This two-disc release from Arrow Films’ “Arrow Academy” line, Spotlight on a Murderer offers great video and audio transfers but falters a bit in the features department with only an older featurette, though the accompanied booklet is worth a read.
Spotlight on a Murderer
(Pleins feaux sur l’assassin)
(1961)
Genre(s): Drama, Mystery
Arrow Films | NR – 92 min. – $39.95 | May 30, 2017
Date Published: 06/11/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count’s body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count’s body. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.0/5 |
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This release comes with a 40-page booklet. Le Courrier du Cinema (27:14; SD) is a 1960 on-location featurette with interviews by director Georges Franju and actors Pascale Audret, Pierre Brasseur, Marianne Koch, Dany Saval and Jean-Louis Trintgnant. Trailer (3:33; HD) |
VIDEO – 4.75/5, AUDIO – 4.5/5
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| Arrow Films places Spotlight on a Murderer onto Blu-ray presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer digitally restored by Gaumont and looks pretty darn good with nice, stark black levels while still maintaining sharp detail throughout.
The disc comes with a French language PCM Mono track. For a movie that really is mostly music or dialogue, it’s a perfectly satisfying lossless audio option and I noticed no discernible pops or hisses. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, this two-disc release from Arrow Films’ “Arrow Academy” line, Spotlight on a Murderer offers great video and audio transfers but falters a bit in the features department with only an older featurette, though the accompanied booklet is worth a read. The movie itself was a decent enough drama-mystery. |
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