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.
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.
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