A new series of box sets – following Indicator's acclaimed Columbia Noir series – focusing on the film noir output of another of the major Hollywood studios, Universal Pictures.
Starring such high-profile talents as Burt Lancaster, Joan Fontaine, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Vincent Price, Edmond O’Brien, Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Jeff Chandler, the six films in this volume feature embezzlement and murder (The Web), confidence tricksters (Larceny), lovers on the lam (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), an adoption racket (Abandoned), transatlantic criminals (Deported), and police brutality (Naked Alibi).
This stunning collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and also features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries for each film, critical appreciations, archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.
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- Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2022)
- Absolute Magnetism (2022, 42 mins): academic Lucy Bolton discusses the life and career of Gloria Grahame, one of film noir’s greatest femmes fatales
- The Cinematographer (1951, 10 mins): documentary directed by Jerry Hopper, produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, providing a guide to the role of director of photography
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials