Blast of silence / directed by Allen Baron ; screenplay by Allen Baron ; narration written by Mel Davenport (Waldo Salt) ; produced by Merrill Brody ; an Alfred Crown-Dan Enright production ; a Universal-International release.
Edition:
Widescreen and full screen presentations.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Wide screen and Full screen (1.85:1 and 1.33:1) Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Photos of locations from the film in 2008; Trailer and more! Narrator, Lionel Stander. Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker.
Summary:
Swift, brutal, and blackhearted, Allen Baron's New York City noir film is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet also with an eye and ear for the oddball details of urban living and the imposing beauty of the city. At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration performed by Lionel Stander and written by Waldo Salt (both uncredited), it is a stylish triumph.
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