Odds Against Tomorrow
| UPC | 887090141611 |
| Release Date | 2018-05-29 |
| Studio | Olive Films |
| Discs | 1 |
| Length | 96 |
| Format | B&W |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Synopsis | ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, a crackling crime caper with an undercurrent of racial tension, combines the desperation of three men--two of whom hate each other--and the culmination of that desperation in the form of a robbery. The film, which includes a fantastic jazz score by pianist John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, is a film noir gem. David Burke (Ed Begley), a former policeman who once served a prison sentence, has asked bigoted southerner Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) to rob an upstate bank with him, promising him $50,000 in small bills if the robbery is successful. Burke also recruits Johnny Ingram (Harry Belafonte, who also helped produce the film), a nightclub entertainer who doesn't want the job but who is hopelessly addicted to gambling and is in debt. At first Slater, who is supported by his girlfriend, Lorry (Shelley Winters), finds out Ingram is black and refuses the job but, realizing he needs the money, decides after all to join Ingram and Burke in the venture. When they embark on the robbery, however, all hell breaks loose as danger--and the tension between Ingram and Slater--mount.In this noir thriller a pair of criminals planning a heist have to overcome not only the obstacles of the job but also their racial prejudices. ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW bets that humanity will not survive--unless it exorcises its racial demons....The acting is strong, the black-and-white photography crisp and the robbery tense... -- 3 out of 4 stars |
| Cast |
Nelson Gidding (Screenwriter) Lew Gallo (Star) Richard Bright (Star) Shelley Winters (Star) Harry Belafonte (Star) Robert Wise (Director) John Lewis (Composer) John O. Killens (Screenwriter) Fred Scollay (Star) Robert Wise (Producer) Joseph Brun (Cinematographer) Leo Kerz (Art Director) Ed Begley (Star) Gloria Grahame (Star) Robert Ryan (Star) Dede Allen (Editor) |
| Sounds/Subtitles | Blu-ray Disc Features: Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Subtitles - English |
| Language | English |
| Weight | 0.18000 |
| Height | 0.50000 |
| Width | 5.25000 |
| Depth | 7.00000 |
| Format Code | Blu-ray Hi-Def DVD |
| Library Subject | Feature Film Drama |
| Attribute | Widescreen |
| Product Code | Movie |
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