Description
In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Marc Godin, biographer of director Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Interview with actor Yves Montand from 1988
- Henri-Georges Clouzot: The Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director’s career
- Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for its 1955 U.S. release
- Program on the film’s 4K restoration
- Trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the filmNew cover by Juan Esteban Rodríguez
Criterion Collection:
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A (locked)
- UPC: 715515310512
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