World Noir Vol. 5 Blu-ray Movie
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The Bandit / Against the Law / Four Ways Out | Limited EditionRadiance Films | 1946-1951 | 3 Movies | 261 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Sep 07, 2026
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| Overall | | 4.0 |
Overview
World Noir Vol. 5 (1946-1951)
See individual titles for their synopses.
| Foreign | 100% |
| Drama | 52% |
| Crime | 17% |
| Film-Noir | 13% |
Specifications
Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Audio
See individual releases
Subtitles
English
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (3 BDs)
Playback
Region B (A, C untested)
Review
Rating summary
| Movie | | 4.0 |
| Video |  | 4.5 |
| Audio |  | 3.5 |
| Extras | | 4.0 |
| Overall | | 4.0 |
World Noir Vol. 5 Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman August 24, 2026Radiance Films is back with another volume in its continuing World Noir series. This edition features three Italian films that forge a bridge
between American noir sensibilities and Neorealism. There are some interesting names associated with the three films in this set, with
relatively early performances from future icons like Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni and Gina Lollobrigida, and with the Lollobrigida film also
boasting a Federico Fellini writing credit, and with the Magnani film bearing the imprimatur of producer Dino De Laurentiis.
While not all of the following were sent for review purposes, for those interested in having a
"complete collection", links to the previous volumes can be found below:
World Noir Vol. 1
World Noir Vol. 2
World Noir Vol. 3
World Noir Vol. 4
For reviews of the films in this set, please click on the following links:
The Bandit Blu-ray review
Against the Law Blu-ray review
Four Ways Out Blu-ray review
World Noir Vol. 5 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.
World Noir Vol. 5 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.
World Noir Vol. 5 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
On disc supplements are detailed in the above linked reviews. Radiance sent check discs for purposes of these reviews, but their website mentions a number of packaging extras.
World Noir Vol. 5 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
This is a really fascinating compendium which captures a specific time and arguable subgenre (or combo platter of genres) in Italian cinema, and anyone with an interest in either noir or Neorealism should find all three of these films to be quite compelling. While there are understandable quality fluctuations between the three, overall technical merits are solid and the on disc supplements very worthwhile. Recommended.