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One might wonder what Field Marshall Rommel might have thought of Austrian born Billy Wilder's second U.S. production, a 1943 WWII project, with Rommel played by in icy tones by Erich von Stroheim.
Five Graves to Cairo was released between The Major and the Minor (1942) and Mr. Wilder's little noir picture, Double Indemnity, which set his directing career on track.
Previously, he worked as a writer.
Shot by John Seitz, who was nominated for an Academy Award on location in the African deserts in Arizona, Kino's new Blu-ray is the best I've seen the film look.
Don't judge the production by the first five minutes or so, as all of the footage is dupe - dissolve after dissolve after dissolve.
When it gets to cut production footage, the image becomes much more cohesive with solid grain, and inky blacks.
Presumably derived from a fine grain, it's a solid affair, and quality means of viewing the film.
From a genre perspective, it may not be precisely as expected, as Mr. Wilder weaves a bit of comedy into the proceedings.
Miklos Rozsa did the score. He would score Double Indemnity the following year.
Image – 4.25
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Upgrade from DVD - Yes
Recommended
RAH
Five Graves to Cairo was released between The Major and the Minor (1942) and Mr. Wilder's little noir picture, Double Indemnity, which set his directing career on track.
Previously, he worked as a writer.
Shot by John Seitz, who was nominated for an Academy Award on location in the African deserts in Arizona, Kino's new Blu-ray is the best I've seen the film look.
Don't judge the production by the first five minutes or so, as all of the footage is dupe - dissolve after dissolve after dissolve.
When it gets to cut production footage, the image becomes much more cohesive with solid grain, and inky blacks.
Presumably derived from a fine grain, it's a solid affair, and quality means of viewing the film.
From a genre perspective, it may not be precisely as expected, as Mr. Wilder weaves a bit of comedy into the proceedings.
Miklos Rozsa did the score. He would score Double Indemnity the following year.
Image – 4.25
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Upgrade from DVD - Yes
Recommended
RAH
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