Blu-ray
Underworld
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
Silent film, with English intertitles and accompanying musical score.
Performers
Clive Brook, George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, Larry Semon.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (81 minutes) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
"Josef von Sternberg's riveting breakthrough is widely considered the film that launched the American gangster genre as we know it. George Bancroft plays heavy Bull Weed, a criminal kingpin whose jealous devotion to his moll, Feathers, gets him into hot water with a rival hood and, ultimately, the authorities. Further complicating matters is the attraction that blossoms between Feathers and an alcoholic former lawyer. With its supple, endlessly expressive camera work and tightly wound screenplay based on a story by legendary scribe Ben Hecht, Underworld solidified von Sternberg's place as one of Hollywood's most exciting new talents."--Container.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927.
Disc originally released as part of the three-disc set 3 silent classics by Josef Von Sternberg.
Special features: High-definition digital restoration ; two scores, one by Robert Israel and another by Alloy Orchestra ; video essay from 2010 by UCLA film professor Janet Bergstrom.