{"product_id":"columbianoir1regionb","title":"Columbia Noir Volume 1 (Region B, Limited Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eESCAPE IN THE FOG (Budd Boetticher, 1945)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE UNDERCOVER MAN (Joseph H Lewis, 1949)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDRIVE A CROOKED ROAD (Richard Quine, 1954)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 AGAINST THE HOUSE (Phil Karlson, 1955)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE GARMENT JUNGLE (Vincent Sherman and Robert Aldrich, 1957)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE LINEUP (Don Siegel, 1958)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease date: 30 November 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Blu-ray Edition (4 x UK \u0026amp; 2 x World Blu-ray premieres)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix tough, no-nonsense noirs from six of the genre’s toughest, no-nonsense directors: Budd Boetticher’s Escape in the Fog, in which a nurse and a war veteran take on Nazi spies in San Francisco; Joseph H Lewis’ The Undercover Man, inspired by the real-life case against Al Capone; Richard Quine’s Drive a Crooked Road, which finds Mickey Rooney moving away from comedies and musicals to a tougher persona; Phil Karlson’s 5 Against the House, starring Kim Novak as a nightclub singer embroiled in a casino heist; Vincent Sherman’s The Garment Jungle, from which Kiss Me Deadly director Robert Aldrich was famously fired; and Don Siegel’s police procedural The Lineup, based on the radio and television series, and as brutal a film as he ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, with The Undercover Man and Drive a Crooked Road making their world Blu-ray premieres. This stunning collection also boasts a 120-page book, and is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eESCAPE IN THE FOG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2K restoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary with film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fleet That Came to Stay (1945, 22 mins): World War II documentary, compiled by Budd Boetticher from original combat footage captured during the Battle of Okinawa, and released shortly after Escape in the Fog\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou Nazty Spy! (1940, 18 mins): World War II comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio satirise the Third Reich and help publicise the Nazi threat to American audiences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage gallery: publicity and promotional material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE UNDERCOVER MAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2K restoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMan on a Bus (1945, 29 mins): short film directed by Joseph H Lewis for the United Jewish Appeal, featuring a star-studded cast, including Walter Brennan, Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, and Lassie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncome Tax Sappy (1954, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio come under the scrutiny of the US Treasury Department when they get creative with their tax returns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage gallery: publicity and promotional material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld premiere on Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDRIVE A CROOKED ROAD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh Definition presentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary with film critic Nick Pinkerton (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian Interview with Mickey Rooney (1988, 83 mins): archival audio recording of the much-loved actor in conversation with Tony Sloman at the National Film Theatre, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Martin Scorsese (2012, 2 mins)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScreen Snapshots: ‘Mickey Rooney, Then and Now’ (1953, 10 mins): Columbia Pictures promotional short featuring the famed performer looking back at one of his childhood roles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigher Than a Kite (1943, 18 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio play mechanics who find themselves in a situation that’s way out of their control\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage gallery: publicity and promotional material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld premiere on Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 AGAINST THE HOUSE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh Definition presentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary with film critic David Jenkins (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian Interview with Kim Novak (1997, 67 mins): archival video recording of the celebrated actor in conversation with David Robinson at the National Film Theatre, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet and Hot (1958, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio team up with a female singer in the hope of finding fame and fortune in the big city\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage gallery: publicity and promotional material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE GARMENT JUNGLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2K restoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a Jungle Out There (2007, 20 mins): archival interview with actor Robert Loggia, conducted by Alan K Rode of the Film Noir Foundation following a screening 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