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Thieves' Highway (1949)
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STARS...........: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb
DIRECTOR........: Jules Dassin
WRITERS.........: A.I. Bezzerides
GENRE...........: Film-Noir, Drama, Thriller
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041958
RUNTIME.........: 1h 34mn
SIZE............: 4.78 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected])
BITRATE.........: 7000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1440x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.33:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by author Alain Silver [Criterion]
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Arrow Blu-ray, Criterion DVD
ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-10-23


Thieves’ Highway vividly depicts the perilous world of “long-haul boys,” who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Richard Conte stars as ex-G.I. Nick Garcos, a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). But when Figlia gets wise to his plan, Nick finds himself in a web of treachery and heartbreak. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this searing melodrama from master Jules Dassin.


Extras

• The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides, a 55-minute documentary portrait of Thieves’ Highway author and screenwriter, featuring contributions from Bezzerides, director Jules Dassin and writers George P. Pelecanos (The Wire), Mickey Spillane (Kiss Me Deadly) and Barry Gifford (Lost Highway)

• The Fruits of Labour, a new video essay about the genesis, production, reception and politics of Thieves’ Highway by Frank Krutnik, author of In a Lonely Street: Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity

• Selected scene and character commentaries by Frank Krutnik

• Commentary by Alain Silver, editor of Film Noir Reader and author of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles [Criterion, thx to Phaota]

• Theatrical trailer