Description
Description Though sentenced to death in France, in absentia, former gangland chief Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) sneaks back to Paris with his children after hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade. Accompanied by appointed guardian Eric Stark (Jean-Paul Belmondo, in his first film after Breathless) and beset by backstabbing former friends, Abel begins a journey through the postwar Parisian underworld thatÒs equal parts throat-grabbing and soul-searching. A character study of a career criminal at the end of his rope, this rugged noir from Claude Sautet (Un coeur en hiver) is a thrilling highlight of sixties French cinema. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: Õ New, restored high-definition digital transfer Õ Excerpts from Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible, a documentary on the director by writers N.T. Binh and Dominique Rabourdin Õ Archival interview footage featuring actor Lino Ventura discussing his career Õ Original French and U.S. release trailers Õ New and improved English subtitle translation Õ PLUS: New essays by director Bertrand Tavernier and critic N. T. Binh, a reprinted interview with Sautet, and a tribute by Jean-Pierre Melville
Details for Criterion Collection: Classe Tous Risques (Sub) DVD:
Studio: Criterion
Format: Black & White / Subtitled / NTSC
Language: English (Subtitled) / French (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: June 17, 2008
UPC: 715515030526
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