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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391150268
Feature: D.A. Edward G. Robinson turns to defending lowlifes in a snappy remake of The Mouthpiece. On the lam, down Mexico way: Out of the Past's Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer reteam, Don Siegel directs in The Big Steal. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 085391150268 UPC: 085391150268 Manufacturer No: 115026
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal LanguageFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 115026
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Running Time: 160 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Features:- D.A. Edward G. Robinson turns to defending lowlifes in a snappy remake of The Mouthpiece. On the lam, down Mexico way: Out of the Past's Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer reteam, Don Siegel directs in The Big Steal. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 085391150268 UPC: 085391150268 Manufacturer No: 115026
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
D.A. Edward G. Robinson turns to defending lowlifes in a snappy remake of The Mouthpiece. On the lam down Mexico way: Out of the Past's Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer reteam Don Siegel directs in The Big Steal.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085391150268 Manufacturer No: 115026
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
1955's Illegal isn't so much a noir as a potboiler. Edward G. Robinson plays hard-charging district attorney Victor Scott whose wrongful conviction of Edward Clary (played by Star Trek's DeForest Kelley) sends an innocent man to the electric chair. A brief dalliance with the bottle is followed by rebirth as a criminal attorney and eventually a mobster's mouthpiece. The plotting is not particularly suspenseful, and while the dialog (co-written by W.R. Burnett who'd written the novels Little Caesar ... Read More
Rating:  -
You get your money's worth on this film-noir double feautre. Let's start with the more entertaining of the two films:
THE BIG STEAL - As a team, Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer are pretty well-known, at least to classic film fans, for their pairing in "Out Of The Past," but I thought they were a lot more fun to watch in this particular film noir, which I waited a long time to see on a nice DVD transfer.
This movie is almost one long chase scene, with people in three vehicles ... Read More
Rating: -
Truth in advertising disclosure: These two movies are noirs only in the imagination of Warner Home Video`s marketing department. Illegal is a crime melodrama. The Big Steal is a crime chase with a light touch and a few dark shadows.
Illegal (1955):
This movie starring Edward G. Robinson brings mixed feelings: Admiration for Robinson's skill and stature as an actor; affection for the man, who was a decent and admirable human being; and sadness bordering on disgust for the kind of movies, ... Read More
Rating: -
I bought this recently released double feature mostly for "The Big Steal", so I'll start with that. Just a fun fast-moving film, dominated by the reluctant unfolding romantic duo of Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, but with a fine supporting cast, headed by William Bendix. While Bob is chasing Jane(so to speak), the long car chase through mostly rural Mexico adds to the feeling of exotic fun. The commentary version, featuring Richard Jewell, is well worth listening to. We learn this film underwent considerable ... Read More
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