{"product_id":"eclipse-series-5-the-first-films-of-samuel-fuller-dvd-criterion","title":"Eclipse Series 5: The First Films of Samuel Fuller (DVD, Criterion)","description":"\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis films have been called raw, outrageous, sensational, and daring. In four decades of directing, Samuel Fuller created a legendarily idiosyncratic oeuvre, examining U.S. history and mythmaking in westerns, film noirs, and war epics. And characteristically, it all began with a bang: after printing the legend with the elegant B-pictures\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Shot Jesse James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baron of Arizona,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe got himself into hot water with the FBI on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Steel Helmet,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe first American movie to portray the Korean War. These three independent films showed off Fuller’s genre diversity, gutter wit, and subversive force, and pointed the way to a controversial career in studio moviemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharetools  sharetools-boxset\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eShare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-share-link=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/boxsets\/499-eclipse-series-5-the-first-films-of-samuel-fuller\" class=\"shareList\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-share-type=\"facebook\" class=\"ga-share-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/boxsets\/499-eclipse-series-5-the-first-films-of-samuel-fuller#\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-labelledby=\"share_fb\" role=\"img\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 16\" height=\"16\" width=\"8\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#b4841e\" d=\"M4.964 16V8h2.21l.292-2.758H4.964l.004-1.38c0-.72.068-1.105 1.1-1.105H7.45V0H5.24C2.59 0 1.655 1.338 1.655 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1.532c.088.272.15.55.19.83.028.21.047.42.048.63.003.388-.045.776-.135 1.155l2.79-2.788c1.604-1.606 1.604-4.21 0-5.817z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"film-meta\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" class=\"film-sets-list\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2\"\u003eFilms In This Set\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-sets-contain\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/882-i-shot-jesse-james\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"I Shot Jesse James\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/b4fd2ee48aa39c1dad05755f3fc4141c\/97zUNeFyvBp0bGWymtHQjrzxC5CBgd_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eI Shot Jesse James\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1949\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter years of crime reporting, screenwriting, and authoring pulp novels, Samuel Fuller made his directorial debut with the lonesome ballad of Robert Ford (played by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed River\u003c\/i\u003e’s John Ireland), who fatally betrayed his friend, the notorious Jesse James. At once modest and intense,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Shot Jesse James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an engrossing pocket portrait of guilt and psychological torment, and an auspicious beginning for the maverick filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/881-the-baron-of-arizona\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Baron of Arizona\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/3197ee1b95bd0f7b2ad572779c390ac5\/NqcHUmi6ucoGB5I2oLwdefW2xFI4bW_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eThe Baron of Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1950\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn one of his own favorite roles, Vincent Price portrays legendary swindler James Addison Reavis, who in 1880 concocted an elaborate and dangerous hoax to name himself the \"Baron\" of Arizona, and therefore inherit all the land in the state. Samuel Fuller adapts this tall tale to film with fleet, elegant storytelling and a sly sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/445-the-steel-helmet\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Steel Helmet\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/63de7974e76923b1f0396719aeabf1ae\/SwAXxO7qeoeeavRIP9DbHsuzfGLSGs_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eThe Steel Helmet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1951\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Steel Helmet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarked Samuel Fuller's official arrival as a mighty cinematic force. Despite its relatively low budget, this portrait of Korean War soldiers dealing with moral and racial identity crises remains one of the director's most gripping, realistic depictions of the blood and guts of war, as well as a reflection of Fuller's irreducible social conscience. So controversial were the film's comments on domestic and war crimes (American bigotry, the Japanese-American WWII internment camps) that Fuller became the target of an FBI investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44821454913580,"sku":"715515025522","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/eclipse-series-5-the-first-films-of-samuel-fuller-dvd-criterion-new-dvd-715515025522-7951988.jpg?v=1772348962","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/eclipse-series-5-the-first-films-of-samuel-fuller-dvd-criterion","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}