| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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1080p rda |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
KL studio classics.
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| Note |
Wide screen (1.85:1). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. |
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Special features: Interview with director George Mendeluk; audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson; trailers. |
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Based on the novel The Sin Sniper by Hugh Garner. |
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MPAA Rating R |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Dennis Miller ; editor, Martin Pepler ; art director, Ted Watkins ; original film score by Paul James Zaza. |
| Cast |
Richard Crenna, Paul Williams, Linda Sorensen, Belinda J. Montgomery, Charles Shamata, Alberta Watson, Andrée Cousineau, Monique Mercure, George Chuvalo, Jennifer Dale, Frank Moore. |
| Summary |
In this gritty neo noir crime film in which Mendeluk used both actresses and real-life Toronto prostitutes, a Toronto police detective searches for a snipe serial killer who shoots prostitutes, photographing his victims at the instant of death and then mailing the pictures to the cops. |
| Audience |
Rating: R. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; zone A, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1080p, dts; requires Blu-ray players. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Snipers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Prostitutes -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Crime films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Mendeluk, George, 1948- film director, screenwriter, film producer.
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Ryan, John, film producer.
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Crenna, Richard, 1927-2003, actor.
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Williams, Paul, 1944- actor.
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Sorensen, Linda, actor.
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Montgomery, Belinda, 1950- actor.
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Shamata, Chuck, actor.
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Watson, Alberta, actor.
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Cousineau, Andrée, 1951- actor.
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Mercure, Monique, 1930- actor.
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Chuvalo, George, 1937- actor.
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Dale, Jennifer, 1956- actor.
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Moore, Frank, 1946- actor.
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Motion picture adapation of (work): Garner, Hugh, 1913-1979.
Sin sniper.
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Ko-Zak Productions, production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| Standard No. |
738329224219 |
| Music No. |
K22422 Kino Lorber |
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