Universal Film Noir Collectors Boxset - Volume 1

Universal Film Noir

Genre: movies4me > Drama

Format: DVD-Medium Box Set What are PAL & NTSC?

Released: Mon 15 Sep 2008

Catalogue Number: AZTEC5110

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Region: 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Caribbean What are DVD regions?

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AUD$53.60

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Description:
Often derived from pulp novels, film noir films were under-appreciated on release in most cases, but their reputation among film fans grows exponentially. And each US studio had some stock actors, writers and directors - this box focusses on the output of Universal Studios. The 4 features included span the years 1942-48, the peak years of the genre. You'll see Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake appear in three films within the box, you'll see The Big Clock, a key work remade years later as the Kevin Costner vehicle, No Way Out. The box is styled in the dark, moody style of the time, and includes a booklet on the films by Rose Capp. The masters are top quality digital transfers direct from the studio for maximum blacks and whites shades. It's a feast of film noir!

Details:

Actors: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland
Directors: John Farrow, Stuart Heisler, George Marshall, Frank Tuttle
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Label: Aztec International
Feature:
- Disc 1: The Big Clock, 1948 directed by John Farrow, starring Ray Milland, Charles Laughton
- Disc 2: The Glass Key, 1942 directed by Stuart Heisler, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake
- Disc 3: The Blue Dahlia, 1946 directed by George Marshall, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake
- Disc 4: This Gun For Hire, 1942, directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake
Audio:
- English
Discs: 4
Format: PAL
Release Year: 1942
Running Time: 356 minutes