Blackmail
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995, author.
Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995. Blackmail.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 film director,
Ondra, Anny, actor.
Longden, John, 1900-1971, actor.
Bennett, Charles, 1899-1995. Blackmail.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 film director,
Ondra, Anny, actor.
Longden, John, 1900-1971, actor.
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2019].
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY FEATURE BLACKMAI | On Shelf |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY FEATURE BLACKMAI | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY BRITISH B | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray discs (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329239022
Notes
General Note
Title from title screen.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1929; digitally restored by BFI and Studio Canal.
General Note
Special features include an audio commentary by Tim Lucas ; Hitchcock/Truffaut: icon interviews (audio) ; the silent version of the film, score by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra ; introduction by Noël Simsolo ; Anny Ondra's screen test ; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Jack Cox ; editing, Emile de Roelle ; music score by [Jimmy] Cambell & [Reginald] Conelly, compiled and arranged by Hubert Bath and Hanry Stafford ; music performed by British International Symphony Orchestra, John Reynders, conductor.
Participants/Performers
Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, Donald Calthrop, Cyril Ritchard, Hannah Jones.
Description
A thriller about a woman fighting off a sleazy blackmailer. The film was Hitchcock's first full-length sound film and was only his second foray into the suspense genre. Grocer's daughter Alice White kills a man in self-defense when he tries to sexually assault her. Her policeman boyfriend, Detective Frank Webber, covers up for her, but she has been spotted leaving the scene by a petty criminal who starts to blackmail her.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray disc; region A; aspect ratio: 1.20:1; DTS sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles (sound version); English intertitles (silent version).
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bennett, C., Bennett, C., Hitchcock, A., Ondra, A., Longden, J., Paton, C., Allgood, S., Simsolo, N., & Lucas, T. (2019). Blackmail (Special edition.). Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles Bennett et al.. 2019. Blackmail. Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles Bennett et al.. Blackmail Kino Lorber, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bennett, Charles, et al. Blackmail Special edition., Kino Lorber, 2019.
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