French Noir Collection II Blu-ray
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Posted September 26, 2025 09:57 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will release on Blu-ray French Noir Collection II (1953-1961). The two-disc set is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 25.
RELEASE CONTENT:
RHINE VIRGIN(1953)
Screen great Jean Gabin (Touchez pas au grisbi) stars as Jacques Ledru, assumed killed during the war, who returns to Strasbourg to find that his wife Geneviève (Elina Labourdette, Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne) has taken control of his shipping company with her new husband (Renaud Mary, Fantômas). Femme fatale Geneviève will do anything to get rid of Jacques and keep his company. Directed by Gilles Grangier (Speaking of Murder, Hi-Jack Highway).
THE BEAST IS LOOSE A.K.A. THE TIGER ATTACKS (1959)
The distinguished Lino Ventura (Razzia sur la chnouf) portrays Paul Lamiani, an ex-gangster who has become a hero of the Resistance. He has now settled down for a quiet life with his family in the restaurant business. But the French Secret Service need him for one more mission, and when he refuses, they frame him and set up his escape from the police. Directed by Maurice Labro (To Catch a Spy) and featuring Estella Blain (The Diabolical Dr. Z) as a two-timing blonde.
TRAPPED BY FEAR (1960)
Screen idol Jean-Paul Belmondo (Le Doulos) stars as Paul Frapier, a reporter and photographer who comes to the rescue of Laurent (Claude Brasseur, Band of Outsiders), his old army companion in Algeria, after the accidental killing of a police officer. With stunning co-stars Alexandra Stewart (The Destructors), Sylva Koscina (A Lovely Way to Die) and Mireille Darc (Icy Breasts).
THE PASSION OF SLOW FIRE (1961)
Belle (Alexandra Stewart), a young American girl staying in Professor Blanchon's villa near Geneva, is found strangled. Suspicions immediately turn to Blanchon (Jean Desailly, Le Professional), who is not the culprit. As the cross-examining goes on, he realizes that Belle had secretly loved him, and as a result he is forced to reconsider the mediocre life he leads with his wife. Directed by Édouard Molinaro (Back to the Wall, The Road to Shame) from the novel by crime-writing legend Georges Simenon (Maigret).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - RHINE VIRGIN/THE BEAST IS LOOSE
RELEASE CONTENT:
RHINE VIRGIN(1953)
Screen great Jean Gabin (Touchez pas au grisbi) stars as Jacques Ledru, assumed killed during the war, who returns to Strasbourg to find that his wife Geneviève (Elina Labourdette, Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne) has taken control of his shipping company with her new husband (Renaud Mary, Fantômas). Femme fatale Geneviève will do anything to get rid of Jacques and keep his company. Directed by Gilles Grangier (Speaking of Murder, Hi-Jack Highway).
THE BEAST IS LOOSE A.K.A. THE TIGER ATTACKS (1959)
The distinguished Lino Ventura (Razzia sur la chnouf) portrays Paul Lamiani, an ex-gangster who has become a hero of the Resistance. He has now settled down for a quiet life with his family in the restaurant business. But the French Secret Service need him for one more mission, and when he refuses, they frame him and set up his escape from the police. Directed by Maurice Labro (To Catch a Spy) and featuring Estella Blain (The Diabolical Dr. Z) as a two-timing blonde.
TRAPPED BY FEAR (1960)
Screen idol Jean-Paul Belmondo (Le Doulos) stars as Paul Frapier, a reporter and photographer who comes to the rescue of Laurent (Claude Brasseur, Band of Outsiders), his old army companion in Algeria, after the accidental killing of a police officer. With stunning co-stars Alexandra Stewart (The Destructors), Sylva Koscina (A Lovely Way to Die) and Mireille Darc (Icy Breasts).
THE PASSION OF SLOW FIRE (1961)
Belle (Alexandra Stewart), a young American girl staying in Professor Blanchon's villa near Geneva, is found strangled. Suspicions immediately turn to Blanchon (Jean Desailly, Le Professional), who is not the culprit. As the cross-examining goes on, he realizes that Belle had secretly loved him, and as a result he is forced to reconsider the mediocre life he leads with his wife. Directed by Édouard Molinaro (Back to the Wall, The Road to Shame) from the novel by crime-writing legend Georges Simenon (Maigret).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - RHINE VIRGIN/THE BEAST IS LOOSE
- NEW 4K RESTORATION of Rhine Virgin (2021)
- NEW 4K RESTORATION of The Beast is Loose (2021)
- NEW Audio Commentary for RHINE VIRGIN by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast Heath Holland
- NEW Audio Commentary for THE BEAST IS LOOSE by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams
- Rhine Virgin | The Beast is Loose: Theatrical Trailers
- In French with Optional English Subtitles
- NEW 2K RESTORATION of Trapped by Fear (2017)
- NEW 4K RESTORATION of The Passion of Slow Fire (2021)
- NEW Audio Commentary for TRAPPED BY FEAR by Filmmaker/Film Historian Mike Siegel
- NEW Audio Commentary for PASSION OF SLOW FIRE by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast Heath Holland
- In French with Optional English Subtitles
