Man Hunt (1941)

[Ashirg]

Fritz Lang's film is coming to DVD on May 19 according to Classic Flix:

Based on the 1939 novel, “Rogue Male,” a British hunter on vacation in the Bavarian Alps, in the forests near Adolf Hitler’s home, gets Hitler in his gun sight, pondering whether or not he should shoot him.

BONUS FEATURES:

* Commentary by Author Patrick McGilligan
* Rogue Male: The Making of Man Hunt
* Restoration Comparison
* Trailer
* Interactive Pressbook
* Still Gallery

Languages: English(Original Language & Subtitled), Spanish(Subtitled & Dubbed)

Cover artwork is available at the link above.

[domino harvey]

Finally! =D>

[ZizouJuve]

This looks real good. Love that cover art. Gotta love Lang films dealing with Nazis.

[Highway 61]

Whoa. A pleasant surprise from Fox. Fantastic cover.

[knepo]

WoW! Greatest dvd news i got in 2009!

[htdm]

Very welcome addition!

[What A Disgrace]

Must have for me.

[ByMarkClark.com]

This thing has been in the pipeline forever. My friend Paul Jensen was interviewed for the making-of doc literally years ago. Glad to see it's finally on the schedule.

Is it just me, or has Fox really scaled back its library titles this year?

[justeleblanc]

This thing has been in the pipeline forever. My friend Paul Jensen was interviewed for the making-of doc literally years ago. Glad to see it's finally on the schedule.

Is it just me, or has Fox really scaled back its library titles this year?

I believe all the studios laid off hundreds of their employees last year due to the economy, and I imagine many were in home video.

[Tolmides]

WoW! Greatest dvd news i got in 2009!

Waterloo Bridge would probably top this, but it's a close run thing.

[knives]

Did anyone else think McGilligan hated the movie? Half the commentary was spent suggesting other Lang or saying how ridiculous/ silly such and such aspect was. Some how the hate made me like the movie more.

[Florinaldo]

Did anyone else think McGilligan hated the movie? Half the commentary was spent suggesting other Lang or saying how ridiculous/ silly such and such aspect was. Some how the hate made me like the movie more.

McGilligan is quite right in pointing out that this is not quite top-tier Lang, even considering only his American period (I would rank Scarlet Street, Woman in the Window or You Only Live Once as superior for example). But he still highlights that Lang often managed to circumvent the constraints of the script and of a limited budget, for example with the farewell scene on the bridge.

And of course, second-tier Lang is still way above most other movies, whether from the same era or from today.