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A man hires a private investigator to kill his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, and her lover, but the investigator has a plan of his own. A bad situation suddenly gets worse.

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Other Authors: Coen, Joel (Film director, Screenwriter), Coen, Ethan (Film producer, Screenwriter), Sonnenfeld, Barry (director of photography.), Burwell, Carter (composer (expression)), Jaynes, Roderick (Editor of moving image work), Wiegmann, Don (Editor of moving image work), Musky, Jane (Production designer), Medina-Pape, Sara (Costume designer), Getz, John, 1946- (Actor), McDormand, Frances (Actor), Hedaya, Dan (Actor), Williams, Samm-Art (Actor), Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-2024 (Actor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Series:Criterion collection ; 834.
Subjects:
Murder for hire > Drama.
Private investigators > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Jealousy > Drama.
Deception > Drama.
Spouses > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Film noir.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A man hires a private investigator to kill his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, and her lover, but the investigator has a plan of his own. A bad situation suddenly gets worse.
Item Description:Title from title frame.
DVD release of the 1984 motion picture.
Special features on disc 1: New, restored 4K digital transfer; Trailers. On disc 2: New conversation between Sonnenfeld and the Coens, between author Dave Eggers and the Coens; New interviews with composer Carter Burwell, sound mixer, and actors. In insert: an essay by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (96 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Playing Time:00:96:00
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Winner, Sundance Film Festival, 1985: Grand Jury Prize Award.
Winner, Independent Spirit Awards, 1986: Best Director (Joel Coen). Best Male Lead (M. Emmet Walsh)
Production Credits:Director of phtography, Barry Sonnenfeld ; production designer, Jane Musky ; music, Carter Burwell ; editiors, Roderick Jaynes, Don Wiegmann ; wardrobe designer, Sara Medina-Pape.
ISBN:9781681432069
1681432064

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