Criss Cross (Blu-ray)

Director: Robert Siodmak

Stars: Burt Lancaster Yvonne De Carlo

1949 USA

Crime Film Noir

#231

£14.99

TECHNICAL DETAILS

TECHNICAL DETAILS
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Year: 1949
  • Runtime: 88
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Certificate: PG
  • Subtitles: English SDH (optional)
  • Genre: Crime
  • SKU: EKA70386
  • 1 Disc
  • Release Date: Jun 22, 2020
Format:
Region: B

SYNOPSIS

llicit passion, greed, robbery, and murder collide in Criss Cross, a classic film noir suspense tale from a true master of the genre, Robert Siodmak (The Killers).

Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster – Novecento, Birdman of Alcatraz) is a hardworking armoured car driver with a fatal attraction to his ex-wife Anna (Yvonne De Carlo – The Munsters), who’s now married to notorious hoodlum Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea – Winchester ‘73). Unable to stay away from her, Steve has a secret tryst with Anna … only to be discovered by Dundee. To cover up their affair, Steve convinces Dundee that he only met with Anna to get Dundee’s help in robbing an upcoming payroll shipment he will be driving. The hood falls for the ruse, which triggers a series of harrowing events that ultimately lead to violence and death.

From a new 4K restoration, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this essential film noir in its UK debut on Blu-ray. 

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration from the original camera negetive
  • Uncompressed LPCM monaural audio
  • Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
  • New audio commentary by film author Lee Gambin, and actress Rutanya Alda
  • New audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin
  • Screen Director's Playhouse radio adaptation from 1949, featuring Burt Lancaster
  • Isolated music & effects track
  • Theatrical trailer
  • A collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film historian Kat Ellinger; an essay by Adam Batty; archival writing and imagery

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