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Film noir : bringing darkness to light / produced and directed by Gary Leva ; Leva FilmWorks, Inc. ; Turner Entertainment Co.

Leva, Gary, (film producer,, film director.). Newman, Joseph M., 1909-2006 (film director.). Dales, Arthur, (screenwriter.). Foster, Douglas, (screenwriter.). Rowland, Roy, (film director.). Dudley, Carl, 1910-1973 (screenwriter.). Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 (film director.). Landau, Richard, (screenwriter.). Royal, Charles Francis, (screenwriter.). Losey, Joseph, (film director.). Hoag, Doane R., 1908-2008 (screenwriter.). Nolan, Christopher, 1970- (interviewee (expression)). Kamiński, Janusz, 1959- (interviewee (expression)). Revell, Graeme, (interviewee (expression)). Miller, Frank, 1957- (interviewee (expression)). Rollins, Henry, 1961- (interviewee (expression)). Guest, Haden, (interviewee (expression)). Muller, Eddie, (interviewee (expression)). Dmytryk, Edward, (interviewee (expression)). Littleton, Carol, (interviewee (expression)). Newman, Kim, (interviewee (expression)). Casper, Drew, (interviewee (expression)). Ursini, James, (interviewee (expression)). Sigel, Newton Thomas, (interviewee (expression)). Schrader, Paul, 1946- (interviewee (expression)). Debney, John, (interviewee (expression)). Ottman, John, (interviewee (expression)). Goldman, William, 1931- (interviewee (expression)). Greer, Jane, 1924-2001 (interviewee (expression)). Hunt, Marsha, 1917- (actor.). Drummond, Jane, (actor.). Bovard, Mary, 1917-2002 (actor.). Gordon, C. Henry, 1884-1940 (actor.). Bates, Granville, 1882-1940 (actor.). Shores, Byron, 1906-1957 (actor.). Everton, Paul, 1868-1948 (actor.). McHugh, Matt, (actor.). Richards, Addison, 1902-1964 (actor.). Andor, Paul, 1901- (actor.). Beaumont, Hugh, 1909-1982 (actor.). Lessey, George A.,-1947, (actor.). Trout, Tom, 1919-2002 (actor.). Gaines, Richard, 1904-1975 (actor.). Caruso, Anthony, (actor.). Nelson, Barry, 1920-2007 (actor.). Hardt, Eloise, (actor.). Travell, George, 1912-1986 (actor.). Kibbee, Milton, (actor.). Cheshire, Harry, (actor.). Erikson, Anne, (film editor.). Astrakhan, Yoram, (director of photography.). Duce, Richard, 1886-1963 (art director.). White, Lester H., (director of photography.). Fazan, Adrienne, (film editor.). Vogel, Paul C., 1899-1975 (director of photography.). Rose, Jackson, 1886-1956 (director of photography.). Akst, Albert, 1890-1958 (film editor.). Terr, Max, 1890-1951 (composer (expression)). Komer, Harry, 1905-1987 (film editor.). Salerno, Charles, 1907-1980 (director of photography.). Schaeffer, Chester, 1902-1992 (film editor.). McAfee, Harry, (art director.). Tepperman, Emile C. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Luckiest guy in the world. (Added Author). Leva Filmworks Inc., (production company.). Turner Entertainment Co., (production company,, film distributor.). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (presenter,, production company.). Loew's Incorporated, (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Women in hiding: Marsha Hunt, Jane Drummond, Mary Bovard, C. Henry Gordon, Granville Bates. You, the people: C. Henry Gordon, Byron Shores, Paul Everton, Matt McHugh. Forbidden passage: Addison Richards, Wolfgang Zilzer, Hugh Beaumont, George Lessey. A gun in his hand: Tom Trout, Richard Gaines, Tony Caruso. The luckiest guy in the world: Barry Nelson, Eloise Hardt, George Travell, Milton Kibbee, Harry Cheshire. (Cast).

Summary:

"Clips from noir classics and little-known gems, plus interviews with modern noir aficionados like directors Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, writers James Ellroy and Brian Helgeland and others shape this multifaceted exploration of the movie style that grew out of the hard realities of post-World War II life"--Container.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419826565
  • ISBN: 9781419826566
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (68 min.) : DVD video, sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard version.
  • Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
The luckiest guy in the world: Based on a story by Emile C. Tepperman.
Originally produced for television in 2006.
Special features: 5 vintage "Crime doesn't pay" series short films: "Women in hiding"; "You, the people"; "Forbidden passage"; "A gun in his hand"; & "The luckiest guy in the world."
Formatted Contents Note:
Film noir : bringing darkness to light -- Women in hiding (22 min.) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; directed by Joe Newman ; original screen play by Howard Dimsdale -- You, the people (21 min.) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; original story and screen play by Douglas Foster ; directed by Roy Rowland -- Forbidden passage (21 min.) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; original story and screen play by Carl Dudley ; directed by Fred Zinneman -- A gun in his hand (19 min.) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; original story by Richard Landau ; screen play by Charles Francis Royal ; directed by Joseph Losey -- The luckiest guy in the world (21 min.) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; scren play by Doane Hoag ; directed by Joseph Newman.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Edited by Anne Erikson ; cinematography, Yoram Astrakhan.
Women in hiding: art director, Richard Duce ; director of photography, Lester White ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan. You, the people: director of photography, Paul Vogel. Forbidden passage: director of photography, Jackson Rose ; art director, Richard Duce ; film editor, Albert Akst. A gun in his hand: director of photography, Jackson Rose ; musical score, Max Terr ; art director, Richard Duce ; film editor, Harry Komer. The luckiest guy in the world: director of photography, Charles Salerno, Jr. ; film editor, Chester Schaeffer ; musical score, Max Terr ; art director, Harry McAfee.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring comments by Christopher Nolan, Janusz Kaminski, Graeme Revell, Frank Miller, Henry Rollins, Haden Guest, Eddie Muller, Edward Dmytryk, Carol Littleton, Kim Newman, Drew Casper, James Ursini, Newton Thomas Sigel, Paul Schrader, John Debney, John Ottman, William Goldman, Jane Greer.
Women in hiding: Marsha Hunt, Jane Drummond, Mary Bovard, C. Henry Gordon, Granville Bates. You, the people: C. Henry Gordon, Byron Shores, Paul Everton, Matt McHugh. Forbidden passage: Addison Richards, Wolfgang Zilzer, Hugh Beaumont, George Lessey. A gun in his hand: Tom Trout, Richard Gaines, Tony Caruso. The luckiest guy in the world: Barry Nelson, Eloise Hardt, George Travell, Milton Kibbee, Harry Cheshire.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital stereo ; Dual-layer format.
Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned (main feature only).

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Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
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