Bob le Flambeur (Bob the Gambler) - DVD

A seminal entry in the French New Wave, director Jean-Pierre Melville's noir-flavored crime drama stars Roger Duchesne as Bob Montangé, a retired bank robber who now makes a living as a professional gambler. But his recent bad luck at gaming leads Bob to form a gang for one last caper a daring heist at the Deauville casino. Daniel Cauchy, Isabelle Corey, Guy Decomble also star. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English; audio commentary; documentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.

A seminal entry in the French New Wave, director Jean-Pierre Melville's noir-flavored crime drama stars Roger Duchesne as Bob Montangé, a retired bank robber who now makes a living as a professional gambler. But his recent bad luck at gaming leads Bob to form a gang for one last caper a daring heist at the Deauville casino. Daniel Cauchy, Isabelle Corey, Guy Decomble also star. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English; audio commentary; documentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.

This stunning remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent thriller follows a mysterious young medical student (Laird Cregar) who rents a flat in London's Whitechapel district. While the Jack the Ripper murders terrify the area, the lodger's behavior attracts the attention of the landlord's niece and a Scotland Yard detective intent of stopping the killings. Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Cedric Hardwicke, Sara Allgood co-star; based on the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack English. Region Free