The Big Combo (+ Slipcover) 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (US Import)

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The Big Combo (+ Slipcover) 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (US Import)
Ignite Films

Original title: The Big Combo

Year: 1955
Country: USA
Region code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: A/B/C
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 850045066086

Image: 1.85:1 (2160p)

HDR: -

Audio:
English - Mono
German - Mono
Latin American Spanish - Mono

Subtitles: English, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, French, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese

Age rating: Not Rated

Genre: Classic / Thriller

Cast: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlvey

Director: Joseph H. Lewis 


Synopsis:

Ignite Films proudly presents The Big Combo (1955) in an extensive 70th Anniversary 4K Restoration. One of the most visually daring noirs ever made, the film showcases Joseph H. Lewis’s bold direction and John Alton’s iconic cinematography with unprecedented clarity.

Extras:

A 2-disc UHD + Blu-ray set presenting the complete 4K restoration, newly produced bonus features, and a specially curated booklet.

UHD Disc: The Big Combo + all newly produced extras
Blu-ray Disc: Legacy extras + The Crooked Way

Newly Produced Bonus Features:

• New Audio Commentary with acclaimed film historian and noir expert Imogen Sara Smith.
• New Interview with celebrated author and critic Philippe Garnier.
  
• How a Guy Makes a Living — How a Little Combo Made The Big Combo: New video essay by Scout Tafoya. 
  
• The Crooked Way (1949) – Another brutal noir with spectacular expressionistic cinematography by John Alton with unfiltered filming on the 1940s post-war streets of Los Angeles. 
  

Legacy Bonus Features:

• Audio Commentary with Eddie Muller, the “Czar of Noir” and founder of the Film Noir Foundation.
• Geoff Andrew, respected critic and curator, on The Big Combo.
• Wagon Wheel Joe: A fascinating video appreciation of Lewis’s dynamic camerawork and recurring motifs, tracing his evolution from B-movie craftsman to master stylist.
  

Booklet:

• Art in a Boiling Pot: New written introduction by Eddie Muller.
  
• Commissioned essays by Ben Sachs, Alonso Duralde, Katie Stebbins, Scout Tafoya, and Garrett Clayton.