the breaking point (criterion) blu ray
MICHAEL CURTIZ (Mildred Pierce) brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. JOHN GARFIELD (The Postman Always Rings Twice) stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, takes on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity.Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Harvey's WALLACE FORD), as well as the playful comeons of a cheeky blonde (A Face in the Crowd's PATRICIA NEAL), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality-and his marriage-farther than he'll admit.Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackNew interview with critic Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film)New piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield speaking about her father, actor John GarfieldNew video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, analysing Curtiz's methodsExcerpts from a 1962 episode of Today showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to To Have and Have Not, the novel on which The Breaking Point is basedTrailerPLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie ZacharekUnder exclusive license from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 1950 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved © 2022 The Criterion Collection. All Rights Reserved.
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MICHAEL CURTIZ (Mildred Pierce) brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. JOHN GARFIELD (The Postman Always Rings Twice) stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, takes on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity.Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Harvey's WALLACE FORD), as well as the playful comeons of a cheeky blonde (A Face in the Crowd's PATRICIA NEAL), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality-and his marriage-farther than he'll admit.Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackNew interview with critic Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film)New piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield speaking about her father, actor John GarfieldNew video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, analysing Curtiz's methodsExcerpts from a 1962 episode of Today showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to To Have and Have Not, the novel on which The Breaking Point is basedTrailerPLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie ZacharekUnder exclusive license from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 1950 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved © 2022 The Criterion Collection. All Rights Reserved.
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MICHAEL CURTIZ (Mildred Pierce) brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. JOHN GARFIELD (The Postman Always Rings Twice) stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, takes on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity.Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Harvey's WALLACE FORD), as well as the playful comeons of a cheeky blonde (A Face in the Crowd's PATRICIA NEAL), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality-and his marriage-farther than he'll admit.Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackNew interview with critic Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film)New piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield speaking about her father, actor John GarfieldNew video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, analysing Curtiz's methodsExcerpts from a 1962 episode of Today showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to To Have and Have Not, the novel on which The Breaking Point is basedTrailerPLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie ZacharekUnder exclusive license from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 1950 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved © 2022 The Criterion Collection. All Rights Reserved.
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format | blu-ray |
region code | b (europe, au, nz, africa...) |
artist | john garfield |
Brand | CRITERION COLLECTION |
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