| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet/poster (2 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 48 x 37 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm ) |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby Digital rda |
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fullcreen (1.33:1) rda |
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DVD-video NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 274 |
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Criterion collection ; 274.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
In English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Cast |
Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe, Francis L. Sullivan, Herbert Lom. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Max Greene ; editors, Nick De Maggio, Sidney Stone ; music, Franz Waxman. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Gerald Kersh. |
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DVD release of the 1950 motion picture. |
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Full screen (1.33:1). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. With a history of nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime. But there is no easy money in this underworld and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Night and the city (American version) ; Audio commentary from 2005 with film scholar Glenn Erickson ; Comparison of the scores for the British and American versions of the film ; Trailer -- Disc 2: Night and the city (alternate British version) (101 min.) ; Interview with director Jules Dassin from 2005 ; Excerpts from a 1972 television interview with Dassin. |
| Note |
An essay by film scholar Paul Arthur printed on reverse side of inserted poster. |
| Subject |
Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968 -- Film adaptations.
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Wrestling -- Corrupt practices -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Wrestling promoters -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Greco-Roman wrestling -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Organized crime -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Ambition -- Drama.
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Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfcKMTpTpvkCkW6q79FKd (OCoLC)fst01947379
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Ambition (OCoLC)fst00806742
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Greco-Roman wrestling (OCoLC)fst00947088
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Organized crime (OCoLC)fst01047884
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Swindlers and swindling (OCoLC)fst01140414
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Wrestling promoters (OCoLC)fst01181605
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England -- London
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJp68ckpMtKGHPFWQrwDMP (OCoLC)fst01204271
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| Genre/Form |
DVD-Video discs.
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Closed captioning.
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Crime films (OCoLC)fst01710477
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Drama (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Film noir (OCoLC)fst01710306
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Thrillers (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726193
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Film noir -- Videorecordings.
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Suspense films -- Videorecordings.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Crime films.
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Film noir.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Films criminels. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000087
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Films noirs. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000090
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Thrillers (Films) (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000075
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Adaptations cinématographiques. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000013
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Films de fiction. (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000003
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| Added Author |
Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008, film director. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtMm9gQQd34J8dhd47JXd
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Engel, Samuel G., 1904-1984, film producer. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy4hcRgcQbkfcvmdtPmh3
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Eisinger, Jo, screenwriter.
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Widmark, Richard, actor.
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Tierney, Gene, actor.
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Withers, Googie, actor.
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Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982, actor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbCT4pHKKRKjYgKrHgHYP
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Sullivan, Francis L., actor.
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Lom, Herbert, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968.
Night and the city.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Night & the city |
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Container of (work): Night and the city (Motion picture : 1950)
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Container of (work): Night and the city (Motion picture : 1950). British version.
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| ISBN |
1681430282 |
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9781681430287 |
| Standard No. |
715515153614 |
| Music No. |
CC2516DDVD The Criterion Collection |
