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Night and the City [Blu-ray]

Richard Widmark (Actor), Gene Tierney (Actor), Jules Dassin (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 266 ratings
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Genre Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir, Mystery & Suspense
Format Blu-ray
Contributor Jules Dassin, Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 35 minutes
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Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian (Kiss of Death's Richard Widmark) longs for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he tries to hatch a lucrative plan with a famous wrestler. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh-and Fabian soon learns the horrible price of his ambition. Luminously shot in the streets of London while Hollywood blacklisters back home were closing in on director Jules Dassin (Rififi), Night and the City, also starring Gene Tierney (Leave Her to Heaven), is film noir of the first order, and one of Dassin's crowning achievements.

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Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian (Kiss of Death’s Richard Widmark) longs for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he tries to hatch a lucrative plan with a famous wrestler. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh—and Fabian soon learns the horrible price of his ambition. Luminously shot in the streets of London while Hollywood blacklisters back home were closing in on director Jules Dassin (Rififi), Night and the City, also starring Gene Tierney (Leave Her to Heaven), is film noir of the first order, and one of Dassin’s crowning achievements.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2515
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Jules Dassin
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 35 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2015
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection (Direct)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XV31TKS
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 266 ratings

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Dine Fuss
5.0 out of 5 stars A Man's Misled Fate - Brilliant Film-noir by Dassin...
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2005
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Building a sand castle complies several elementary difficulties in a long-term perspective, as weather and tide will have their affects on the sandy creation. Bathers and other visitors of the beach will trample the beach in quest for a dry and proper space for intake of sun and social interaction. Children play with beach toys and run around, as if they were looking for Christmas presents on Christmas Day. On this busy location which many visit on sunny days several people, children and adults, brings themselves to erect these sandy monuments in order to live up to some vision, or an idea. Initially, it seems like a good idea, and the building process might also encourage continued efforts on the sand castle. However, as wind picks up the drying sand begins to drift off the surface of the miniature monument, which is followed by a tide and trample. This will erase any memory of what once was built in the space where the sand castle existed. Most people see the limited opportunity of building sand castles, however, there are a few who base their existence on the same frail notion. One of these characters is Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) who is busy building his own sand castles at night, which always tend to be gone in the morning.

Nighttime shots of London's famous landmarks such as Big Ben, the Thames, and the neon signs of Piccadilly Square take place while an ominous voice reminds the audience of the night and any night. This opening offers a powerful impression on the audience, as it presents a symbolic visual together with the narration of the dangers that lurk the streets during the dark hours. The visuals are accompanied by restrained tunes, which bring a feeling of a bad omen. Suddenly, the creepy tune is interrupted by an alarming fast-paced tune, as Henry Fabian is trying to escape someone who is following him. The chase brings Henry to his girlfriend's place where he seeks shelter from the following man. The brief meeting between Henry and his girlfriend Mary (Gene Tierney) displays the true nature behind Henry's character, which in essence, is an insecure flighty opportunist without morals or backbone. Mary, who has known him for a long time knows this, but is helpless due to her strong affections to Henry.

Henry's persona is built on only one thing - money. The job he has is to get people to give him, or more precise his boss, Phil (Francis L. Sullivan), money to the private Silver Fox Club. The dreams Henry has surround money, and it appears to the audience that only money can make him happy. Skillfully Henry cons men to visit the private club, which only exists to exploit the weakness of lonesome men. These visiting men have to pay excessive amounts of money to fill their insecurities with phony affection, as the women say nice things and ask the men to buy them chocolates and cheap champagne. Henry's existence is as hollow as this establishment for which he works, but he is completely unaware of his emotional neglect or lack of a real skill as his eyes are set on money. Mary's neighbor, Adam (Hugh Marlowe), points out the most important aspect of Henry by stating "Henry is an artist without an art."

