Funny that on the same day we watched Fred Zinnemann's Julia, we see a film co-written by one of his Berlin / People on Sunday buddies Curt Siodmak. Actually (according to Chris Fujiwara, author of 'Jacques Tourneur: Cinema of Nightfall') Ardel Wray rewrote it and introduced the slavery element which makes it so resonant. (The original idea is credited to a short story by journalist Inez Wallace, her only film credit). This is the beautiful restored Criterion Blu-Ray on which J Roy Hunt's glorious images finally are seen as they should be. Had to thank Lee Kline and Giles Sherwood who managed the restoration for Criterion.
It was a bit weird because we only normally watch it in super-hot weather.
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