Film noir classics I
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (428 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Status
Downtown Reno Library - DVD / Blu-rays
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DVD VIDEO FILM WIDE/FULL
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Reno Library - DVD / Blu-rays | DVD VIDEO FILM WIDE/FULL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Crime films
Criminal investigation -- Drama.
Criminals -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films
Detectives -- Drama.
DVD videodiscs.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Finney, Jack -- Film and video adaptations.
McGivern, William P. -- Film and video adaptations.
Motion picture film collections.
Murder -- Drama.
Robbery -- Nevada -- Reno -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Criminal investigation -- Drama.
Criminals -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films
Detectives -- Drama.
DVD videodiscs.
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Finney, Jack -- Film and video adaptations.
McGivern, William P. -- Film and video adaptations.
Motion picture film collections.
Murder -- Drama.
Robbery -- Nevada -- Reno -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
043396306011, 00043396306011
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"The big heat" based on the magazine articles by William P. McGivern; "5 against the house" based on the novel by Jack Finney.
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures 1952-1958.
General Note
Features: Martin Scorsese on Murder by contract, The sniper, and The big heat; Michael Mann on The big heat; The influence of noir with Christopher Nolan; commentary.
Participants/Performers
The sniper: Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz ; The big heat: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame ; 5 against the house: Guy Madison, Kim Novak ; The lineup: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith ; Murder by contract.
Description
Police are baffled by random killings of women; Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion takes on a powerful crime syndicate; plans to rob a casino as a hoax by a group of friends go awry when one of them takes it very seriously; two hit men must explain the disappearance of a heroin stash to their boss; a normally pragmatic hit man finds he has misgivings when his next job is to kill a woman who is about to give evidence against his boss.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVDs.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lang, F., Menjou, A., Ford, G., Madison, G., McGivern, W. P., Finney, J., & Dmytryk, E. (2009). Film noir classics I . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fritz Lang et al.. 2009. Film Noir Classics I. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fritz Lang et al.. Film Noir Classics I Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lang, Fritz, et al. Film Noir Classics I Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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