggs (Shane) with a memorably jazzy score by Neal Hefti (Duel at Diablo). The wonderful supporting cast includes Brock Peters (Framed), Wilfrid Hyde-White (The Third Man), Coleen Gray (Kiss of Death), Susan Saint James (Love at First Bite) and Anthony James (High Plains Drifter). *** Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison. In truth, Orbison plans a deadly intrigue in which P.J. is to play a central part. Meanwhile, complications ensue as P.J. gradually falls in love with Maureen. |
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Theatrical Release: February 1st, 1968
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:48:56.696 | |
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2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 36,987,981,237 bytesFeature: 34,146,293,760 bytes Video Bitrate: 37.92 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1556 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1556 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 36,987,981,237 bytesFeature: 34,146,293,760 bytes Video Bitrate: 37.92 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Steve
Mitchell
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 9 |
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NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were taken directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track (16-bit) in the
original English language. There is potent gunplay and a gumshoe-y score by
Neal Hefti (Duel
at Diablo,
Boeing, Boeing,
Lord Love a Duck,
How to Murder Your Wife,
A New Leaf, and many TV credits ex.
Batman), sounding clean and supportive. Kino offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray
John Guillermin's P.J.
is good. Not cheesy - in fact, quite harsh. I always had a prejudice against Peppard (maybe because
I grew up, just, outside The 'A'-Team TV show) - seeing him as
too good-looking for these type of roles (ditto for Robert Wagner)
but he is excellent as P.J.. It has great support from Raymond
Burr,
Coleen Gray, femme-fatale
Gayle Hunnicutt...
I was very pleased to see it on Kino
Blu-ray
with the commentary included.
A bona-fide case could be made for this being
Neo-Noir. Regardless, absolutely recommended! |
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