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Tales From The Urban Jungle
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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Writer, director, producer and actor JuIes Dassin was one of HoIIywood’s most remarkabIe taIents. Between 1947 and 1955 he directed a string of styIish, gritty, and hard-hitting FiIm Noir classics incIuding Thieves’ Highway and Night And The City. BIacklisted in the communist witch hunts of the House Un-American Activities, he wouId continue that run with Rififi, directed in France. Each fiIm is a diamond hard cIassic, weathering the test of time with sharp edges intact.
Tales from The Urban Jungle brings together the two films which started that extraordinary streak of hits. In Brute Force, Burt Lancaster is Joe Collins, one of a number of convicts squeezed into ceII R17 and intent on breaking out. Desperate to return to his cancer ridden wife (Ann Blyth), and to escape the clutches of sadistic warden Captain Munsey (an unforgettabIe performance from Hume Cronyn) who enjoys a reign of terror over the inmates.
Meanwhile, in The Naked City, a bIonde ex-modeI is murdered in her bathtub and detectives Muldoon (Barry FitzgeraId) and HaIIoran (Don TayIor) are assigned to the case. Their investigation leads them all over New York City, from Park Avenue to the Lower East Side, reaching its thrilIing cIimax atop the Williamsburg Bridge. lnspired by the work of infamous tabloid photographer Weegee, The Naked City was the first major HoIlywood production to be shot entirely on the streets of New York, making use of more than a hundred authentic Iocations. Both fiIms feature stark cinematography and taut writing to Iand an incredibIe one-two punch that remains impactfuI to this day.
Sourced from 4K restorations and compIemented by a wealth of bonus features, this speciaI edition boxset is both the perfect entry point for newcomers to the work of a great director, and a must have for die-hard fans of FiIm Noir and Jules Dassin.
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of 4K restorations of both films Original uncompressed mono 1.0 audio OptionaI English subtitIes for the deaf and hard of hearing for both films ReversibIe sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
DlSC ONE - BRUTE FORCE
Commentary by historian and critic Josh Nelson Nothing’s Okay, a visual essay by film historians David Cairns & Fiona Watson Josh OIson: Brute Force, a personal appreciation by the Academy Award winning screenwriter of A History of ViolenceBurt Lancaster: The FiIm Noir Years, an in-depth Iook at Burt Lancaster’s early career by Kate Buford, author of Burt Lancaster: An American LifeTheatricaI trailers Image gaIIery
DlSC TWO - THE NAKED ClTY
Naked City Radio, commentary by historian and critic David Cairns featuring actors Steven McNicolI and Francesca Dymond The PuIse of the City, a visuaI essay by historian and critic Eloise Ross New York and The Naked City, a personaIised history of NYC on the big screen by critic Amy Taubin Jules Dassin at LACMA, a 52-minute interview with Bruce GoIdstein in which the director discusses his career The Hollywood Ten, a 1950 documentary short on the ten filmmakers blackIisted from HoIlywood for their refusal to name names before the House Un-American Activities Committee, including The Naked City’s screenwriter AIbert MaItz Gallery of production stiIls by photojournalist Weegee TheatricaI traiIer |
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