Black Tuesday - The Masters of Cinema Series|Edward G. Robinson

Product Code: EKA70550

EAN: 5060000705508
Catalogue Code: EKA70550
Title: Black Tuesday - The Masters of Cinema Series,
Principle Contributor: Edward G. Robinson
Contributors: Hugo Fregonese, Sydney Boehm, Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker, Peter Graves, Robert Goldstein, Sydney Boehm, Paul Dunlap, Stanley Cortez, Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker, Peter Graves, Milburn Stone, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Hal Baylor, James Bell, Vic Perrin, Russell Johnson
Genre: Drama, Film
Produced by Label/Studio: Eureka, 1954
Published by: Eureka, 18 Nov 2024
Format: Blu-ray / Restored (Limited Edition),
Media: 1 disc(s)

Booklet|Bonus Footage|Commentary: Sergio Angelini (film noir expert/podcast host)|Documentaries: 'No Escape'|Interviews: Sheldon Hall (film historian); Ehsan Khoshbakht (critic/director)|Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow|Trailers

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Cover Notes: Written by Sydney Boehm (The Big Heat) and directed by Hugo Fregonese (Man in the Attic), Black Tuesday is an explosive crime drama starring one of Hollywood's most beloved tough guys: Edward G. Robinson, the star of Little Caesar, The Last Gangster, I Am the Law and Key Largo. Vincent Canelli (Robinson) is a violent mobster serving time on Death Row - but he has no intention of going to the electric chair. Following a plan put together by his moll, Hatti (Jean Parker, Dead Man's Eyes), Canelli orchestrates a jailbreak on the night before his execution and takes several hostages in the process. Canelli is joined by fellow Death Row inmate Peter Manning (Peter Graves, Stalag 17), and hopes to discover the location of a stash of stolen loot Manning hid away before his conviction. But is Manning willing to pay the price for freedom and look the other way as the psychopathic Canelli revels in murder and mayhem? While the Hollywood gangster movie was at the height of its success in the early 1930s, it resurged in the 1940s and into the next decade as crime pictures found a new popularity in the post-war period. Standing tall alongside Key Largo, White Heat and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Black Tuesday is one of the finest gangster films to emerge from this later cycle - as old-fashioned wiseguys met with film noir sensibilities. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present this key crime picture of the 1950s on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an astonishing new restoration.

Extras: Booklet|Bonus Footage|Commentary: Sergio Angelini (film noir expert/podcast host)|Documentaries: 'No Escape'|Interviews: Sheldon Hall (film historian); Ehsan Khoshbakht (critic/director)|Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow|Trailers

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Even More Details: Language(s): English|Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1 - 1.85:1

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