| Description |
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| Series |
Classics of French cinema.
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| System Details |
DVD ; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 mono. |
| Language |
In French with some English; subtitled in English. |
| Cast |
Jean-Pierre Melville, Pierre Grasset, Christiane Eudes, Ginger Hall, Colette Fleury, Monique Hennessy, Glaenda Leigh, Jean Darcante. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Nicolas Hayer ; editor, Monique Bonnot ; music, Christian Chevallier, Martial Solal. |
| Note |
Original Copyright © 1959 Gaumont."--Back of container. |
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Originally produced as motion picture in 1959. |
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Bonus features: Conversation between critics Jonathan Rosenbaum and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (2013); original French and theatrical re-release trailers. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The dark shadows of New York come to life in this rarely-seen, moody, jazz-soaked noir classic. A film by the great Jean-Pierre Melville, who cast himself as a journalist on an ethically fraught mission to track down a missing French diplomat. He enlists the help of an alcoholic photographer who has the street smarts to track down the diplomat's mistresses. |
| Subject |
Journalists -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Photojournalists -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Missing persons -- Investigation -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Diplomats -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
Film noir.
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Detective and mystery films.
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New wave films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films, French.
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| Added Author |
Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973.
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Melville, Florence.
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Terouanne, Alain.
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Hayer, Nicolas, 1898-1978.
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Chevallier, Christian.
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Grasset, Pierre, 1921-
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Eudes, Christiane.
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Hall, Ginger.
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Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948-
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Gaumont (Firm)
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Cohen Media Group.
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Cohen Film Collection (Firm)
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Entertainment One (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Deux hommes dans Manhattan |
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Deux hommes dans Manhattan (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
1417240962 |
| Standard No. |
741952756293 |
| Music No. |
CMG-DV-7562 Cohen Media Group |
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