Thieves' highway /
Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father, a ruthless market operator by the name of Mike Figlia. Along the way, he is seduced by the siren Rica and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket, landing him in a web of treachery and...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
273. |
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| Summary: | Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father, a ruthless market operator by the name of Mike Figlia. Along the way, he is seduced by the siren Rica and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket, landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Based on the novel: Thieves' market / by A.I. Bezzerides. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Special features: Audio commentary by Alain Silver, editor of Film noir reader and author of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles -- New video interview with director Jules Dassin -- Trailer for The long haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2004), a new documentary on Bezzerides, author of the screenplay ofr Thieves' highway and the novel on which it was based -- Original theatrical trailer -- A new essay by film critic Michael Sragow. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Norbert Brodine ; editor, Nick DeMaggio ; music, Alfred Newman ; musical direction, Lionel Newman. |
| ISBN: | 1559409517 |