Blast of silence /

Professional killer Frankie Bono returns after an apparent absence to Manhattan during the Christmas season to assassinate the gangster Troiano. Bono is a loner and intends to avoid any unnecessary human contact while planning the murder of his victim. Bono is recognized by an acquaintance from the...

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Corporate Authors:	Universal-International (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Baron, Allen, Crown, Alfred, Enright, Dan, Brody, Merrill, McCarthy, Molly, Tucker, Larry, 1934-2001, Clune, Peter H., Meehan, Danny, Mann, Howard, Creasap, Charles, Da Prado, Bill, Memenas, Milda, Bubbico, Joe, Kaner, Ruth, Rogers, Gil, Douglas, Jerry, 1956-, Saroyan, Don, Sheldon, Dean, Stander, Lionel
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published:	[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
Edition:	Special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 428.
Subjects:	Assassins > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Gangsters > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Christmas > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Drama. Feature films. Film noir. Gangster films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film noir > Feature. Gangster > Feature. Crime > Feature.

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Summary:	Professional killer Frankie Bono returns after an apparent absence to Manhattan during the Christmas season to assassinate the gangster Troiano. Bono is a loner and intends to avoid any unnecessary human contact while planning the murder of his victim. Bono is recognized by an acquaintance from the orphanage he was raised in who invites him to a Christmas party. There he meets up with an old semi-girlfriend, Lorrie. His friend's happy marriage contrasts with Bono's solitary and haunted existence and Bono's hard exterior softens. Bono is emotionally conflicted with both his personal contacts and his professional duties and his choices have heavy consequences.
Item Description:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Special features: New, restored digital transfer; Requiem for a killer: the making of "Blast of silence"; rare on-set Polaroids; photos of locations in 2008; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Terrance Rafferty and a four-page graphic-novel adaptation of the film by acclaimed artist Sean Phillips. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 booklets.
Format:	DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Merrill Brody ; camera operator, Erich Kollmar ; art director, Charles Rosen ; editor, Peggy Lawson ; music composer and conductor, Meyer Kupferman ; narration writer, Mel Davenport (Waldo Salt).
ISBN:	9781604650297 160465029X