(Nicholas Ray, 1949)Release date: 22 April 2024Standard 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’s The American Scene series 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
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BBFC cert: PG
REGION BEAN: 5060697924381
