Beat the Devil/That Uncertain Feeling
by Ernst Lubitsch, John Huston
List Price:
Our Price: $4.69
You Save: $5.30 (53%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $1.99 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Gina Lollobrigida, Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Melvyn Douglas, Merle OberonDirector: Ernst Lubitsch, John Huston
Writer: John Huston
Writer: Anthony Veiller
Writer: Donald Ogden Stewart
Writer: Emile DeNajac
Writer: James Helvick
Writer: Peter Viertel
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 175 minutes
Published: 2000-11-01
DVD Release Date: 2000-11-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sling Shot
Movie Reviews of Beat the Devil/That Uncertain Feeling
Movie Review: Great movies - acceptable prints
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a review of the DVD of Beat the Devil/That Uncertain Feeling, not the other editions.
The prints are not great, but I found them quite watchable. The "bonus features" appear not to exist.
Still, this is a reasonably priced way to view these two delightful films. I was already familiar with "Beat the Devil" so I really got this for Lubitsch's "That Uncertain Feeling" and I was not disappointed - it's a delightful comedy with some interestingly suggestive moments ("When I come, they go" - hmmm, it would seem she needs to come more often..) and some great discussions of modern art and music. I wouldn't mind a better print of this film, but at present there only seem to be over-priced "imports" around.
"Beat the Devil" is a somewhat silly, but quite enjoyable film that plays off Bogart's established screen persona to good effect. Robert Morley and Peter Lorre are quite amusing and everyone has a good time. A rather slight film all things considered, but well worth watching.
Why the DVD producers called this "Comedy Noir" I couldn't tell you (Lubitsch certainly isn't noirish at all and I'm not really convinced that "Beat the Devil" counts as noir either, but maybe) nor why they belong on the same DVD (other than both being in the public domain).
Definitely worth a few bucks and let's hope someone issues more classic Lubitsch in a superior edition soon!
Summary of Beat the Devil/That Uncertain Feeling
Beat the Devil/That Uncertain Feeling (View amazon detail page) ASIN: B00003ETNA Binding: DVDSimilar DVD Movies
Design for Living (Criterion Collection)IMG; Release date: 2011-12-06; DVD
Best price: $18.99
Price in other shops:
TCM Classic Movie Trivia: Featuring More Than 4,000 Questions to Test Your Trivia SmartsChronicle Books; Published: 2011-09-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.03
Price in other shops:
Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals (The Love Parade / The Smiling Lieutenant / One Hour with You / Monte Carlo) (The Criterion Collection)Image Entertainment; Release date: 2008-02-12; DVD
Best price: $32.76
Price in other shops:
The Gary Cooper Collection (Design for Living / The Lives of a Bengal Lancer / Peter Ibbetson / The General Died at Dawn / Beau Geste)Universal Studios; Release date: 2005-05-31; DVD
Best price: $10.21
Price in other shops:
The Women (Keepcase)by Claire Boothe Luce
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2005-06-14; DVD
Best price: $5.49
Price in other shops:
Third Finger; Left HandRelease date: 2011-06-27; DVD
Best price: $15.97
Price in other shops:
The Ex-Mrs. BradfordWarner; Release date: 2010-11-10; DVD
Best price: $16.22
Price in other shops:
The More the MerrierSony; Release date: 2004-11-02; DVD
Best price: $8.92
Price in other shops:
NinotchkaWarner Brothers; Release date: 2005-09-06; DVD
Best price: $10.55
Price in other shops:
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (Universal Vault Series)Release date: 2011-01-31; DVD
Best price: $17.99
Price in other shops: