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Judex / Robert de Nesle présente ; un film de Georges Franju ; adaptation et dialogues de Jacques Champreux et Francis Lacassin ; co-production franco-italienne Comptoir Français du Film production, Paris [et] Filmès, Rome.
LIBRA DVD 024 828 DVD 1-2 + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 710.
- The Criterion collection ; 710
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Kidnapping--Drama.
- Kidnapping.
- Bankers.
- Corruption.
- Bankers--Corrupt practices--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Action and adventure films.
- Crime films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 cm + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm).
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Director-approved special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
- Language Note:
- French dialogue; optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1); mono.
- digital optical 1.0 Dolby
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- A mysterious kidnapping of a corrupt banker by a shadowy crime fighter (American magician Channing Pollock) spins out into a thrillingly complex web of deceptions. Combining stylish sixties modernisms with silent-cinema touches and even a few unexpected sci-fi accents.
- Participant:
- Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Edith Scob, Theó Sarapo, Sylva Koscina, Jacques Jouanneau, Michel Vitold.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Marcel Fradetal; music, Maurice Jarre; editor, Gilbert Natot.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
- Based on the 1916 film series Judex, directed and written by Louis Feuillade, and also written by Arthur Bernède.
- Special features: Interview with cowriter Jacques Champreux; interview with actor Francine Bergé; documentary Franju le Visionnaire (50 min.); two short films by Franju - Hôtel des Invalides (1951) and Le grand Méliès. Booklet features an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien, along with a selection of commentary by Franju.
- Contains:
- Container of: Judex (Motion picture)
- Container of: Judex (Motion picture). English.
- ISBN:
- 9781604658477
- 1604658479
- OCLC:
- 881196575
- Publisher Number:
- 715515117616
- CC2365BDDVD The Criterion Collection
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