Blast of Silence

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Call Number: DVD Film-Noir Blast
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Film-Noir Blast	1-week checkout	Downtown 1st Fl. Display
Westgate Adult A/V 1-week checkout	DVD Film-Noir Blast	1-week checkout	On Shelf

Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features: New, restored digital transfer; Requiem for a killer: the making of "Blast of silence"; rare on-set Polaroids; photos of locations in 2008; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Terrance Rafferty and a four-page graphic-novel adaptation of the film by acclaimed artist Sean Phillips.
Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter H. Clune, Danny Meehan, Howard Mann, Charles Creasap, Bill Da Prado, Milda Memenas, Joe Bubbico, Ruth Kaner, Gil Rogers, Jerry Douglas, Don Saroyan, Dean Sheldon.
Narrator: Lionel Stander.
Professional killer Frankie Bono returns after an apparent absence to Manhattan during the Christmas season to assassinate the gangster Troiano. Bono is a loner and intends to avoid any unnecessary human contact while planning the murder of his victim. Bono is recognized by an acquaintance from the orphanage he was raised in who invites him to a Christmas party. There he meets up with an old semi-girlfriend, Lorrie. His friend's happy marriage contrasts with Bono's solitary and haunted existence and Bono's hard exterior softens. Bono is emotionally conflicted with both his personal contacts and his professional duties and his choices have heavy consequences.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.

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Gritty Drama submitted by kencza on July 29, 2022, 11:16am Not for the weak of heart....an unstable hit man wavers between an attempt at sociable behavior and the lifestyle he has lead most of his life. At times this is difficult to watch, the violence and mental illness is graphic but even with the disturbing feel of the movie you still have empathy for lead character Bono. Definitely powerful noir......