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Rialto Pictures
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Featuring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Monique Hennessy, Jean Desailly, Rene Lefevre, Phillippe March
The backstabbing criminals in the shadowy underworld of Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le doulos have only one guiding principle: “Lie or die.” A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust? Shot and edited with Melville’s trademark cool and featuring masterfully stylized dialogue and performances, Le doulos (slang for “informant”) is one of the filmmaker’s most gripping crime dramas.
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Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, Insert, Interview, Television Program
- Selected-scene audio commentary by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris
- Video interview with director Volker Schlöndorff, who served as assistant director on the film
- Video interview with director Bertrand Tavernier, who served as publicity agent on the film
- Archival interview with Jean-Pierre Melville and Jean-Paul Belmondo from a 1963 episode of the French television program Page cinéma
- Archival interview with Serge Reggiani from a 1963 episode of the French television series Cinépanorama
- Short archival interview with Serge Reggiani & Jean-Pierre Melville from a 1970 episode of the French television series La joie de vivre
- Original theatrical trailer
- A new essay by film critic Glenn Kenny
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Producer: Issa Clubb
Artwork: steve chow
Release Notes on Restoration
Le doulos
Le doulos is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit 2K Datacine from a 35mm fine-grain master positive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from an optical track print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from an optical track print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.