| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (116 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (10 unnumbered pages). |
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digital optical mono rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 754 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 754.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; mono.; 1.37:1 aspect ratio. |
| Cast |
James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan, Cyril Cusack, F.J. McCormick, William Hartnell, Fay Compton, Denis O'Dea, W.G. Fay. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Robert Krasker ; editor, Fergus McDonell ; music composed by William Alwyn, played by the London Symphony Orchestra ; Muir Mathieson, conductor. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
| Contents |
disc one. Odd man out (feature film) -- disc two. [Special features]. |
| Summary |
Taking place largely over the course of one tense night, Carol Reed's psychological noir, set in an unnamed Belfast, stars James Mason as Johnny McQueen, a revolutionary ex-con leading a robbery that goes horribly wrong. Injured and hunted by the police, he seeks refuge throughout the city, while the woman he loves (Kathleen Ryan) searches for him among the shadows. |
| Note |
Special features: Postwar poetry, a new short documentary about the film; New interview with British cinema scholar John Hill; New interview with music scholar Jeff Smith about composer William Alwyn and his score; Home, James, a 1972 documentary featuring actor James Mason revisiting his hometown of Huddersfield, England; Radio adaptation of the film from 1952, starring Mason and Dan O'Herlihy; Plus: an essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Fugitives from justice -- Drama.
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Critically ill -- Drama.
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Irish Republican Army -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Robbery -- Drama.
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Northern Ireland -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Crime films.
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Film noir.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Reed, Carol, 1906-1976, film director, film producer.
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Del Giudice, F. (Filippo), 1892-1963, production manager.
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Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972, presenter.
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Green, F. L. (Frederick Laurence), 1902-1953, screenwriter.
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Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975, screenwriter.
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Mason, James, 1909-1984, actor.
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Newton, Robert, 1905-1956, actor.
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Ryan, Kathleen, 1922-1985, actor.
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Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993, actor.
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McCormick, F. J., approximately 1890-1947, actor.
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Alwyn, William, 1905-1985, composer (expression)
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Janus Films, film distributor.
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Two Cities Films, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Home, James.
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| ISBN |
9781604659771 |
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1604659777 |
| Standard No. |
715515144018 |
| Music No. |
CC2469DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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