World Noir: Vol. 2

AS THE 1960S BEGAN, THE CLASSIC PERIOD OF FILM NOIR CAME TO AN END IN HOLLYWOOD. BUT FILMMAKERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD WOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FIRST-RATE EXAMPLES OF THE GENRE, WITH THREE SUPERB EXAMPLES COLLECTED HERE. IN HELMUT KÄUTNER'S BLACK GRAVEL AN ILLICIT COUPLE FIND THEMSELVES HAVING TO COVER UP A PAIR OF DEAD BODIES IN POST-WAR GERMANY. IN JACQUES DERAY'S SYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE FIVE GANGSTERS BUY A CACHE OF DRUGS, BUT ONE OF THEM IS PLANNING A DOUBLE CROSS. IN TAKUMI FURUKAWA'S CRUEL GUN STORY A GANGSTER (JOE SHISHIDO) EXECUTES A DARING HEIST ON AN ARMOURED VEHICLE.

Special Features

Behind the Scenes, Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Black Gravel': Olaf Möller (film historian); 'Symphony for a Massacre': Travis Woods (critic); 'Cruel Gun Story': Jasper Sharp (author/film-maker), Interviews: Helmut Käutner (director); Jacques Deray (director); Charles Vanel (actor); Jean Rochefort (actor); Jô Shishido (actor), Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork; 'Black Gravel': Uncensored original cut and re-edited distribution cut included; Introduction from Margaret Deriaz (writer/programmer); Newsreel footage of film set; 'Symphony for a Massacre': Introduction from Christina Newland (critic); 'Cruel Gun Story': Introduction from Tony Rayns (critic/programmer); Visual essay by critic Philip Kemp on Nikkatsu's noir films of the 1960s, Trailers

Actors: José Giovanni, Claude Dauphin, Daniela Rocca, Anita Höfer, Chieko Matsubara, Jô Shishido, Helmut Wildt, Michel Auclair, Ingmar Zeisberg, Michèle Mercier, Yûji Odaka, Tamio Kawachi, Minako Katsuki, Hans Cossy, Wolfgang Büttner

Audio Languages: French, German, Japanese

Duration: 310 minutes

Number of Discs: 3

Subtitle Languages: English

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