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The killing of a Chinese bookie / Faces Distribution Corporation presents an Al Ruban production ; writer/director, John Cassavetes ; producer, Al Ruban ; associate producer, Phil Burton.
LIBRA DVD 006 291 discs 1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 254.
- John Cassavetes: five films.
- The Criterion collection ; 254
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gamblers--Drama.
- Gamblers.
- Gangsters--Drama.
- Gangsters.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Gangster films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (243 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection ; Chicago, IL : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, [2004]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A film noir about a gentleman's club owner finds himself on the bad side of a small time gangster, and then must save his beloved club and way of life.
- Contents:
- Original release version (1976, 135 min.)
- Director's cut (1978, 108 min.).
- Participant:
- Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, John Red Kullers, Al Ruban, Alice Fredlund, Donna Marie Gordon, Azizi Johari, Meade Roberts.
- Credits:
- In charge of lighting [i.e. cinematographer], Mitchell Breit ; music, Bo Harwood ; supervising editor, Tom Cornwell.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the 1976 and 1978 motion pictures.
- Issued in slipcase with title John Cassavetes: five films.
- Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
- Special features: Disc 1. The 1976 cut: John Cassavetes' original 135 minute edit of the film, with the restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions. Disc 2. The 1978 cut: Cassavetes' 108 minute edit from the 1978 theatrical re-release, with restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions; new video interviews with star Ben Gazzara and producer Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes.
- ISBN:
- 0780029232
- 0780029224
- OCLC:
- 56557336
- Publisher Number:
- 037429199220 (set)
- 037429199121
- KIL050 Criterion Collection
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