Rent The Sniper (1952)
3.6 of 5 from 56 ratings
1h 27min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In San Francisco, Eddie Miller (Arthur Franz) is a severely disturbed professional driver who fantasizes about killing beautiful women. He sends out several warning signs about his deteriorating mental state, but they're ignored by those around him. When he begins killing beautiful women and leaving clues for the authorities, the hardened Lt. Kafka (Adolphe Menjou) and police psychiatrist Dr. James G. Kent (Richard Kiley) must help track him down.
- Actors:
- Arthur Franz, Adolphe Menjou, Gerald Mohr, Marie Windsor, Frank Faylen, Richard Kiley, Mabel Paige, Marlo Dwyer, Geraldine Carr, Fred Aldrich, John H. Algate, Jessie Arnold, Walter Bacon, Alice Bartlett, Harry Bechtel, Lilian Bond, Gail Bonney, John Bradley, Chet Brandenburg, Barry Brooks
- Directors:
- Edward Dmytryk
- Producers:
- Stanley Kramer
- Voiced By:
- George Eldredge
- Writers:
- Harry Brown, Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt
- Others:
- Edward Anhalt, Edna Anhalt
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1902-62, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/05/2021
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with Eddie Muller on 'The Sniper'
- Introduction to 'The Sniper' by Martin Scorsese
- Pulp Paranoia: Christopher Nolan on film noir
- The Poised Performance: Pamela Hutchinson on the career of Nina Foch
- Categorically Dependable: Kim Newman on the films of Gordon Douglas
- Hymn of the Nations (1944): documentary produced and edited by Lerner featuring Arturo Toscanini, presented complete and uncut
- The Cummington Story (1945): documentary produced by Lerner featuring the music of Aaron Copland
- Three Lives (1953): short film reuniting the writers, director and lead actor of 'The Sniper'
- Not One Shall Die (1957): short film made by the core crew members of numerous Columbia noirs Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Six short films starring the Three Stooges, lampooning the tropes and themes of the features included in this set
- World premiere on Blu-ray
