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Sunday, July 16, 2023

New on Blu-ray: FILM NOIR - THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XV (Man Afraid, Girl in the Kremlin & The Tattered Dress)

Film Noir The Dark Side Of Cinema Xv New On Bluray

Product Description: This collection features three film noir classics:

MAN AFRAID (1957) – Noir greats George Nader (Six Bridges to Cross, Appointment with a Shadow) and director Harry Keller (The Unguarded Moment, The Female Animal) come together for Man Afraid, a heart-stopping CinemaScope noir about a preacher ensnared in fear. When Reverend David Collins (Nader) and his wife Lisa (Phyllis Thaxter, Act of Violence) catch a burglar in their son’s room, the ensuing struggle ends with an injury to Lisa’s eyes and David unintentionally killing the thief. The Collins struggle with the resulting publicity, David’s own conscience, Lisa’s temporary blindness...and the burglar’s vengeful father (Eduard Franz, Cyborg 2087) who begins to stalk their son Michael (Tim Hovey, Queen Bee). The tense revenge-noir Man Afraid features a score by the great Henry Mancini (Touch of Evil).

THE GIRL IN THE KREMLIN (1957) – Moscow, 1953. Four terrified women prisoners are brought before Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, who picks the beautiful Dasha and proceeds to punish her by shaving off her long, black hair. Moments later, a plastic surgeon leads Stalin into an operating room and transforms his face into something new. So begins the story of the world’s greatest conspiracy: The Girl in the Kremlin, a harrowing Cold War noir starring Lex Barker (The Price of Fear, The Girl in Black Stockings) and Zsa Zsa Gabor (Touch of Evil, Picture Mommy Dead). When Stalin alters his appearance, fakes his own death and vanishes, ex-O.S.S. agent Steve Anderson (Barker) and Lithuanian refugee Lili Grisenko (Gabor) lead the manhunt across Europe. Directed by Russell Birdwell (The Come On) and featuring Maurice Manson (The Creature Walks Among Us) in a chilling performance.

THE TATTERED DRESS (1957) – In this CinemaScope film noir from director Jack Arnold (The Incredible Shrinking Man, Man in the Shadow), top lawyer James Blane (Jeff Chandler, Red Ball Express, Female on the Beach) is a man known to do anything it takes to win a case. But when Blane defends a socialite on trial for the murder of a bartender who made a pass at his wife, a scheming sheriff (Jack Carson, The Tarnished Angels) frames Blane for bribing a juror (Gail Russell, Calcutta, Night Has a Thousand Eyes) and exposes the hidden evil simmering beneath the surface of their quiet desert town. The Tattered Dress boasts powerful performances by its never-better cast, which includes Jeanne Crain (Man Without a Star), Elaine Stewart (Night Passage), George Tobias (Rawhide), Edward Andrews (The Unguarded Moment) and Phillip Reed (Klondike Annie).

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Director: ‎ Jack Arnold, Harry Keller, Russell Birdwell

Starring: George Nader, Phyllis Thaxter, Eduard Franz, and Tim Hovey, Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Jeffrey Stone, Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson, Gail Russell, Elaine Stewart

Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Runtime: 258 min

Rating: Not rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: July 11, 2023




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  • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1, 1.85:1
  • Region: Region A/1

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  • Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono


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Blu-ray: English SDH



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  • Brand New HD Masters – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grains
  • NEW Audio Commentary for MAN AFRAID by Film Historian David Del Valle and Filmmaker David DeCoteau
  • NEW Audio Commentary for THE GIRL IN THE KREMLIN by Film Historians Emma Westwood and Paul Anthony Nelson
  • NEW Audio Commentary for THE TATTERED DRESS by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
  • Theatrical Trailers for MAN AFRAID and THE TATTERED DRESS (Newly Mastered in 2K)
  • 3 TV Spots for THE GIRL IN THE KREMLIN (Newly Mastered in 2K)
  • Optional English Subtitles

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Film Noir The Dark Side Of Cinema Xv Bluray

Man Afraid Bluray

The Girl In The Kremlin Bluray

The Tattered Dress Bluray







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