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Title:

Night and the city [videorecording (DVD)] / 20th Century-Fox presents ; screen play by Jo Eisinger ; produced by Samuel G. Engel ; directed by Jules Dassin.

Format:

[videorecording (DVD)] /

Edition:

Two-DVD special edition.

Publisher:

The Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet/poster.

Subject:

Kersh, Gerald,--1911-1968--Film adaptations.
Wrestling--Corrupt practices--London--London--Drama.
Wrestling promoters--London--London--Drama.
Greco-Roman wrestling--Drama.
Swindlers and swindling--London--London--Drama.
Organized crime--London--London--Drama.
Ambition--Drama.
Crime films.
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

Other Authors:

Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008, film director.
Engel, Samuel G., 1904-1984, film producer.
Eisinger, Jo, screenwriter.
Widmark, Richard, actor.
Tierney, Gene, actor.
Withers, Googie, actor.
Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982, actor.
Sullivan, Francis L, actor.
Lom, Herbert, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968. Night and the city
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Titles:

Container of (work): Night and the city (Motion picture : 1950)
Container of (work): Night and the city (Motion picture : 1950). British version

Notes:

Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe, Francis L. Sullivan, Herbert Lom. Based on the novel by Gerald Kersh. DVD release of the 1950 motion picture. Full screen (1.33:1). Special features: Alternate presentation of the British version of the film (101-minutes); Audio commentary from 2005 with film scholar Glenn Erickson ; Interview with director Jules Dassin from 2005 ; Excerpts from a 1972 television interview with Dassin ; Comparison of the scores for the British and American versions of the film ; Trailer ; An essay by film scholar Paul Arthur.

Summary:

Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. With a history of nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime. But there is no easy money in this underworld and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.

Series:

The Criterion collection ; 274

ISBN:

9781681430287
1681430282

OCLC:

(OCoLC)911414170

UPC:

715515153614

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)