Thieves' highway
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Director approved special edition; standard format.
ISBN
1559409517, 9781559409513
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Edition
Director approved special edition; standard format.
Language
English
ISBN
1559409517, 9781559409513
UPC
715515015325
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
General Note
Based on the novel: Thieves' market / by A.I. Bezzerides.
General Note
"New, restored high-definition digital transfer" -- Container.
General Note
Special features: optional audio commentary by film scholar Alain Silver; new video interview with director Jules Dassin (11 min.); original theatrical trailer.
General Note
Program notes in container include a new essay by film critic Michael Sragow.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Norbert Brodine ; art directors, Lyle Wheeler, Chester Gore ; editor, Nick DeMaggio ; music, Alfred Newman ; costume designer, Kay Nelson ; set decorations, Thomas Little ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen ; musical direction, Lionel Newman.
Participants/Performers
Richard Conte, Valentina Cortesa, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Tamara Shayne, Kasia Orzazewski, Norbert Schiller, Hope Emerson.
Description
"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. But when Figlia gets wise to his plan, Nick finds himself in a web of treachery and heartbreak." -- Container.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| North County Branch - Adult Media | THIEVES' | In-Transit |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dassin, J., Conte, R., Cortese, V., Cobb, L. J., Mitchell, M., Newman, A., Bezzerides, A. I. 1., Silver, A., & Sragow, M. (2005). Thieves' highway (Director approved special edition; standard format.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jules Dassin et al.. 2005. Thieves' Highway. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jules Dassin et al.. Thieves' Highway Criterion Collection, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dassin, Jules, et al. Thieves' Highway Director approved special edition; standard format., Criterion Collection, 2005.
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