When Henry visits a wrestling match to recruit more visitors to the club he overhears the infamous wrestler Gregorius the Great (Stanislaus Zbyszko) loudly discredit the wrestling match. Gregorius finds the wrestling match to be a circus, as he finds it offensive in regards to the true nature of Greco-roman wrestling. His son Kristo (Herbert Lom) responds to the accusations that wrestling must change with the times. However, Gregorius is offended and walks off. Henry discovers that he sits on a golden egg, as he rushes off to convince Gregorius that Greco-roman wrestling can still conquer the audience and that it is far superior. During this scene it is evident that Henry does not care about wrestling, as he seeks the quick way to riches for himself without consideration for others.

Quickly Henry seeks people with capital to invest in his idea, as he is about to erect his biggest sand castle ever. Initially people laugh at him, however, it only infuriates him. This anger provides an internal motivation for him to seek investors, as Phil has promised to match his assets that are put into the financial venture. On Henry's quest for an investor he finds that no one wants to have anything to do with him, or his idea, until he meets Helen (Googie Withers) Phil's wife. Helen is willing to put up the money for a favor to which Henry agrees. With the starting capital Henry seems to be in heaven, as he can now begin rake in the money. Kristo sets stops to Henry's attempts to start the Greco-roman wrestling organization in a lawful way, but when Kristo finds out that he has turned his father against him it begins to turn very ugly.

Night and the City is a magnificent story depicted through skillful cinematography, which is enhanced through how each scene is framed. In addition, the mise-en-scene helps develop the strong undercurrents in the film, as feelings such as envy, greed, love, and deceit are depicted. The cast performs very well and they enhance the feelings through their body language and how they look upon one another--not to mention, the script, which is brilliant. However, it is the final product, the story, which generates a truly brilliant cinematic experience, which will leave the audience with thoughts to reflect on while having experienced an intriguing tale of a man's misled fate.
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Joseph T. Rodolico
5.0 out of 5 stars Life on the Periphery of the Law
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2008
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Jules Dassin's direction and Mutz Greenbaum's beautiful, expressionistic photography make Night and the City a masterpiece of the film noir genre. The story takes us through the tightly-controlled underworld of 1950 London's East End operated by an assortment of self-serving, low-lives eager to cash in on the slightest opportunity to hustle, sham or slam their way to the top.

The film begins and ends with restless, unscrupulous Harry Fabian; "An artist without an art" played by Richard Widmark, dodging pursuers, fleeing like a rat though a maze of dark streets. Quick-witted Harry desperately wants to realize his grandiose scheme of becoming a big-time wrestling promoter. Always on the run, carrying a sack of lies and deception possibly bestowed by the Olympian Hermes himself, he scurries through the movie along winding, treacherous streets and alleyways, while hastily creating the masterpiece of a lifetime. But when all else fails, he too is capable of making the supreme sacrifice to help his girlfriend Mary by executing the final con of his career.

Underworld figures in Night and the City are cold and calculating, yet they are also real people: hard, but vulnerable. Absent are the emotionless psychopaths of modern film, possessing an inexhaustible supply of ammunition loaded by tireless fiends with superhuman ability to snuff out life without remorse. We see the major characters in Night and the City, Harry Fabian, Kristo, Helen and Philip Nosseross, as frail human beings in an anything-goes wrestling match with the vicissitudes of life, "scheming their way through unpredictable circumstances." (DVD commentary) The struggle against fate always lays them open to defeat, because of a tragic flaw, inner weakness, or simply being too smart or crooked for their own good. Motivated by greed and ambition with a slosh of conceit, they believe life is unfair, and owes them a big score. Capable of genuine affection, they love "not wisely, but too well."

Gene Tierney's role as Mary Bristol, Fabian's all-forgiving girlfriend, is disappointingly small for such a great talent; she exists only on the periphery. Controversy surrounds her singing `debut' in one club scene. It was dubbed-in for the British version, but there is a veil of uncertainty surrounding the American version. A sample of her singing voice can be heard in the jail scene in "That Wonderful Urge" 1948. Let the viewer decide. Mary serves as the unwilling patron of Fabian's artifice; a significant source of ready cash, which he continuously purloins; and subject of the one good deed he attempts, presenting himself as an offering. Dassin's Fabian is a scapegoat for the sins of the world: greed, ambition, conceit. Cornered by Kristo's men, he expresses remorse to an old woman in a beautifully, composed shot strikingly reminiscent of Michelangelo's "Pieta".

