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Features: DVD, French, English, Subtitled
Editor's Note
Lino Ventura (ARMY OF SHADOWS) and Jean-Paul Belmondo (BREATHLESS) star in this crackling gangster drama. After hiding out in Milan for years, crime boss Abel Davros (Ventura) is determined to return to France--even though he's been given a death sentence there in his absence. Along with his young guardian (Belmondo), Abel encounters old faces and new deceptions in the Parisian underworld. Though there's plenty of chases, shoot-outs, and tough-guy dialogue, the greatness of CLASSE TOUS RISQUES lies in its rich performances and the carefully drawn friendship between the leads. Neglected upon its initial release--and championed by directors John Woo, Bernard Travenier, and Jean-Pierre Melville--Claude Sautet's French noir is a worthy candidate for rediscovery.
| Features | Keep Case | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital Mono - French | | Subtitles - English - Optional | | Additional Release Material:
| Dominique Rabourdin - Writers | | Documentary: Excerpts from "Claude Sautet ou La Magie Invisible" - N.T. Binh and | | Interviews: Lino Ventura - Actor | | Trailers: Original French and U.S. Release | | Text/Photo Galleries:
| Essay:
| 1. Betrand Tavernier - Director | | 2. N.T. Binh - Critic | | 3. Reprinted Interview With Sautet | | 4. Tribute - Jean Pierre Melville |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Image |
| Release Date: 6/17/2008 |
| Running Time: 108 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1960 | | Catalog ID: 1758 | | UPC: 00715515030526 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: French | | Available Audio Tracks: French | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[A] riveting actioner without cliché or sentimentality." -- Grade: B 07/11/2008 p.57Sight and Sound
"A terrific slice of Jean-Pierre Melvillian fatalism, this stars the matchless Lino Ventura as exiled criminal Abel Davos..." 09/01/2008 p.88-89 |
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