Blast of silence

a Universal-International ; screenplay by Allen Baron ; narration written by Mel Davenport ; an Alfred Crown-Dan Enright production ; produced by Merrill Brody ; directed by Allen Baron
videorecording (Blu-Ray) - 2023

Swift, brutal, and blackhearted, Allen Baron's New York City noir film is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet also with an eye and ear for the oddball details of urban living and the imposing beauty of the city. At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration performed by Lionel Stander and written by Waldo Salt (both uncredited), it is a stylish triumph.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Baron, Allen (Screenwriter, Actor), Salt, Waldo (Screenwriter), Stander, Lionel (Actor), McCarthy, Molly (Actress) (Actor), Tucker, Larry, 1934-2001 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Published: [New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]
Edition:Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 428.
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500 |a Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Requiem for a killer: the making of "Blast of silence"; Rare on-set Polaroids; Photos of locations from the film in 2008; Trailer; Booklet containing an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty; Graphic-novel adaptation of the film by artist Sean Phillips. 
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