Columbia Noir #5 - Humphrey Bogart (6-Disc Blu-ray Box Set)

Humphrey Bogart stars in this collection of six classic films noir produced by Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and '50s.

In Dead Reckoning (1947) Bogart stars as Rip Murdock, an ex-paratrooper who conducts his own investigation into the disappearance and subsequent death of his army buddy Johnny Drake (William Prince). Murdock's enquiry soon leads him to Drake's one-time girlfriend Coral Chandler (Lizabeth Scott), and in no time at all the hard-boiled hero becomes embroiled in a complex web of blackmail and murder.

In Knock On Any Door (1949) Andrew Morton (Bogart) is a criminal lawyer who has risen through the ranks from humble beginnings in the city slums. His past comes back to haunt him, however, when his client, career criminal Nick Romano (John Derek), is accused of murdering a policeman during a robbery.

In Tokyo Joe (1949) Bogart stars as Joe Barrett, an American who returns to Tokyo three years after the Second World War and attempts to pick up threads of his life in the city before the war. He hopes to return to his bar, Tokyo Joe's, and his wife Trina (Florence Marly), with whom he has a seven-year-old daughter - but circumstances have changed greatly since he left and he runs into troubles of both a personal and a political nature as he struggles to straighten things out.

In Sirocco (1951) Bogart stars as 1920s gunrunner Harry Smith, who is operating in war-torn Syria and supplying weapons to the rebel forces. His wits are keenly matched by a French intelligence officer - his constant spy and judge.

In The Family Secret (1951) retired lawyer Howard Clark (Lee J. Cobb) must defend an innocent man accused of murder knowing that his own son is guilty of the crime.

Finally, in The Harder They Fall (1956) Bogart stars in his final screen role as sports riter Eddie Willis, who takes a job as a publicist for boxing promoter Nick Benko (Rod Steiger). However, Willis soon finds himself embroiled in a corrupt and exploitative scheme to secure Benko's fighter a shot at the heavyweight title.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration of The Harder They Fall
• HD presentations of Dead Reckoning, Knock on Any Door, Tokyo Joe, Sirocco and The Family Secret
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film scholar and preservationist Alan K Rode on Dead Reckoning (2022)
• Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson on Knock on Any Door (2022)
• Audio commentary with writer and film historian Nora Fiore on Tokyo Joe (2022)
• Audio commentary with film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson on Sirocco (2022)
• Audio commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney on The Family Secret (2022)
• Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme on The Harder They Fall (2022)
• The South Bank Show: ‘Bogart: Here’s Looking at You, Kid’ (1997): episode of the British arts television series devoted to the iconic actor
• Tony Rayns on ‘Dead Reckoning’ (2022): appreciation by the writer and film programmer
• Geoff Andrew on ‘Knock on Any Door’ (2022): the critic and programmer discusses Bogart and Nicholas Ray
• Bertrand Tavernier on ‘Tokyo Joe’ (2017): archival appreciation by the celebrated filmmaker and critic     
• Tom Vincent on Sessue Hayakawa (2022): the film archivist looks at the career and stardom of the Tokyo Joe actor from the silent film era through to his Oscar-nominated role in The Bridge on the River Kwai
• Christina Newland on ‘The Harder They Fall’ (2022): the critic and writer talks Bogart, boxing and Budd Schulberg
• Bertrand Tavernier on ‘The Harder They Fall’ (2017): archival appreciation by the celebrated filmmaker and critic
• The Negro Soldier (1944): WWII documentary film intended as a recruitment drive for African American enlistees, directed by Stuart Heisler and now preserved by the National Film Registry for its cultural and historical significance
• Jim Pines on ‘The Negro Soldier’ (2010): audio presentation by the author and lecturer, recorded following a screening of the film at London’s BFI Southbank
• The Negro Sailor (1945): documentary short film, inspired by the success of The Negro Soldier, directed by Henry Levin
• Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945): documentary short film about the formation of the United Nations, directed by John Cromwell
• Tuesday in November (1945): documentary short on the US presidential campaign of 1944, on which Nicholas Ray served as assistant director
• That Justice Be Done (1945): documentary short on the Nuremberg Trials, written by Budd Schulberg
• The Big Moment (1954): short film produced by the United Jewish Appeal starring Knock on Any Door and The Family Secret actor John Derek
• Max Baer on Super 8: home cinema presentations of boxing matches featuring the prize fighter who acted in The Harder They Fall, including his famous bout with Primo Carnera that he would recreate in the film
• Theatrical trailer for Knock on Any Door
• Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Imogen Sara Smith, extensive archival articles and interviews, new writing on the various short films, and film credits
• World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
• Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units

All extras subject to change