(Nicholas Ray, 1949) Release date: 22 April 2024 Standard Edition Blu-ray
Humphrey Bogart (The Harder They Fall) and John Derek (The Family Secret) star in Knock on Any Door, a hard-hitting amalgam of film noir, social commentary, and courtroom drama.
Nick Romano (Derek) is a young criminal whose motto is ‘live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse’. But, when Nick faces the death penalty for killing a police officer, hotshot lawyer Andrew Morton (Bogart) defends him, arguing that the killer is merely a product of his environment.
Based on the controversial novel by Willard Motley and directed by the great Nicholas Ray (In a Lonely Place), Knock on Any Door is an often-shocking indictment of the poverty that blights America’s slums.
INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2022)
Nobody Knows How Anybody Feels(2022, 20 mins): appreciation by critic and film programmer Geoff Andrew
Tuesday in November(1945, 17 mins): documentary short about the democratic process in America, made as part of the Office of War’sThe American Sceneseries and boasting Nicholas Ray as assistant director
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
