Blast of silence
(DVD)
Contributors
Baron, Allen. Screenwriter
Salt, Waldo. Screenwriter
Crown, Alfred W., 1910-1984. Producer
Enright, Dan. Producer
Brody, Merrill, 1927-1996. Cinematographer
Salt, Waldo. Screenwriter
Crown, Alfred W., 1910-1984. Producer
Enright, Dan. Producer
Brody, Merrill, 1927-1996. Cinematographer
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
ISBN
160465029X, 9781604650297
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) and 1 insert (4 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA BLA | Out | September 25, 2024 |
| Tower Road Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA BLA | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Assassins -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Christmas plays.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Gangster films.
Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Christmas plays.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Gangster films.
Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Crime films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film noir
Gangster films
New York (State) -- New York -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRvQh7864Jh4rDGBFDWc
New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRhgbmqmxW86pVHmvxKM
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film noir
Gangster films
New York (State) -- New York -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRvQh7864Jh4rDGBFDWc
New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRhgbmqmxW86pVHmvxKM
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other Subjects
Assassins -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Christmas -- Drama.
Christmas -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Crime -- Feature.
Feature films.
Film noir -- Feature.
Film noir.
Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Gangster -- Feature.
Gangster films.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Christmas -- Drama.
Christmas -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Crime -- Feature.
Feature films.
Film noir -- Feature.
Film noir.
Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Gangster -- Feature.
Gangster films.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
More Details
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Language
English
ISBN
160465029X, 9781604650297
UPC
715515028721
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1961.
General Note
Full screen (1.33:1).
General Note
Special features: Requiem for a killer: The making of "Blast of Silence" [featurette] (60 min.); Locations revisited [slide show]; On-set Polaroids [slide show]; Trailer (2 min.); booklet features essay "Bad Trip" by Terrence Rafferty; "Blast of Silence" adaptation by Sean Phillips
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Merrill Brody ; editor, Peggy Lawson ; music composed and conducted by Meyer Kupferman ; camera operator, Erich Kollmar ; art director, Charles Rosen ; story consultant, Will Sparks.
Participants/Performers
Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter H. Clune, Danny Meehan, Howard Mann, Charles Creasap, Bill Da Prado, Milda Memenas, Joe Bubbico, Ruth Kaner, Gil Rogers, Jerry Douglas, Don Saroyan, Dean Sheldon.
Description
Frankie Bono is an orphan who has learned to make a profitable living as a contract killer. Traveling from Cleveland to New York during the Christmas season, he is charged with taking out mid-level Harlem numbers and drug kingpin Troiano. Stalking his prey as he goes about his daily routine, Bono is distracted by an unexpected encounter with a childhood friend whose sister sees him as a lonely man, not the barely human shell he has become. Acutely aware of his own mortality, Bono sees everything as a facade, the pretty Christmas lights mere glitzy decorations covering the festering rot of existence, and his own personal hell.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; fullscreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1; new restored high-defintion digital transfer.
Language
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Baron, A., Salt, W., Crown, A. W., Enright, D., Brody, M., McCarthy, M. (., Tucker, L., Clune, P. H., Meehan, D., Mann, H., Creasap, C., Da Prado, B., Memenas, M., Bubbico, J., Kaner, R., Rogers, G., Douglas, J., Saroyan, D., Sheldon, D., Kupferman, M., & Lawson, P. (2008). Blast of silence . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Allen. Baron et al.. 2008. Blast of Silence. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Allen. Baron et al.. Blast of Silence Criterion Collection, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Baron, Allen., et al. Blast of Silence Criterion Collection, 2008.
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