Blast of Silence: The Criterion Collection

DVD/APPROX. 77 MINS./1961/US NR

Main feature:

Release Apr 15, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles English
Studio Criterion/Voyager
Year 1961
Genre Film-Noir

Special features:

  • - Requiem For A Killer: The Making of Blast Of Silence (2007)
  • - Rare on-set Polaroids
  • - Photos of locations in 2008
  • - PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty and a four-page graphic-novel adaptation of the film ay acclaimed artist Sean Phillips (Criminal, Sleeper, Marvel Zombies)

Synopsis:

Swift, brutal, and black-hearted, Allen Baron's New York City noir Blast Of Silence is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet also with an eye and ear for the oddball idiosyncrasies of urban living and the imposing beauty of the city's locations. At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration by Lionel Stander, Blast Of Silence is a stylish triumph.

Cast and Crew:

Criterion/Voyager presents
Allen BaronMolly McCarthyLarry TuckerPeter H. Clune"Blast of Silence: The Criterion Collection"
Written byAllen Baronproduced byMerrill Brody
directed byAllen Baron
Production Year: 1961

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