Act of violence /
Act of violence: Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with French subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
2007.
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| Series: | Film noir classic collection ;
v. 4. Film noir classic collection double feature. |
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| Summary: | Act of violence: Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be. Mystery street: Vivian is being brushed off by her rich, married boyfriend. To confront him, she hijacks Henry Shanway and his car from Boston to Cape Cod. Once there, she strands Henry. Months later, a skeleton is found on a lonely Cape Cod beach. Using the macabre expertise of Harvard forensic specialist Dr. McAdoo, Lt. Pete Morales must work back from bones to find the victim's identity and killer. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Act of violence originally released as a motion picture in 1948; Mystery street originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Special features: Film historian commentaries by Dr. Drew Casper on 'Act of violence' and Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward on 'Mystery street;' new featurettes "Act of violence: dealing with the devil" and "Mystery street: murder at Harvard;" theatrical trailers. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (175 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; full screen (1.33.1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Act of violence: produced by William H. Wright ; screenplay by Robert L. Richards ; story by Collier Young ; directed by Fred Zinnemann ; music, Bronislaw Kaper. Mystery street: produced by Frank E. Taylor ; screenplay by Sydney Boehm and Richard Brooks ; story by Leonard Spigelgass ; directed by John Sturges. |
| ISBN: | 1419851217 1419856596 9781419856594 9781419851216 |