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Film Synopsis
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) follows a one-armed stranger who arrives in a remote desert town searching for a missing Japanese American farmer, only to encounter hostility and evasive locals. As tensions rise and buried wartime secrets come to light, the town’s uneasy calm gives way to intimidation and violence. This suspenseful neo-western blends moral reckoning and small-town paranoia in a taut study of guilt and courage.
Critical Perspective
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A modern Western whose liberal sentiments won it favourable comparisons with High Noon (1952). … What gives the film its force is [John] Sturges’ bold, thrillerish, direction, which uses the scope screen to dramatic effect, and the army of heavies who give a real air of menace to [Millard] Kaufman’s literate screenplay.
Phil Hardy, The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: The Western (The Overlook Press, 1994)
Bad Day at Black Rock Blu-ray & DVD Editions
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Edition and Packaging Notes
- Warner’s DVD is also available in the “Controversial Classics” box set with I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Fury (1936), Blackboard Jungle (1955), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Advise & Consent (1962) and The Americanization of Emily (1964).
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Collector’s Guide
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Dana Polan Warner BD |
| Theatrical Trailer Warner BD |