| Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 270 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 270.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. |
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Special features: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie; 1995 video interview with actor Serge Reggiani; 1960 interview with actress Simone Signoret from the French television program 'Cinepanorama'; excerpt from an episode of the French television series 'Cinéastes de notre temps', dedicated to Jacques Becker; rare, silent behind-the-scenes footage of Becker on the set, with commentary by film scholar Philip Kemp; new essay by Kemp. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Le Febvre ; editor, Marguerite Renoir ; music, Georges Van Parys ; costume designer, Mayo ; production designer, J.A. D'Eaubonne. |
| Cast |
Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Raymond Bussières, Gaston Modot, Paul Barge, Dominique Davray, Daniel Mendaille. |
| Summary |
"When gangster's moll Marie (Simone Signoret) falls for reformed criminal Manda (Serge Reggiani), their passion incites an underworld rivalry that leads inexorably to treachery and tragedy"--Container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono. |
| Language |
French or dubbed English dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Dance halls -- France -- Drama.
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Gangs -- France -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- France -- Drama.
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Jealousy -- France -- Drama.
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Europe -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Gangster films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Motion pictures, French.
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| Added Author |
Becker, Jacques, 1906-1960.
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Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985.
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Reggiani, Serge.
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Dauphin, Claude, 1903-1978.
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Bussières, Raymond, 1907-1982.
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Modot, Gaston, 1887-1970.
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Lefebvre, Robert, 1907-1989.
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Parys, Georges van.
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Speva films s.a.
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Paris Film Production.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780029569 |
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9780780029569 |
| Standard No. |
037429202326 |
| Music No. |
CAS070 Criterion Collection |
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