Title:
Night and the city
Author:
Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008.
Publication Information:
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection ; Chicago, IL : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, [2005]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Based on the novel by Gerald Kersh.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film scholar Glenn Erickson; video interview with director Jules Dassin; excerpts from a 1972 French interview with Dassin; 'Two versions, two scores', a look at the two different scores composed for the British and American releases of the film; new essay by film critic Paul Arthur; original theatrical trailer.
Some copies may include bonus disc of additional special features.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:
9781559409551
UPC:
715515015721
715515153614
