Kiss of Death (1947 film)
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Cry of the City. Martin Rome (Richard Conte) is a cop killer and jewel thief who escapes from prison, with two police detectives, Candella (Victor Mature) and Collins (Fred Clark), hot on...
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- Victor Mature
- Robert Siodmak
- Crime, Drama
TOP CRITIC. In luscious blacks and whites, this film noir thriller takes place in Little Italy, New York, and is a precursor to the cinema of Scorsese, with a touch of Hitchcock in its...
Apr 13, 2015 · Review. Cry of the City. Monday 13 April 2015. Written by Tom Huddleston. Time Out says. Film noir doesn’t get much murkier than Robert Siodmak’s 1948 New York-set immigrant story, back in...
Cry of the City, directed by iconic noir filmmaker Richard Siodmak, offers both good and bad aspects. Let's start with the positives: the film features intriguing and quirky characters, solid performances, and impressive on-location cinematography showcasing 1948 New York City.
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- Picture 7/10
- Audio 6/10
- Extras 6/10
- Closing
A masterpiece of law and disorder, Robert Siodmak's film noir classic depicts a timeless battle of good versus evil on the streets of New York. Charismatic criminal, Martin Rome (Richard Conte) is on the run from Lieutenant Candella (Victor Mature), a dogged cop and one-time friend. The two nemeses go head-to-head in a tense game of cat and mouse, ...
Robert Siodmak’s Cry of the City receives a Blu-ray edition from BFI, who present the film in its original aspect ratio of about 1.37:1. The 1080p/24hz high-definition presentation comes on a dual-layer disc. This title is region Blocked and North American viewers will require a Blu-ray player that can play back region B content. What we get looks ...
The lossless 2-channel PCM mono presentation is about as good as one can probably expect: it’s a bit flat and strains with the higher ends of the score, but dialogue is clear and the restoration work has been decent enough, with a slight hiss at times being noticeable. It’s fine but limitations come down to age.
BFI provides a small selection of supplements, though I found them strong. Adrian Martin first provides an audio commentarywhere he hopes to elevate the film (which he considers to be underrated) and its standing for the viewer. He breaks down sequences in terms of framing and pacing, concentrates on the director’s rather economic way of telling th...
The presentation is limited either by materials or an older master (can’t really say which) but I rather enjoyed the supplementary material. BUY AT:
Cry of the City is a 1948 American film noir starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Siodmak , it is based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, The Chair for Martin Rome .
Cry of the City: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters. Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
