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· Cornered / Desperate The Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 5 Four Must Own Double Feature Classics · The Phenix City Story / Dial 1119 · Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets · Deadline at Dawn / Backfire All Eight Timeless Suspense Thrillers Digitally Remastered For Their July 13 DVD Debuts The new movies, which have all been digitally remastered for this collection, include stunning performances by John Cassavetes, Dick Powell, Steve Brodie, Charles McGraw, Susan Hayward, Virginia Mayo, and Raymond Burr, among others. An unbelievable entertainment value, the four-disc collection will be available for $49.92 SRP. Orders are due June 8. Warner Home Video released its first Film Noir Collection in 2004, re-awakening America’s fascination with the unique genre and garnering acclaim from critics nationwide. This led to a revival of film noir throughout the entire home entertainment industry as well as three more successful volumes from Warner Home Video in 2005, 2006 and 2007. About The Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 5 Cornered (1945): From England to continental Europe to Buenos Aires, ex-RCAF pilot Dick Powell stalks the Nazi collaborator who murdered his bride. But one fact constantly surfaces during his quest: no one can describe the mysterious man. Joining Powell in the film shadows are the director and other key talent behind Murder, My Sweet of the year before. Special Features: Cornered trailer. Runtime: 102 minutes Rating: NR Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio Language: English Mono Subtitles: English Desperate (1947): Desperate is the first of seven atmospheric noirs directed by Anthony Mann. Steve Brodie is a postwar every man who accepts what he thinks is an honest trucking job, only to find he’s the driver in a botched heist that puts Brodie and his bride (Audrey Long) on the run from the cops and the cons who planned the job (including chief thug Raymond Burr). Runtime: 73 minutes Rating: NR Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio Language: English Mono Subtitles: English The Phenix City Story (1955): Corruption, brutality and vice plagued Phenix City, Alabama, for 100 years, so who would dare to change it? Based on real-life events and filmed on location in what was called Sin City USA, director Phil Karlson’s semi-documentary tells the jolting tale of those who risked their lives to bring the burg’s syndicate of thugs and murderers to justice. RT: 100 minutes Rating: NR Film Specs: B&W 16x9 Widescreen 1.77 Language: English Mono Subtitles: English Dial 1119 (1950): An asylum inmate escapes to the city, where he takes hostages at a local dive, guns down a bar employee and warns authorities his captives will be next if the doctor whose testimony first put him away doesn’t arrive within the hour. A bit of casting irony goes with the movie’s then-novel use of TV news coverage: actors Marshall Thompson, William Conrad, Keefe Brasselle and Leon Ames would have significant career ventures in television. Special Features: Includes Dial 1119 theatrical trailer. RT: 75 minutes Rating: NR Film Specs: B&W 4x3 1.37 standard aspect ratio Language: English Mono Subtitles: English
The Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 5
Note: All enhanced content is subject to change. Street date: July 13, 2010 Order due date: June 8, 2010 UPC #: 883929042197 $49.92 SRP All Films Are Not Rated
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