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   Blast of Silence (USA) 1961   
   25 Dec 23 22:43:01   
   
   From: wlah...@gmail.com   
      
   Hey,   
      
   A bitter hit man on a job at Christmas in New York City realizes his life   
   sucks and that he wants to get out of the business. Things don’t go   
   according to plan. Long before hit men became the subjects of crime films and   
   rattling off one-liners and    
   existential gibberish, “Blast of Silence” took the story to its logical   
   conclusion at the same time landing a hard right on the jaw of Christmas   
   movies.    
      
   Shot on location in New York City, in black and white, this is a brutal look   
   at humanity that has no time for redemption. Using a cast of unknowns that   
   remained unknown (with the exception of Lionel Stander, the narrator) works in   
   its favor.    
      
   Written, directed and starring Allen Baron with Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker,   
   and Peter Clume, among others. Cinematography by Merrill Brody (who also   
   produced) and music by Meyer Kupferman.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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