Don Siegel (Madigan) directs The Lineup, a brutal film noir loosely based on the radio and television series of the same name. Beginning as a straightforward police procedural, the film shifts into much darker territory as Julian and Dancer, two sociopathic gangsters played by Robert Keith (The Wild One) and Eli Wallach (The People Next Door), must retrieve a parcel of heroin that has ended up in the possession of unwitting tourists. With a screenplay by Stirling Silliphant (Murphy's War), The Lineup's influence stretches from Bob Dylan, who quoted its dialogue in Absolutely Sweet Marie', to Quentin Tarantino, whose erudite gangsters bear a close resemblance to Julian and Dancer.
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 87 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.85, Mono, Bonus Footage, Commentary: James Ellroy (author), Eddie Muller (Film Noir Foundation); David Del Valle (film historian), C Courtney Joyner (author); Trailer commentary: Josh Olson (screenwriter), Documentaries: 'The Influence of Noir', 'The Streets of San Francisco', ', Image Gallery, Three episodes of 'The Lineup' radio series: The Candy Store Murder' (1950); 'Tricky Dicks' (1953), Trailers