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Summary:

"Swift, brutal, and blackhearted, Allen Baron's New York City noir film is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet also with an eye and ear for the oddball details of urban living and the imposing beauty of the city. At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration performed by Lionel Stander and written by Waldo Salt (both uncredited), it is a stylish triumph"--Container.

Contributors:

Baron, Allen , film director, screenwriter, actor

Brody, Merrill, 1927-1996 , film producer

Salt, Waldo , screenwriter

Crown, Alfred W., 1910-1984 , film producer

Enright, Dan , film producer

McCarthy, Molly (Actress) , actor

Tucker, Larry, 1934-2001 , actor

Clune, Peter H. , actor

Stander, Lionel , narrator

Brody, Merrill , director of photography

Lawson, Peggy , editor of moving image work

Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003 , composer

Universal-International (Firm) , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English dialogue.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 428

Subjects:

Murder for hire — Drama

New York (N.Y.) — Drama

Murder for hire

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Motion pictures

Film noir

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Detective and mystery films

Crime films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; uncompressed mono.

Performers:

Cast: Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter H. Clune, Danny Meehan, Howard Mann, Charles Creasap, Bill Da Prado, Milda Memenas, Joe Bubbico, Ruth Kaner, Gil Rogers, Jerry Douglas, Don Saroyan, Dean Sheldon ; narrator: Lionel Stander [uncredited].

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Merrill Brody ; editor, Peggy Lawson ; music composed and conducted by Meyer Kupferman.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Description based on: Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Requiem for a killer: the making of "Blast of silence"; Rare on-set Polaroids; Photos of locations from the film in 2008; Trailer; Booklet containing an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty; Graphic-novel adaptation of the film by artist Sean Phillips.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 booklets (unpaged : color illustrations, 17 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; uncompressed mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; 1.33:1; wide screen; full screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

BLA 1961 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886070903

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515290517
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3507BD
Publisher Number: 2594582X

OCLC Numbers:

1402123471