Nightmare Alley
- Year: 1947
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Drama, Film-Noir
- Director: Edmund Goulding
- Length: 110 min
Film Synopsis
Nightmare Alley (1947) portrays an ambitious carnival roustabout who learns the coded methods behind a successful mind-reading act. Reinventing himself as a nightclub mentalist, he moves beyond stage trickery and begins using fraudulent spiritualism to manipulate wealthy clients. This film noir contrasts carnival spectacle with social respectability while examining ambition, exploitation, and self-deception.
Nightmare Alley Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Criterion BD-A/US 2021 | Signal One BD-B/UK 2022 | 20th Century Fox DVD-R-0/US/OOP 2017 | 20th Century Fox DVD-1/US/OOP 2005 | Eureka DVD-2/UK/OOP 2005 |
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| Audio Commentary by Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Alain Silver and James Ursini | |||||
| Introduction by Woody Haut | |||||
| Interview with Imogen Sara Smith | |||||
| Interview with Actress Coleen Gray | |||||
| Interview with Todd Robbins | |||||
| Interview with Woody Haut | |||||
| Archival Audio Interview with Director Henry King on Actor Tyrone Power | |||||
| Stills Gallery | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||||
| Continuity and Dialogue Script, Musical Cue Sheet |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a fold-out booklet with writing by Kim Morgan (“The Fool Who Walks In Motley…”) and six tarot cards.
- 20th Century Fox’s “Fox Film Noir” DVD includes a 4-page booklet. Trailers included: Laura (1944), The Dark Corner (1946), The Street with No Name (1948), Panic in the Streets (1950) and House of Bamboo (1955).
- Eureka’s “The Masters of Cinema Series” DVD includes a 32-page booklet with writing by Woody Haut.
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