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‘Criss Cross’ [Masters of Cinema] on Blu-ray June 22, 2020!

Illicit 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 DeCarlo 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.

 

A new 4K restoration of a true film noir masterpiece

 

 

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration from the original camera negative
• 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

 

 

DETAILS:

 

Label: Eureka!

 

Title| CRISS CROSS (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray

Starring| BURT LANCASTER | YVONNE DeCARLO | DAN DURYEA

Director| ROBERT SIODMAK

 

Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70386

Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000703863

Blu-ray RRP| £19.99

 

Release Date| 22 June 2020

Certificate| PG

Run Time| 88 minutes

OAR| 1.37:1

Picture| B&W

Genre| Crime / Film-Noir

Year| 1949

Country| USA

Language| English

Subtitles| ENGLISH SDH (Optional)

 

 

Criss Cross on Blu-ray in the UK June 22, 2020!

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