Columbia Pictures film noir classics. I [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures.
The sniper: San Francisco delivery van driver Edward Miller is unable to control his hatred of the women who reject him and the intense jealousy he feels whenever he sees lovers together. When he goes on a killing spree, the police must try and discover who he is. The big heat: A policeman is driven by grief to wage a relentless vendetta against a mobster. 5 against the house: Four Korean war vets dream up a college prank to rob a casino, convincing the girlfriend of one of them to help. Problems arise when one of the vets, who suffers from a war injury, turns the prank serious. The lineup: Police track two ruthless killers across San Francisco. Murder by contract: A hit man discovers his next target is a woman.
Record details
- ISBN: 1435965051
- ISBN: 9781435965058
- Physical Description: 5 videodiscs : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Calif.] : Columbia Pictures ; c2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Special 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 (The Lineup) ; commentary with authors Eddie Muller and James Ellroy on The Lineup ; commentary with author Eddie Muller on The Sniper.The big heat is based on the Saturday Evening Post serial by William P. McGivern.The lineup is based on the CBS television series ; from an idea created by Lawrence L. Klee.The sniper and The big heat are full screen format (1.33:1 aspect ratio) ; 5 against the house, The lineup and Murder by contract are widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio).The sniper is based on a story by Edna and Edward Anhalt.Title from container.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Sniper (88 min., 1952) / Columbia Pictures presents Stanley Kramer's production ; screenplay by Harry Brown ; directed by Edward Dmytryk -- Big heat (91 min., 1953) / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screenplay by Sydney Boehm ; produced by Robert Arthur ; directed by Fritz Lang -- 5 against the house (83 min., 1955) / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents : screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, William Bowers, John Barnwell ; produced by Stirling Silliphant and John Barnwell ; directed by Phil Karlson -- Lineup (86 min., 1958) / Columbia Pictures presents ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Jaime Del Valle ; directed by Don Siegel -- Murder by contract (80 min., 1958) / Columbia Pictures presents ; written by Ben Simboe ; produced by Leon Chooluck ; directed by Irving Lerner.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- 5 against the house: Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore, Kerwin Matthews, William Conrad, Jack Dimond, Jean Willes.Murder by contract: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi, Caprice Toriel, Michael Granger, Cathy Browne, Joseph Mell, Frances Osborne.The big heat: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey.The lineup: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Warner Anderson, Richard Jaeckel, Mary LaRoche, William Leslie, Emile Meyer, Marshall Reed.The sniper: Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr, Marie Windsor, Frank Faylen, Richard Kiley, Mabel Paige, Marlo Dwyer, Geradline Carr.
- System Details Note:
- DVD ; NTSC ; Dolby digital ; fullscreen and widescreen ; region 1 encoding.
- Language Note:
- English dialogue with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rutherford County Library | DVD Fil (Text) | 38801101427893 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
