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Torn Light Records
Chicago, IL 60647
513-873-6995




Franco Noir – Blu-Ray

Out of stock

$30.00

What our staff has to say: “Two early film noirs from exploitation titan Jesus Franco, both of which display his undervalued directorial chops.” – Justin

Following his international breakthrough with THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF, director Jess Franco next delivered a startling pair of crime-thrillers that pistol-whipped European notions of film noir while lighting the fuse on Uncle Jess’ own insane aesthetic. Set in New Orleans and based on a novel by the authors of VERTIGO, DEATH WHISTLES THE BLUES is a hard-boiled tale of betrayal, violence and revenge featuring smoky jazz compositions by Franco himself. Jean Servais of RIFIFI fame stars in RIFIFI IN THE CITY, a nihilistic trip through a pulp underworld of thugs, snitches, nightclub dames and black-gloved giallo-style murders. Both films – which led an impressed Orson Welles to hire Franco as his assistant on CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT – now feature HD scans from the original negatives for the first time ever.

Special Features:

  • Franco Noir — Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of “Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema Of Jesús Franco”

Disc Specs:

  • Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  • Audio: Spanish mono
  • English Subtitles/Closed Captions
  • Region Free
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