Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Although shot in cinemascope and deluxe color, its wide frames fairly bursting at the seams with juicy smalltown secrets and lies, it is noir at its core, a hard crime story in which the legally defined perpetratorsa trio of bank robbersare. Violent saturday is just as much a dramatic soap opera as it is a noir heist movie. Violent saturday is a mix of pulpy melodrama and film noir, peyton place on steroids. The other kind is what used to be called soap opera, and which has been politely renamed melodrama. Its a character driven drama, set around a bank heist that. Violent saturday 1955 for the residents of a small mining town, the weekend begins like any other in their respective lives. Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. Richard fleischer, hugo friedhofer, lionel newman, and edward b. The day all hell broke loose three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. The film, set in a mining town, depicts the planning of a bank robbery as the nexus in the personal lives of several townspeople.
Thats not to say there isnt action and theres a good deal of suspense, but this is no action movie for all that victor mature could have followed this up with a 1956 version of true lies. A coolly riveting crime saga from director richard fleischer the boston strangler, soylent green, violent saturday tells a brutal noir tale against blazing, sundrenched arizona landscapes. Featuring the iconic victor mature and lee marvin, and with ernest borgnine in one of his most unforgettable roles, violent saturday is a fascinating gem of hollywood storytelling, complete with memorably vicious and idiosyncratic details, brilliant performances, and. Violent saturday 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. Nov 26, 2009 whats most surprising here is how little violence we get on this particular violent saturday. A memoir of hollywood star sylvia sidney ebook free. The films assorted cast featured victor mature, lee marvin, ernest borgnine, margaret hayes, sylvia sidney, and virginia leith, among others. Violent saturday is one of those mustsee american films, and unfortunatelywhile not obscurethe film has fallen under the radar for many. Violent saturday 1955 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Violent saturday is directed by richard fleischer and adapted to screenplay by sydney boehm from the novel of the same name written by william l. There are most definitely some bad attitudes at play in this movie, but dont expect much in terms of gore and vulgarity, although the violence, when it comes, often catches you unaware. If you think people get rowdy on fridays, then you havent seen people on a violent saturday. Violent saturday is a 1955 american film noir crime film directed by richard fleischer and starring victor mature, richard egan and stephen mcnally. The joke may be poor, but twilight times release of richard fleischers 1955 crime drama is a notch above.
Comments by 1955, richard fleischer had graduated to the alist of film directors, having worked his way up through rko, making a string of memorable noir films, notably the narrow margin 1952. Violent saturday eureka classics dual format edition bluray. Violent saturday 1955 stream and watch online for the residents of a small mining town, the weekend begins like any other in their respective lives. Richard fleischers noirish, characterdriven crime drama violent saturday was released in 1955 by 20th century fox in the fairly new cinemascope film format. Friends the complete series brand new 32 dvd gift box set free shipping. Violent saturday will hit stores on bluray on april 3, 20. The sunday screening is free for hollywood theatre members. On the other hand, in the context of the cold war, its choice of the character who best represents masculinity is unsurprising. A father looking for pride in his sons eyes, a timid clerk who is a peeping tom by night, a man striving to rewin his wifes love, an amish farmer faced with viciousness, and a proper older woman turned thief, all find themselves entangled with the bank. Carrol naish, tommy noonan, ernest borgnine, virginia leith and sylvia sidney. It stars victor mature, richard egan, lee marvin, stephen mcnally, j. The film is directed by richard fleischer and stars victor mature, richard egan, lee marvin, and stephen mcnally. Violent saturday 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Carrol naish arrives in the quiet arizona mining town of bradenville, where they plot to rob the local bank. And this last quarter of movie is a tensely riveting action sequence thats shockingly violent for 1955, which surely stunned audiences at the time. Although now promoted as a film noir apparently every movie with someone in street clothes carrying a gun now qualifies violent saturday is a dramatic hybrid. The film s assorted cast featured victor mature, lee marvin, ernest borgnine, margaret hayes, sylvia sidney, and virginia leith, among others. Overview of violent saturday, 1955, directed by richard fleischer, with victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, at turner classic movies. French label carlotta films has revealed that it is planning to bring the crime drama violent saturday at bluray this april. A father looking for pride in his sons eyes, a timid clerk who is a peeping tom by night, a man striving to rewin his wifes love, an amish farmer faced with viciousness, and a proper older woman turned thief, all find themselves entangled with the. Events in a small american town which precede a daring, ruthless bank holdup. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1955.
