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Laura [Blu-ray]
Gene Tierney
(Actor),
Dana Andrews
(Actor),
Otto Preminger
(Director)
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more Rated: Format: Blu-ray
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IMDb7.9/10.0
Genre | Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir, Mystery & Suspense |
Format | Multiple Formats, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Dolby, Blu-ray, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound |
Contributor | Vincent Price, Otto Preminger, Gene Tierney, Judith Anderson, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 27 minutes |
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Product Description
This gripping and lushly photographed film noir, one of the most acclaimed mystery thrillers of all time, is a must-own classic on Blu-rayÖ. Jealousy, passion and blackmail surround the murder investigation of the stunning Laura (Gene Tierney), leading to one of the most surprising twists the screen has ever seen.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.76 ounces
- Item model number : 2283861
- Director : Otto Preminger
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Dolby, Blu-ray, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound
- Run time : 1 hour and 27 minutes
- Release date : February 5, 2013
- Actors : Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Clifton Webb, Judith Anderson
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish
- Studio : 20th Century Studios
- ASIN : B00AF4OTM6
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #39,037 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #13,965 in Blu-ray
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5 Stars
LAURA IS EVEN LOVELIER IN HD
Regarded as one of the finest film noirs ever made, Otto Preminger's LAURA (20th Century Fox, 1944) is certainly that, and more. While it contains familiar noir aspects - the hard edged detective and the shadowy, urban setting - it lacks a femme fatale in the traditional sense since the title character isn't manipulative and is more preyed upon than predatory. The film is an even mixture of noir, whodunit and psychological romance.The entire cast is picture perfect: Gorgeous Gene Tierney is the elusive Laura, a role she was born to play, Dana Andrews is the detective smitten with her painted portrait, Clifton Webb plays Laura's possessive benefactor, Vincent Price is her suspicious suitor, and Judith Anderson is Laura's jealous aunt. Everyone delivers a performance that counts among their best work, aided by the bitingly witty screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt, all under the precise guidance of director Preminger. The haunting score by composer David Raksin is in total harmony with the tone of the film, and adds considerably to our emotional involvement. LAURA is a superb, well crafted film that satisfies on any level.20th Century Fox has done an exceptional job with its new Blu-ray of this classic film, which does full justice to Joseph LaShelle's crisp, black and white cinematography. The audio fidelity is crystal clear mono, and quite impressive. All the great extra features from Fox's previous DVD have been transferred over.Several reviewers are complaining about the cover photo; it IS Gene Tierney - the flat lighting and angle are just giving off a different look.My highest recommendation.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
This movie is my comfort movie. I don’t know what it is about this noir film, but it’s just so cozy!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
I love vintage movie and I truly love mystery movies and shoes.
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
One of my favorite film noir movies. Have seen it several times; it never gets old.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
The movie is one of my favorites especially the actors like Vincent Price than Andrews and others. Make it a fabulous movie for others who are into this type of category mystery intrigue will enjoy this movie greatly.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2013
At last Fox has released to us, newly bright and polished, without crude splices, jumps, grit and noise, this most perfect of cinematic marvels, the divine Laura (1944). Nominally a Manhattan murder mystery, it is set amongst a crowd so elite it is free of any wartime references, save an invitation to buy bonds in the end-title. The wars in Laura are private, conducted by spoiled narcissists, living in vast East Side apartments replete with servants, balconies and objets d'art. The film's unusual plot is a scaffold for Vera Caspary's social commentary on the character-corrupting effects of beauty, wealth and genius. We remember the eponymous Laura, the venal suspects in her "murder," and the crackling dialog, still fresh after nearly seventy years, far better than her story.
Laura is a showcase for the ingenue Fox chief Darryl F. Zanuck called "the most beautiful woman in movie history." If Marilyn Monroe photographed as flesh, Gene Tierney, equally beloved by the camera, is living porcelain. Unlike Monroe, whom everyone felt they could know, Tierney is maddeningly unknowable, unpossessable, like the prize statuette in Zanuck's earlier Warners' production, The Maltese Falcon (1941). Laura's sphinx-like beauty drives the film relentlessly forward as she fascinates us and everyone else on the screen, never leaving our minds after the picture ends, inviting us to view this film again and again, not to solve its mystery, which we learn in first viewing, but its mysterious power over us that makes it the singular and unique Noir classic it remains today.
Haunting as Tierney's beauty is the movie's theme, now also known as Laura. Written by David Raksin over a weekend and inspired by a Dear John letter, it is the only song Cole Porter regretted he had not written. Lovingly recorded no less than four times by Frank Sinatra, also by Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker and countless others it is now a jazz standard. You hear it here first, long before Johnny Mercer gave it lyrics. Even a hilarious Spike Jones parody has not diminished its emotional power.
Laura owes an undeniable debt to the equally imperishable Casablanca (1942); they share key devices and elements: romantic triangles, even quadrangles, deft and mesmerizing flashbacks, lost or unrequited love, idealized femininity and American macho, but most importantly the unforgettable characterizations supported by brilliant screenwriting.
Nearly as riveting as Gene Tierney's beauty is Clifton Webb's voice. He portrays the effete columnist and critic, Waldo Lydecker, modelled, it is said, on Alexander Woollcott. The movie's narrator and Laura's mentor and promoter, his unmistakable and inimitable voice never before sounded so crisp, eloquent and irresistible as in DTS-HD. Amazingly, this was Webb's sound film debut at age 54; he was a Broadway celebrity in song and dance for decades. A very fey presence on screen and gay in his private life, the credibility of his passion for Laura has been questioned in print; in fact it is irrelevant. Lydecker is a collector of beautiful things and Laura is, to quote him in another context, "the gem of my collection and I intend to have it back."
Supporting Tierney and Webb are Vincent Price, as Shelby Carpenter, Laura's sociopathic fiance, the "six foot baby" of Caspary's book, and Dame Judith Anderson, the fiendish Mrs. Danvers of Rebecca (1940), no less wicked but far more powerful as Laura's wealthy cougar-aunt. Piecing the mystery together is the street-smart but socially outclassed detective, Mark McPherson, investigating what he plainly calls Laura's "collection of dopes." Portrayed by Dana Andrews (in substantial lifts, made more obvious in HD; as were Bogart's lifts and wig in Casablanca), he plays fast and loose with our Constitution, invading homes, bank accounts and the physical integrity of suspects, but with a likable credibility and unerring eye for visual detail the cinema always loves.
Finally, in a bow to ethnic diversity and the working class, there is the brief but memorable appearance of Dorothy Adams, a Hollywood stalwart, as Bessie Cleary, Laura's hysterical but devoted Irish-American maid.
So welcome to Laura's apartment, now in HD and as clear and vibrant as Rick's Cafe, and enter a world of entitlement where, though it is 1944, the War has never happened, cigarettes are omnipresent and harmless, drinks are served before noon, we leave work to go dancing at lunchtime and everybody already has a maid, who may care about our murder more than anyone else.
Laura is a showcase for the ingenue Fox chief Darryl F. Zanuck called "the most beautiful woman in movie history." If Marilyn Monroe photographed as flesh, Gene Tierney, equally beloved by the camera, is living porcelain. Unlike Monroe, whom everyone felt they could know, Tierney is maddeningly unknowable, unpossessable, like the prize statuette in Zanuck's earlier Warners' production, The Maltese Falcon (1941). Laura's sphinx-like beauty drives the film relentlessly forward as she fascinates us and everyone else on the screen, never leaving our minds after the picture ends, inviting us to view this film again and again, not to solve its mystery, which we learn in first viewing, but its mysterious power over us that makes it the singular and unique Noir classic it remains today.
Haunting as Tierney's beauty is the movie's theme, now also known as Laura. Written by David Raksin over a weekend and inspired by a Dear John letter, it is the only song Cole Porter regretted he had not written. Lovingly recorded no less than four times by Frank Sinatra, also by Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker and countless others it is now a jazz standard. You hear it here first, long before Johnny Mercer gave it lyrics. Even a hilarious Spike Jones parody has not diminished its emotional power.
Laura owes an undeniable debt to the equally imperishable Casablanca (1942); they share key devices and elements: romantic triangles, even quadrangles, deft and mesmerizing flashbacks, lost or unrequited love, idealized femininity and American macho, but most importantly the unforgettable characterizations supported by brilliant screenwriting.
Nearly as riveting as Gene Tierney's beauty is Clifton Webb's voice. He portrays the effete columnist and critic, Waldo Lydecker, modelled, it is said, on Alexander Woollcott. The movie's narrator and Laura's mentor and promoter, his unmistakable and inimitable voice never before sounded so crisp, eloquent and irresistible as in DTS-HD. Amazingly, this was Webb's sound film debut at age 54; he was a Broadway celebrity in song and dance for decades. A very fey presence on screen and gay in his private life, the credibility of his passion for Laura has been questioned in print; in fact it is irrelevant. Lydecker is a collector of beautiful things and Laura is, to quote him in another context, "the gem of my collection and I intend to have it back."
