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Title:

Judex / directed by Georges Franju ; adaptation and dialogue by Jacques Champreux, Francis Lacassin ; producer, Robert de Nesle.

Edition:

Blu-ray special edition ; widescreen.

Copyright Date:

@2014

Description:

1 videodiscs (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm.

Subject:

Kidnapping--Drama.
Bankers--Corrupt practices--Drama.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Blu-ray discs.

Other Authors:

Franju, Georges, 1912-1987, film director.
Champreux, Jacques.
Lacassin, Francis.
Feuillade, Louis. Judex.
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.

Notes:

Based on the 1916 film series by Louis Feuillade. Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Special features: Interview with cowriter Jacques Champreux; interview with actor Francine Bergé; documentary Franju le Visionnaire (50 min.); two short films by Franju - Hôtel des Invalides (1951) and Le grand Méliès. Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé.

Summary:

A mysterious kidnapping of a corrupt banker by a shadowy crime fighter (American magician Channing Pollock) spins out into a thrillingly complex web of deceptions. Combining stylish sixties modernisms with silent-cinema touches and even a few unexpected sci-fi accents.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 710.

ISBN:

1604658479
9781604658477

UPC:

715515117616

Locations:

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)