"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 and based on a story by prolific journalist turned screenwriter and producer Mark Hellinger, The Roaring Twenties brought to a close the celebrated Warner Bros. gangster cycle of the 1930s, and it remains one of the greatest and most influential crime films of all time" --Container.
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ISBN: 9798886071122
Physical Description:1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insertvideodisc
Edition:DVD special edition.
Publisher:[New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
General Note: English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.Special features: new 4K digital restoration; Audio commentary with film historian Lincoln Hurst; New interview with critic Gary Giddins; Excerpt from a 1973 interview with director Raoul Walsh; Trailer; An essasy by film critic Mark Asch.Full screen (1.37:1).Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939.From an original story by Mark Hellinger.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Ernie Haller ; film editor, Jack Killifer.
Participant or Performer Note: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, Paul Kelly.