Supporting Tierney and Webb are Vincent Price, as Shelby Carpenter, Laura's sociopathic fiance, the "six foot baby" of Caspary's book, and Dame Judith Anderson, the fiendish Mrs. Danvers of Rebecca (1940), no less wicked but far more powerful as Laura's wealthy cougar-aunt. Piecing the mystery together is the street-smart but socially outclassed detective, Mark McPherson, investigating what he plainly calls Laura's "collection of dopes." Portrayed by Dana Andrews (in substantial lifts, made more obvious in HD; as were Bogart's lifts and wig in Casablanca), he plays fast and loose with our Constitution, invading homes, bank accounts and the physical integrity of suspects, but with a likable credibility and unerring eye for visual detail the cinema always loves.
Finally, in a bow to ethnic diversity and the working class, there is the brief but memorable appearance of Dorothy Adams, a Hollywood stalwart, as Bessie Cleary, Laura's hysterical but devoted Irish-American maid.
So welcome to Laura's apartment, now in HD and as clear and vibrant as Rick's Cafe, and enter a world of entitlement where, though it is 1944, the War has never happened, cigarettes are omnipresent and harmless, drinks are served before noon, we leave work to go dancing at lunchtime and everybody already has a maid, who may care about our murder more than anyone else.
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
I watch DVD movies of this vintage all the time and nearly always the picture quality is excellent. On this one the picture is fuzzy. I thought there was something wrong with my DVD player so I tried two of my other "old movies" and they're just fine, so clearly this version of Laura is not the best. The sound is slightly unclear, too, but that may be the original movie's director. I watch the 1947 Sorry Wrong Number and the 1944 Double Indemnity all the time and I understand every word perfectly in those. In Laura, I have to "rewind" frequently and listen a second and third time before the dialog becomes perfectly clear. Perhaps another company has a better version.
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
you won’t be disappointed. Good movie.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014
Laura is one of the must-see films of the 40's, a noirish mystery set in the lavish world of New York café society that made careers for its director, most of its actors and the composer of the score whose theme became one of the biggest love songs of its era. The odd thing is that the film was not expected to be very much and the studio, Twentieth Century Fox, threw a bunch of their minor people together on the project almost as if it were a B-picture. But that's the way magic works; always when you least expect it.
The author, Vera Caspary originally sought to make a stage play from her 1942 novel, but no producer would back it. At Fox, Daryl Zanuck only optioned the book after his least favorite director, Otto Preminger, pushed him into it by promising it would be made inexpensively. Zanuck so hated Preminger over the failure of the Zanuck-adapted "Kidnapped" in 1938 that the director was only hired back by the studio when Zanuck was away in the Army. And to spite Preminger, who was very enthusiastic about Laura's film potential, he refused to let him direct it and instead, only produce it with Rouben Mamoulian as the film's director.
After great script and casting difficulties with Mamoulian, Preminger was finally given the director's chair and kept the film within its budget partly by using actors that Fox didn't know what to do with. The beautiful Gene Tierney was being groomed as a lead actress but so far hadn't clicked in movies like Tobacco Road and Belle Starr. Dana Andrews had been appearing in a number of Fox Westerns and action pictures but also to little effect. The young Vincent Price had not yet established himself and was not typical romantic material and Judith Anderson was equally hard to cast despite her acclaimed sinister performance in Rebecca. Finally there was Clifton Webb, a Broadway actor and dancer who Preminger had to force Zanuck to hire for the role despite Zanuck's disapproval of Webb's overtly gay character. The music, an important mood creating element in most mysteries, was given to David Raksin, who had never composed for a film before. Here seemed to be a recipe for disaster, or at least a minor and forgettable misfire.
Instead they created one of the biggest hits and masterful suspense films of the decade, and all involved went on to long and fruitful careers well into the 50's and beyond. Clifton Webb received an Academy Award nomination for his remarkable portrayal of the caustically witty Waldo Lydecker, and Gene Tierney became one of the most glamorous and famous actresses of her day. Preminger, Andrews and Price all enjoyed very long careers. And Zanuck made a ton of money from it despite the fact that he almost seemed to want it to fail.
To say any more about the film itself would give too much away. The dialogue is memorable, the black and white sets are beautiful and opulent and the cast works wonders together. There is some disagreement over whether it is a true film-noir, but that's more like some kind of obscure theological argument that misses the point that this is a remarkable film regardless of what you call it. It's a must for any lover of Forties films, mysteries and great ensemble acting.
