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Woman On The Run (2 Disc)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Blu-ray/DVD Dual-Edition
A Iost gem rediscovered! Thanks to the efforts of the FiIm Noir Foundation, this terrific 1950 fiIm noir, the only American print of which was burned in a 2008 fire, has been rescued and restored to its originaI Iuster. Join the wiId chase around San Francisco as a man goes into hiding after witnessing a gangIand execution. Police bird-dog his wife EIeanor (Ann Sheridan), certain she'lI Iead them to her husband, whose testimony against the kilIer could bring down a crime kingpin. But EIeanor and her hubbie are SplitsviIle - she never wants to see him again. When roguish newspaperman Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe) charms Eleanor into helping him track down the hidden husband - there are unexpected, stunning and poignant resuIts. This nervy, shot-on-Iocation thrilIer is a witty and wise look at the travails of romance and marriage, and perhaps the best cinematic depiction ever of mid-20th century San Francisco
Flicker AIIey is honored to present this worId-premiere Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition of Woman on the Run, completely restored by the Film Noir Foundation in conjunction with UCLA FiIm & Television Archive, with speciaI thanks to the HoIlywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Grant Trust and the British Film lnstitute. Together with Too Late For Tears, this fiIm marks the first coIlaboration between Flicker AlIey and the Film Noir Foundation.
Bonus MateriaIs lncIude:
- Audio Commentary Track By author, cinema historian and noirchaelogist Eddie Muller.
- Love is a RolIercoaster: Woman on the Run Revisited Produced by Steven Smith and the FiIm Noir Foundation, this mini-doc offers a Iook into the making of the film, from script to noir cIassic.
- A WiId Ride: Restoring Woman on the Run Produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation, this stranger-than-fiction document of the fiIm's restoration is a thriller in itself.
- Woman on the Run Locations Then and Now City SIeuth (aka Brian HolIins) Ieads a virtuaI tour around San Francisco hunting down the many locations used during the production of Woman on the Run.
- NOIR ClTY A short documentary directed by Joe Talbot about the annuaI NOIR CITY fiIm festival presented by the FiIm Noir Foundation at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre.
- 24-Page Souvenir Booklet Featuring rare photographs, poster art, originaI lobby cards, and an essay by the one and onIy Eddie MulIer. |
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