The daring and provocative films of maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) were some of the most hard-hitting, outspoken, politically progressive and visually audacious of the Hollywood studio era. This seven-film Blu-ray box set brings together Fuller’s entire output as a writer and director for Columbia Pictures: IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD (1937), a witty satire on the movie-making business, co-written by Fuller; ADVENTURE IN SAHARA (1938), a gripping thriller based on a Fuller story; POWER OF THE PRESS (1943), a daring drama about a corrupt newspaper publisher, based on a Fuller story; SHOCKPROOF (1949), a brooding film noir written by Fuller and directed by the great Douglas Sirk; SCANDAL SHEET, a tense drama about a compromised newspaper editor, based on Fuller’s acclaimed novel The Dark Page; THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959), Fuller’s frank and unsentimental detective thriller which attacked the prejudice, ignorance and bigotry that Fuller saw all around him; and UNDERWORLD U.S.A. (1961), Fuller’s unflinching depiction of the brutal world of organised crime. This collectable four-disc box set also contains an array of new and archival extra features, limited edition booklets with newly commissioned essays, archival material, contemporary reviews, and full film credits, and is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.
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- The Culture of 'The Crimson Kimono' (2009, 10 mins): an analysis by filmmaker Curtis Hanson
- Switch-Hitting Between Three Triangles (2018, 15 mins): a new audiovisual essay by Cristina Alvarez Lopez
- Samuel Fuller Storyteller (2009, 25 mins): insightful documentary with contributions from Martin Scorsese and Wim Wenders, as well as Fuller's wife, Christa, and daughter, Samantha
- Samuel Fuller on Henry Chapier's Couch (1989, 22 mins): archival interview from French TV in which Fuller answers questions about his life
- 'The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera' Rushes Tapes 01-06 (1996, 194 mins): unedited interview footage of Samuel Fuller in conversation with actor Tim Robbins, recorded for Adam Simon's classic documentary
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: publicity photography and promotional material
- Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, Samuel Fuller on The Crimson Kimono, contemporary critical reviews, and film credits