Blast of Silence (1961) Criterion 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLAC-SARTRE

Swift, brutal, and blackhearted, Allen Baron’s New York City noir Blast of Silence is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet also with an eye and ear for the oddball details of urban ­living and the imposing beauty of the city. At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration performed by Lionel Stander and written by Waldo Salt (both uncredited), Blast of Silence is a stylish triumph.
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TITLE...........: Blast of Silence (1961)
STARS...........: Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker
DIRECTOR........: Allen Baron
WRITERS.........: Allen Baron, Waldo Salt
GENRE...........: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
METASCORE.......: 75
TOMATOMETER.....: 81/83
IMDB SCORE......: 7.4
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054687
RUNTIME.........: 1h 17mn
SIZE............: 5.62 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 10000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by Allen Baron [German DVD]
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray, Criterion DVD, German DVD
ENCODE DATE.....: 2023-12-09

Extras

• Audio Commentary by director Allen Baron [German DVD]
• Requiem For a Killer: The Making of Blast of Silence
• On-Set Polaroids
• Locations Revisited
• Comic Samples
• Trailer