Film noir classics I.
Police are baffled by random killings of women; Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion takes on a powerful crime syndicate; plans to rob a casino as a hoax by a group of friends go awry when one of them takes it very seriously; two hit men must explain the disappearance of a heroin stash to their boss; a normally pragmatic hit man finds he has misgivings when his next job is to kill a woman who is about to give evidence against his boss.
Record details
- ISBN: 1435965051
- ISBN: 9781435965058
- Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (428 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. "The big heat" based on the magazine articles by William P. McGivern; "5 against the house" based on the novel by Jack Finney. Originally released as motion pictures 1952-1958. Features: Martin Scorsese on Murder by contract, The sniper, and The big heat; Michael Mann on The big heat; The influence of noir with Christopher Nolan; commentary. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The sniper (1952) / produced by Stanley Kramer ; written by Harry Brown ; directed by Edward Dmytryk -- The big heat (1953) / produced by Robert Arthur ; screenplay by Sydney Boehm ; directed by Fritz Lang -- 5 against the house (1955) / produced by Stirling Silliphant ; written by John Barnwell, William Bowers, Stirling Silliphant ; directed by Phil Karlson -- The lineup (1958) / produced by Jaime Del Valle ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; directed by Don Siegel -- Murder by contract (1958) / produced by Leon Chooluck ; written by Ben Simcoe ; directed by Irving Lerner. |
Participant or Performer Note: | The sniper: Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz ; The big heat: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame ; 5 against the house: Guy Madison, Kim Novak ; The lineup: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith ; Murder by contract. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVDs. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
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Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library | DVD FILM (5 DISCS) (DRAMA) (Text) | All discs - DVD | 39206020376065 | Audiovisual - DVD | Available | - |