Robert Rossen
1) Lilith
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A mysterious young woman in an elite sanitarium in New England seems to weave a magical spell on a young man with an equally obscure past. Their relationship deepens leading to a shocking conclusion.
2) The hustler
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Fast Eddie Felson is an arrogant, amoral hustler who haunts backstreet pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue and, determined to be acclaimed as the best, Eddie seeks out the legendary Minnesota Fats, who's backed by Bert Gordon, a predatory gambler, but Eddie discovers that his biggest rival might be his own self-image.
3) The hustler
Series
Collector's edition volume 30
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
New York. Ames Billiards, with high ceilings and air of hushed concentration, is a church of pool. "Fast" Eddie Felson enters as an innocent con man and leaves with a taste of what the world can do, that talent alone will only get him so far, and that a man's search for "character," that hard-to-define quality that is simultaneously elusive and essential, could last a lifetime. Having come to take on pool legend Minnesota Fats, Eddie is soundly beaten...
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Corp
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
This is the story of working class hero Southern demagogue Willie Stark--rising from the mud of the back country--and his long climb to the top, followed by his longer drop to the bottom. Abetted by newspaper reporter Jack Burden, who becomes his chronicler, Stark's career begins with running for county treasurer and losing. Through law school, private practice, and finally as people's advocate against corruption, he moves up the political ladder....
Series
Criterion collection volume 1208
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ripped from the headlines of the turbulent era between the Great War and the Great Depression, this dynamic, nostalgia-tinged crime drama balances tommy-gun action with epic historical sweep. Legends James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart star as army buddies whose fortunes rise and fall as their fates intersect, first in a foxhole on the front lines of World War I, then in Manhattan's Prohibition-era underworld. Directed by Hollywood master Raoul Walsh...