The highlight of the movie is a King Kong vs. Godzilla style clash between two titan wrestlers fighting to prove the superiority of their style and values. This after-hours, out of control, grudge match, between Gregorius, master of the Greco-Roman style, and The Strangler, champion of the faked spectacle we see today, is arguably one on the best fight scenes ever filmed. The commentary for Night and the City is excellent providing a rich background of the script, actors careers, and the life and times of Jules Dassin.
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luc
4.0 out of 5 stars fataal
Reviewed in Belgium on December 1, 2023
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Duistere film-noir in een naoorlogs London. Goede cast. Genadeloos einde met een onvermijdelijk tragisch lot.
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NATH666
1.0 out of 5 stars non
Reviewed in France on September 2, 2017
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pas de francais donc a moins d'être bilingue vous ne pourrez qu'interpreter les images pour vous faire une idée de l'histoire DOMMAGE!
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Lambert Botey Prat
1.0 out of 5 stars Faltan fragmentos de escenas
Reviewed in Spain on February 7, 2017
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Faltan planos en algunas escenas. Hay cortes en ellas. Lo he comprobado con copia de Criterion. Por ejemplo diálogo inicial Entre Tierney y Widmark ( minuto 4 aprox.), o la escena del club de luch ( min 34 aprox).
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Sursubbu
5.0 out of 5 stars Noir classic gets the definitive presentation here.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2016
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The BFI's blu-ray of Night and The City turned out a fantastic blind-buy. The plot follows a small-time hustler Harry Fabian who tricks an honourable Greco-Roman wrestler and his son into doing a public match for him and cons several other people into providing the means to host the event, but his machinations spiral out of control and lead to his (and several others') destruction. The pace is relentless and the atmosphere poisonously bleak. Richard Widmark in the lead is so brilliant he seems to have been born to do noir cinema (also see him in Sam Fuller's Pickup on South Street). His character runs on similar lines as Tony Curtis' in 1957's Sweet Smell of Success - he's a thoroughly unscrupulous character that will stop at nothing and nobody to achieve his ends. The supporting cast is also very strong, including Francis Sullivan as the club owner who funds Fabian with a twisted interest, and Stanislaus Zbyszko (who used to be a pro wrestler) as the proud wrestling legend.

The blu-ray features both British and American versions of the film as separate encodes. The US version comes off a new 4K restoration and looks expectedly marvellous with wonderful shadow-draped visuals and virtually damage-free. The LPCM audio is strong with crisp dialog and the jazzy score by Frank Waxman. I haven't seen the Brit version (which has different scenes and a different score). Supplements include separate commentaries for each version, some additional featurettes (the filmed conversation with Richard Widmark shows him to be a lovely person with a solid memory for details, a real talent for telling anecdotes and a gut busting sense of humor) and a booklet - in short, a packed to the rafters affair, highly recommended!
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Moodywoody
5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Great Film Noir
Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2009
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Night and the City is a brilliant film noir by Jules Dassin. The story is suffocating as we witness the impending doom of the anti-hero, played by Richard Widmark, in what has to be one of the greatest performances of his career. Yet, even though we experience discomfort in witnessing this impending doom, we are nevertheless compelled to watch in fascination as the story evolves.

The cinematography in this film is classic film noir. The film exposes a depressing beauty of the seedy underbelly of London in glorious black and white. Dassin's direction is creative and subtle, as he unravels at a careful pace the angst, frustration, and inevitable descent of the Widmark character, soaking up and igniting the atmospheric quality of the film that makes it such a great film noir.

This film is totally dominated by Richard Widmark. His performance is absolutely unforgettable. The rest of the cast are competent, but are overshadowed by Widmark and his performance. However, special kudos should go to the performance of Stanislaus Zbyszko, who portrays a retired wrestler making a comeback as a decent and sensitive individual who becomes a loyal friend to the Widmark character.

This is probably Dassin's best film in my opinion. A film that at times may be depressing and uncomfortable to watch, but at the same time easily recognizable as one of the best film noirs ever made.
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