The Ultimate Film Noir Collection (5 DVD Set) |  | Director: Rudolph Mate
Actors: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Neville Brand
Studio: Passport
Category: DVD
Buy New: $43.00
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Seller: thebookgrove
Rating:  16 reviews
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 909 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.9
MPN: PIPDV5480
UPC: 025493548099
EAN: 0025493548099
Theatrical Release Date: November 30, 1945
Release Date: May 2, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Five-pack of 10ic film noir features including Scarlet Street (1945) starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett, Detour (1945) starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) starring Kirk Douglas and Barbara Stanwyck, Whistle Stop (1946) starring George Raft and Ava Gardner, He Walked By Night (1948) starring Richard Basehart and Scott Brady, Trapped (1949) starring Ll |
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Product Description
Five-pack of 10 classic film noir features including Scarlet Street (1945) starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett Detour (1945) starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) starring Kirk Douglas and Barbara Stanwyck Whistle Stop (1946) starring George Raft and Ava Gardner He Walked By Night (1948) starring Richard Basehart and Scott Brady Trapped (1949) starring Lloyd Bridges and Barbara Payton Impact (1949) starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines D.O.A. (1950) starring Edmond O Brien and Pamela Britton Quicksand (1950) starring Mickey Rooney and Jeanne Cagney The Hitch-Hiker (1953) starring Edmond O Brien and Frank Lovejoy plus an original documentary The Best of Film Noir.System Requirements:Running Time 909 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating: NR UPC: 025493548099 Manufacturer No: PIPDV5480
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 "Ultimate" Film Noir Collection? Phooey! June 26, 2009
Ray N. (California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll admit upfront that I could only bear to watch one of these masterpieces being butchered in front of my eyes and ears, so keep that in mind. I'm partly writing this as a note to myself so I don't mistakenly buy it. I borrowed this same set (published by Passport, 2006) from the library. Suffering through one film (Detour) was enough to ruin the batch for me. The quality of the transfer (the "picture" as well as the "sound," if you can call it that) was lousy--Horrid! Far, far, far, inferior to another DVD I'd seen of the same film a few years ago, probably one from Netflix. Also, as other reviewers have mentioned, there's an idiotic logo on the screen which I found maddeningly distracting. This stuff is public domain, but regardless, the manufacturer felt the need to brand it like a calf. Ok, maybe on an itty bitty TV it wouldn't be so bad (for some folks), but those damn logos are one of the many reasons I don't subscribe to cable. And on my 12 foot screen the friggin' thing was the size of a rabid cat, and just as hard to ignore. Sure, at first glance, the price of this set seems a steal. Well, I literally wouldn't pay two bits for it. Shoot, I couldn't even stand watching it for free from the public library! Lotsa luck with this one, folks. Stick to Criterion and such.
 Good value for the money September 27, 2007
Charles Kelly (Scottsdale, AZ USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This DVD is an excllent bargain. Lots of classic noir moview for little money. Technical quality of some could be better, but it's a great bargain.
Watch out May 22, 2007
Jason D. Standridge (Las Cruces, NM)
3 out of 15 found this review helpful
So I ordered this DVD specifically for one of the movies in the description, and it turns out the movie is not even on the set!
 Glad to recommend this Seller May 12, 2007
Gary Desomber (Des Moines, Iowa)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
Very, very fast shipment. Item exactly as described. I am happy to Recommend this seller without any qualms.
You get what you pay for April 26, 2007
Steven Musil (Oakland, California)
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
These movies are wonderful examples of the genre, but the worst transfers I have ever seen. If you want to be reminded of what these movies looked like on late-night TV in the 1970s, this is the collection for you. The movies look like they were duped off a VCR/DVD combo. Images are grainy and washed out. Sound is scratchy and subpar. And to top it off, there is a logo in the bottom right corner of every frame of every movie that resembles a cable TV channel logo. Very disappointing.
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