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- John Farrow's The Big Clock is an outstanding crime drama and one of the most beautiful films of its era, with sumptuous Art Deco sets and great cinematography. Art plays a part in the plot, too, which ratchets up the tension and complexity in very satisfying ways. Ray Milland is superb and surrounded with an exceptional supporting cast.
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Rated 3.5/5 Stars • 01/21/23. John Farrow's The Big Clock is an outstanding crime drama and one of the most beautiful films of its era, with sumptuous Art Deco sets and great...
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Apr 28, 2006 · The Big Clock Review. Tyrannical publisher Earl Janoth murders his mistress by stabbing her with a toy sundial, then uses all the resources of his organisation to pin the crime on a mystery...
Oct 21, 2023 · The Big Clock is a really entertaining, often quite funny, wrong-man noir. Ray Milland is a true crime editor just trying to go on his honeymoon (like a Hildy Johnson type) when he is embroiled in a murder.
May 11, 2019 · 05/11/19. Arrow Academy. Blu-ray. Clever plotting goes into overdrive for this light-comedy proto-paranoid film noir about a magazine publishing empire so organized that it seems a sci-fi invention from the future.
- The Production: 4/5
- Video: 4/5
- Io: 4.5/5
- Cial Features: 3.5/5
- Overall: 4/5
36 hours ago, George Stroud (Ray Milland) was a family man and a magazine editor for one of media magnate Earl Janoth’s (Charles Laughton) many publications. However, when George is asked by Janoth to delay his long-planned vacation, he quits and promptly embarks on a spontaneous night on the town with Pauline York (Rita Johnson), who happens to be...
3D Rating: NA
The film’s original 1:37:1 aspect ratio is intact in this HD transfer taken from the original film elements, presumably from a fine grain print or interpositive. Film grain is organic throughout with fine details rendered faithfully and a consistently sturdy grayscale throughout the film. There’s minimal instances of print damage and age-related artifacts, which makes this transfer likely the best the movie has ever looked on home video.
The film’s original mono soundtrack is preserved on a 1.0 PCM audio track for this release. Dialogue is strong and clear throughout along with the sound mix, with solid fidelity given to Victor Young’s background score; there’s minimal cases of age-related issues making this likely the best the movie will ever sound on home video.
Commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin– Newly recorded for this release, Martin goes over the film as well as the source material and the themes of both in addition to the production itself; overall, a highly informative and insightful track. Turning Back the Clock (23:01)– In this newly filmed featurette, critic Adrian Wootton goes over the movi...
The Big Clockhas not only survived as one of director John Farrow’s best films, but also as an offbeat little thriller. Arrow has done a great job with this release, with not only great marks in both audio and visual quality, but also with a decent slate of special features. An easy recommendation for fans of classic cinema and those looking to upg...
May 8, 2019 · The Big Clock is truly an unusual gem. Arrow Academy’s Blu-ray does great justice to the movie’s shadowy, art deco interiors. Extra features include two fantastic visual essays—one focusing on Laughton’s performance, as well as a general, longform analysis of the movie—alongside a full-length commentary, a gallery of promotional ...
Recent reviews. Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth to find the killer.
