- Audio commentary by Alain Silver, editor of The Film Noir Reader and author of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles
- Video interview with director Jules Dassin
- Original theatrical trailer
- A new essay by film critic Michael Sragow
Thieves' Highway (Criterion Collection) (1949) On DVD
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Actor : Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie
Director: Jules Dassin
Genre: Dramay
Year: 1949
Studio: Criterion
Length: 94
Released: February 1, 2005
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Thieves’ Highway is set in the world of "long-haul boys" who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos (Richard Conte) is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Along the way, he is seduced by siren Rica (Valentina Cortesa) and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket—landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this Jules Dassin masterpiece, the last film he completed in America before he was blacklisted.
Special Features
Actor : Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie
Director: Jules Dassin
Genre: Dramay
Year: 1949
Studio: Criterion
Length: 94
Released: February 1, 2005
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Thieves’ Highway is set in the world of "long-haul boys" who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos (Richard Conte) is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Along the way, he is seduced by siren Rica (Valentina Cortesa) and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket—landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this Jules Dassin masterpiece, the last film he completed in America before he was blacklisted.
Special Features
- Audio commentary by Alain Silver, editor of The Film Noir Reader and author of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles
- Video interview with director Jules Dassin
- Original theatrical trailer
- A new essay by film critic Michael Sragow
| Product Name | Thieves' Highway (Criterion Collection) (1949) On DVD |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | No |
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