Army of Shadows 55th Anniversary Blu-ray (UPDATED)
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Posted May 8, 2024 09:50 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will celebrate the 55th anniversary of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows (1969) with a brand new Blu-ray release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on June 3.
Description: Having himself participated in the French Resistance, ARMY OF SHADOWS is both Melville's most personal film and, though initially underappreciated in France, is today widely recognized as being his finest.
Based on a novel by Joseph Kessel and featuring a stella cast that includes Lino Ventura (Les Misérables, Lift to The Scaffold), Paul Meurisse (Les Diaboliques, The Eleven O'clock Woman), Jean-Pierre Cassel (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Three Musketeers) and Simone Signoret (Room at The Top, Les Diaboliques), ARMY OF SHADOWS is a real-life story channelled through the minimalism of Melville's gangster films. The result is an unmissable tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
"Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance"
In 1942, French engineer and Resistant cell leader, Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), is arrested and sent to a Nazi concentration camp. Managing to escape we follow Gerbier and his Resistance allies through operations, camaraderie and espionage, and witness the constant threat of capture, danger and the tough decisions that need to be taken to stay alive.
The new 4K restoration of ARMY OF SHADOWS comes complete with brand-new extras and is the newest addition to the ever-expanding Vintage World Cinema collection from STUDIOCANAL.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Having himself participated in the French Resistance, ARMY OF SHADOWS is both Melville's most personal film and, though initially underappreciated in France, is today widely recognized as being his finest.
Based on a novel by Joseph Kessel and featuring a stella cast that includes Lino Ventura (Les Misérables, Lift to The Scaffold), Paul Meurisse (Les Diaboliques, The Eleven O'clock Woman), Jean-Pierre Cassel (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Three Musketeers) and Simone Signoret (Room at The Top, Les Diaboliques), ARMY OF SHADOWS is a real-life story channelled through the minimalism of Melville's gangster films. The result is an unmissable tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
"Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance"
In 1942, French engineer and Resistant cell leader, Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), is arrested and sent to a Nazi concentration camp. Managing to escape we follow Gerbier and his Resistance allies through operations, camaraderie and espionage, and witness the constant threat of capture, danger and the tough decisions that need to be taken to stay alive.
The new 4K restoration of ARMY OF SHADOWS comes complete with brand-new extras and is the newest addition to the ever-expanding Vintage World Cinema collection from STUDIOCANAL.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Army of Shadow - The Hidden Side of the Story
- Trailer
- In French, with English subtitles
