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Film Info | |
| Director | Koreyoshi Kurahara, Édouard Molinaro, Pietro Germi Helmut Käutner, Jacques Deray, Takumi Furukawa |
| Year | 1957-1964 |
| Running Time | 90, 89 & 114 min 114 (113), 110 & 86 min |
BD Info | |
| Video | 4:3 Full Frame/Widescreen 1.66/2.45:1 Widescreen, 1080p 24fps, B&W |
| Audio | PCM2.0m: Japanese/French/Italian/German |
| Subtitles | English |
| Extras | I Am Waiting: Audio Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp Documentary: Yujiro's Travel Diary (1959) Featurette: The Yujiro Effect - visual essay by Mark Schilling (2023) Witness In the City: Introduction by critic Tony Rayns (2023) Interview with Philippe Durant, biographer of Lino Ventura (2014) Featurette: French Noir - overview of noir in France during the 1950s by critic and author Ginette Vincendeau (2023) The Facts of Murder: Interview with Pietro Germi expert Mario Sesti (2023) Documentary: The Man With the Cigar In His Mouth (1997, 38 min) Featurette: What's Black and Yellow All Over? All Shades of Italian Film Noir - visual essay by Paul A. J. Lewis (2023) Plus: 80-page Perfect Bound Booklet featuring writing on the films by critics and experts including Barry Forshaw on noir represented outside the US, William Carroll on post-war occupation period in Japanese cinema, Hayley Scanlon on Japanese noir, Pasquale Iannone on the hybrid nature of Italian cinema, and Sam Wigley on 50s world noir from other countries Reversible Sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork Black Gravel: Premiere Version & Distribution Version of The Film Audio Commentary on the Premiere Version by film historian Olaf Möller (2020) Interview with writer and programmer Margaret Deriaz (2024) Behind-the-Scenes newsreel footage and interview with Käutner (1960) Trailer Symphony for a Massacre: Audio Commentary by critic Travis Woods (2024) Introduction by critic Christina Newland (2024) Interview with cast members Charles Vanel & Jean Rochefort and director Jacques Deray (1963) Cruel Gun Story: Audio Commentary by author and filmmaker Jasper Sharp (2024) Introduction by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024) Featurette: Visual Essay by Japanese cinema expert Hayley Scanlon (2024) Interview with actor Joe Shishodo (2006) Plus: 80-page Perfect Bound Booklet featuring writing on the films by critics and experts including Carmen Gray on post-war German politics and film, Elena Lazic on Jose Giovanni, David Hering on noir's evolution in the 1960s, and Jake Cole on the filmography of Joe Shishido. Reversible Sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork |
| Distributor | Radiance Films |