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Title:

Night and the city / screenplay by Jo Eisinger ; directed by Jules Dassin.

Edition:

Blu-ray special edition.

Publisher:

The Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet/poster.

Subject:

Greco-Roman wrestling--Drama.
Wrestling promoters--London--London--Drama.
Wrestling--Corrupt practices--London--London--Drama.
Swindlers and swindling--London--London--Drama.
Organized crime--London--London--Drama.
Ambition--Drama.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

Other Authors:

Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008, film director.
Eisinger, Jo, screenwriter.
Widmark, Richard, actor.
Tierney, Gene, actor.
Lom, Herbert, actor.
Motion picture adaptations of (work) : Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968. Night and the city.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Titles:

Night and the city (Motion picture : 1950)

Notes:

Title from sell sheet. Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Herbert Lom. Based on the novel by Gerald Kersh. Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Aspect ratio, 1.33:1. Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Alternate presentation; Audio commentary from 2005; Interview with director; Excerpts from a 1972 television; Comparison of the scores for the British and American versions; Trailer; Plus, 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:

Criterion collection ; 274

ISBN:

9781681430270
1681430274

OCLC:

(OCoLC)913431933

UPC:

715515153515

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)