Cry Of The City DVD
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A film by Robert Siodmak A masterpiece of law and disorder Robert Siodmak&39;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 leading to a dramatic showdown Insolent menacing yet darkly charming Conte is magnificent whilst Mature gives a career best performance as the unsettlingly obsessed detective Cry of the City boasts a glorious gallery of shady figures from a lawyer oozing corruption to a memorably sadistic masseuse whilst the film&39;s steely realism is enhanced by flourishes of noir stylisation anticipating the films of Martin Scorsese Special features Original theatrical trailerAudio commentary with Adrian MartinAdrian Wootton on Cry of the City (2016) a newly filmed appreciation by the critic and chief executive of Film LondonFully illustrated booklet with credits and newly commissioned essays
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