The author, Vera Caspary originally sought to make a stage play from her 1942 novel, but no producer would back it. At Fox, Daryl Zanuck only optioned the book after his least favorite director, Otto Preminger, pushed him into it by promising it would be made inexpensively. Zanuck so hated Preminger over the failure of the Zanuck-adapted "Kidnapped" in 1938 that the director was only hired back by the studio when Zanuck was away in the Army. And to spite Preminger, who was very enthusiastic about Laura's film potential, he refused to let him direct it and instead, only produce it with Rouben Mamoulian as the film's director.
After great script and casting difficulties with Mamoulian, Preminger was finally given the director's chair and kept the film within its budget partly by using actors that Fox didn't know what to do with. The beautiful Gene Tierney was being groomed as a lead actress but so far hadn't clicked in movies like Tobacco Road and Belle Starr. Dana Andrews had been appearing in a number of Fox Westerns and action pictures but also to little effect. The young Vincent Price had not yet established himself and was not typical romantic material and Judith Anderson was equally hard to cast despite her acclaimed sinister performance in Rebecca. Finally there was Clifton Webb, a Broadway actor and dancer who Preminger had to force Zanuck to hire for the role despite Zanuck's disapproval of Webb's overtly gay character. The music, an important mood creating element in most mysteries, was given to David Raksin, who had never composed for a film before. Here seemed to be a recipe for disaster, or at least a minor and forgettable misfire.
Instead they created one of the biggest hits and masterful suspense films of the decade, and all involved went on to long and fruitful careers well into the 50's and beyond. Clifton Webb received an Academy Award nomination for his remarkable portrayal of the caustically witty Waldo Lydecker, and Gene Tierney became one of the most glamorous and famous actresses of her day. Preminger, Andrews and Price all enjoyed very long careers. And Zanuck made a ton of money from it despite the fact that he almost seemed to want it to fail.
To say any more about the film itself would give too much away. The dialogue is memorable, the black and white sets are beautiful and opulent and the cast works wonders together. There is some disagreement over whether it is a true film-noir, but that's more like some kind of obscure theological argument that misses the point that this is a remarkable film regardless of what you call it. It's a must for any lover of Forties films, mysteries and great ensemble acting.
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Beto Euán
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente película y rápida entrega
Reviewed in Mexico on October 24, 2021
Si amas el cine, esta película no puede faltar en tu colección
alberto
5.0 out of 5 stars
Laura
Reviewed in Italy on June 5, 2022
uso personale;anche se di altra epoca rimane un capolavoro di grande cinema.A partire dalla storia che sa di thriller agli interpreti che sanno il fatto loro.Purtroppo restano film di nicchia.
Dentatus.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Verkorte versie.
Reviewed in the Netherlands on July 2, 2020
De lange versie staat opgegeven (88 min), de korte versie (83 min) wordt geleverd. Miskoop want de korte versie had ik al. Opletten dus.
Andrei s
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Tell Laura I love her ....2disc special edition"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2022
Laura (1944 - 20th Century Fox. 2disc dvd edition ,released in 2006) Surprisingly until buying this DVD around 3years ago I dont think I'd seen this film. But seeing the combination of director Otto Preminger, the luminous beauty of Gene Tierny, Dana Andrews ,Clifton Webb & Vincent Price in an 'ensemble piece ' gave me some idea it may well be worth a viewing .
And...Oh yes, it certainly was ,a wonderful 'Noir-Detective/Mystery/Murder/Love story' with sparkling dialogue, fine acting ,excellent direction ,sets & Cinematography
I wasn't aware the title song was a massive hit composed by David Raskin who along with Jeanine Basinger provides a top notch commentary to the film. There's also another fact filled commentary from 'old Hollywood' expert Rudy Behlmer (Best listened to after watching the film )These are on disc 1 ,along with a short 'deleted scene'.
There's plenty of descriptions of the film ,so I'll describe the extras & a few other bits n bobs.
Disc1 has English language in stereo & mono + French & the film has clear subtitles in English, French & Dutch. The film is in good condition with no noticeable scratches or jumps etc .
Disc2 has the following, 'the Obsession' a good 12min appreciation of the film (from 2005) with comments from director Carl Franklin & critics & film historians ,including James Ursini, Alan Silver & Dr Drew Casper.
There is 2 excellent documentaries, A slightly sad one on Gene Tierney (44mins 1999) that features a former husband ,family members & Richard Widmark. & shows beauty & talent are not always a passport to happiness.
