The beast must die = La bestia debe morir / Argentina Sono Film, Esmeralda Film presents ; adapted for the screen by Roman Viñoly Barreto and Narciso Ibáñez Menta ; produced by Laura Hidalgo, Narciso Ibáñez Menta ; directed by Román Viñoly Barreto.
Edition:
Blu-ray disc/DVD dual-format edition.
Publisher:
Flicker Alley,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (21 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).
Container of (work): Bestia debe morir (Motion picture : 1952)
Notes:
Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega, Nathán Pinzón, Beba Bidart, Ernesto Bianco, Gloria Ferrandiz, Humberto Balado, Laura Hidalgo. Based on the novel "The beast must die" by Nicholas Blake. Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. "Preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Funding provided by Film Noir Foundation and The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust (The HFPA Trust)." Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: commentary by author and film historian Guido Segal; introduction by author, historian, and "noirchaeologist" Eddie Muller; conversation between film archivist and historian Fernando Martín Peña and Daniel Viñoly, son of visionary director Román Viñoly Barreto; profile of actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta by film historian Fernando Martín Peña. Souvenir booklet features rare original photographs, posters, lobby cards, and advertisements, along with an essay by author and film historian Eddie Muller.
Summary:
Mystery writer Felix Lane suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Desperate for vengeance, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The suspense reaches hair-raising levels as Felix's vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end?
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