Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Based on the novel by Gerald Kersh. Full screen (1.33:1). Special features: Alternate presentation of the 101-minute British version of the film; 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 fo the film; Trailer; An essay by film scholar Paul Arthur. Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe, Francis L. Sullivan, Herbert Lom.
Summary:
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh, and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
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