By contrast 'The Versatile Villian' (44mins 1997) documentary is an absolute joy, showing Vincent Price (who is very good in the film ) and features his daughter, various actors including Dennis Hopper, Jane Russell, & director Roger Corman, this has clips from many of his films. This shows him as an educated former stage actor & someone that had a full life outside of Hollywood, being a lecturer ,an art collector & donator of many of his works from his own collection. He also wrote a number of books on cooking & much more. Disc2 also has an original trailer.
The extras on disc2 also have clear subtitles. In English - Dutch, French, German ,Italian & Spanish .
The film is 84mins ,black & white & is in its original 1:33-1 ratio . '12' certificate.
And...Oh yes, it certainly was ,a wonderful 'Noir-Detective/Mystery/Murder/Love story' with sparkling dialogue, fine acting ,excellent direction ,sets & Cinematography
I wasn't aware the title song was a massive hit composed by David Raskin who along with Jeanine Basinger provides a top notch commentary to the film. There's also another fact filled commentary from 'old Hollywood' expert Rudy Behlmer (Best listened to after watching the film )These are on disc 1 ,along with a short 'deleted scene'.
There's plenty of descriptions of the film ,so I'll describe the extras & a few other bits n bobs.
Disc1 has English language in stereo & mono + French & the film has clear subtitles in English, French & Dutch. The film is in good condition with no noticeable scratches or jumps etc .
Disc2 has the following, 'the Obsession' a good 12min appreciation of the film (from 2005) with comments from director Carl Franklin & critics & film historians ,including James Ursini, Alan Silver & Dr Drew Casper.
There is 2 excellent documentaries, A slightly sad one on Gene Tierney (44mins 1999) that features a former husband ,family members & Richard Widmark. & shows beauty & talent are not always a passport to happiness.
By contrast 'The Versatile Villian' (44mins 1997) documentary is an absolute joy, showing Vincent Price (who is very good in the film ) and features his daughter, various actors including Dennis Hopper, Jane Russell, & director Roger Corman, this has clips from many of his films. This shows him as an educated former stage actor & someone that had a full life outside of Hollywood, being a lecturer ,an art collector & donator of many of his works from his own collection. He also wrote a number of books on cooking & much more. Disc2 also has an original trailer.
The extras on disc2 also have clear subtitles. In English - Dutch, French, German ,Italian & Spanish .
The film is 84mins ,black & white & is in its original 1:33-1 ratio . '12' certificate.
Andrei s
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2022
And...Oh yes, it certainly was ,a wonderful 'Noir-Detective/Mystery/Murder/Love story' with sparkling dialogue, fine acting ,excellent direction ,sets & Cinematography
I wasn't aware the title song was a massive hit composed by David Raskin who along with Jeanine Basinger provides a top notch commentary to the film. There's also another fact filled commentary from 'old Hollywood' expert Rudy Behlmer (Best listened to after watching the film )These are on disc 1 ,along with a short 'deleted scene'.
There's plenty of descriptions of the film ,so I'll describe the extras & a few other bits n bobs.
Disc1 has English language in stereo & mono + French & the film has clear subtitles in English, French & Dutch. The film is in good condition with no noticeable scratches or jumps etc .
Disc2 has the following, 'the Obsession' a good 12min appreciation of the film (from 2005) with comments from director Carl Franklin & critics & film historians ,including James Ursini, Alan Silver & Dr Drew Casper.
There is 2 excellent documentaries, A slightly sad one on Gene Tierney (44mins 1999) that features a former husband ,family members & Richard Widmark. & shows beauty & talent are not always a passport to happiness.
By contrast 'The Versatile Villian' (44mins 1997) documentary is an absolute joy, showing Vincent Price (who is very good in the film ) and features his daughter, various actors including Dennis Hopper, Jane Russell, & director Roger Corman, this has clips from many of his films. This shows him as an educated former stage actor & someone that had a full life outside of Hollywood, being a lecturer ,an art collector & donator of many of his works from his own collection. He also wrote a number of books on cooking & much more. Disc2 also has an original trailer.
The extras on disc2 also have clear subtitles. In English - Dutch, French, German ,Italian & Spanish .
The film is 84mins ,black & white & is in its original 1:33-1 ratio . '12' certificate.
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john pearks
5.0 out of 5 stars
1944 classic
Reviewed in Australia on June 2, 2019
A superior crime mystery.Witty and puzzling.Standout performances from Clifton Webb and Vincent Price.
Excellent black and white cinematography.Highly recomended
Excellent black and white cinematography.Highly recomended