Knock on Any Door (Region B)

(Nicholas Ray, 1949)
Release date: 22 April 2024
Standard Edition Blu-ray

Humphrey Bogart (The Harder They Fall) and John Derek (The Family Secret) star inKnock on Any Door, a hard-hitting amalgam offilm noir, social commentary, and courtroom drama.

Nick Romano (Derek) is a young criminal whose motto is live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse. But, when Nick faces the death penalty for killing a police officer, hotshot lawyer Andrew Morton (Bogart) defends him, arguing that the killer is merely a product of his environment.

Based on the controversial novel by Willard Motley and directed by the great Nicholas Ray (In a Lonely Place),Knock on Any Dooris an often-shocking indictment of the poverty that blights Americas slums.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2022)
• Nobody Knows How Anybody Feels(2022, 20 mins): appreciation by critic and film programmer Geoff Andrew
• Tuesday in November(1945, 17 mins): documentary short about the democratic process in America, made as part of the Office of WarsThe American Sceneseries and boasting Nicholas Ray as assistant director
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing