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Brute force [videorecording] / Mark Hellinger Productions ; directed by Jules Dassin ; produced by Mark Hellinger
- Published
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- De Carlo, Yvonne, Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008, Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, Cronyn, Hume, Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967, Criterion Collection (Firm), and Universal-International (Firm)
- Series
- Summary
- Joe Collins, along with his fellow inmates, live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins's dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 1934121304
9781934121306 - Audience Notes
- Rating: Not rated.
- Note
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947 by Universal-International Pictures.
Special features include: audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini; a new interview with Paul Mason, author of Capturing the Media: Prison Discourse in Popular Culture; theatrical trailer; stills gallery.
Based on a story by Robert Patterson. - Creation/Production Credits Note
- Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Edward Curtiss ; music, Miklos Rozsa.
- Participant/Performer Note
- Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne DeCarlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Sam Levene, Howard Duff, Art Smith, Jeff Corey.
- Technical Details
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital, mono.
View MARC record | catkey: 3824069