Richard fleischers violent saturday, a brightly colored, blackhearted look at crime and the american character from 1955 thats just now. The united artists film marty won the academy award for best picture for 1955. Violent saturday eureka classics dual format edition blu. Violent saturday movie posters from movie poster shop.
As dill reloads his gun, stadt stabs him to death with a pitchfork, then asks gods forgiveness. Violent saturday seems rooted in tradition, but as an exciting pulp story with a profound center, it manages to break all the rules. Our monthly cinema classics series presents a digital restoration of richard fleischers violent saturday. The cinemascopic film, set in 1917 at a time just before the us entry into world war i, portrays the relationship between insecure, tortured, neurotic loner caleb cal trask james dean, in his first major role and film and his dutiful, favored brother aron richard davalos twin sons. Violent saturday was filmed in color, on location in bisbee, arizona. Victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, virginia leith. Victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, virginia leith, tommy noonan, lee marvin, sylvia sidney, ernest borgnine, kevin corcoran.
S cripted by sydney boehm, a specialist in westerns and crime movies whose best film is perhaps fritz langs the big heat, and directed by genre specialist richard fleischer, violent saturday is a. Violent saturday 1955 is coming to bluray mhm podcast. Violent saturday 1955 directed by richard fleischer. Boyd fairchild richard egan, a cuckold, still loves his wife. After a notable sojourn at disney, where he directed the best adaptation of jules vernes classic, 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954, he returned to the world of sleazy and. One response to violent saturday 1955 vallaor says. Other articles where violent saturday is discussed. With an allstar cast and fi nelyhoned direction, violent saturday is a film not to be missed. A shocking and violent melodrama, this tale about a bank robbery and its effects upon a small southern town was railed against by critics upon its initial release. Nov 05, 2014 if you think people get rowdy on fridays, then you havent seen people on a violent saturday. Violent saturday film by fleischer 1955 britannica. Violent saturday 1955, directed by richard fleischer movie.
Violent saturday 1955, directed by richard fleischer. When one of the children is wounded by harpers gunfire, shelley kills harper and is shot in the leg by dill. With victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, virginia leith. Despite a strong director, cast, cinematographer, and screenwriter, the film has remained a footnote in american cinema, perhaps overshadowed by the more nihilistic heist films of the 1950s kubricks. Joan collins starred as the seductive showgirl whose affair with famed architect stanford white ray milland.
Violent saturday 1955 crime, drama, film noir victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally feature film gorillas. Notes about violent saturday, 1955, directed by richard fleischer, with victor mature, richard egan, stephen mcnally, available from turner classic movies. In supporting roles are virginia leith, sylvia sidney and ernest borgnine. Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the. Violent saturday is, on the one hand, an unusual film noir because of its focus on presenting different kinds of masculinity. Dialogue is always easy to understand although there were some sections when, as a character moved across the frame, the dialogue. Violent saturday 1955 is that rare bird, a rich and strange hybrid of film noir and melodrama. An excellent example of a popular film undermining americas artistic values is foxs cinemascope release from 1955, violent saturday. Harper sets the car on fire, and shelley and the family push it outside to prevent the barn from burning.
For the residents of a small mining town, the weekend begins like any other in their respective lives. Violent saturday 1955 blu ray victor mature richard egan. Sinopsis film movie violent saturday 1955 three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. As the film s title already makes clear, all these smaller events come to a violent crash on a saturday, as each character believes their lives looking a bit brighter and hopeful in the coming week. Violent saturday 1955 not rated 1h 30min crime, drama, filmnoir 20 april 1955 usa three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming saturday, which turns violent and deadly. Violent saturday philip french on richard fleischers. Shelley martin victor mature is a man who yearns for his sons respect. Violent saturday is a weird mix of two kinds of films. May 03, 2014 s cripted by sydney boehm, a specialist in westerns and crime movies whose best film is perhaps fritz langs the big heat, and directed by genre specialist richard fleischer, violent saturday is a. The girl in the red velvet swing 1955 was a welldone account of the evelyn nesbit scandal. A number of otherwise insignificant smalltown stories erupt into drama when a gang of hoodlums decides to rob the local bank. Audio violent saturday was released theatrically with either mono or a 4 track stereo, which is reflected by the audio choices on this bluray.
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