Joel Coen

Miller’s Crossing

Miller’s Crossing

A Roaring Twenties gangster saga that only the Coen brothers could concoct, Miller’s Crossing marries the hard-boiled sensibility of classic noir fiction with the filmmakers’ trademark savory dialogue, colorful characters, and finely calibrated set pieces. Gabriel Byrne brings a wry gravitas to the role of Tom Reagan, the quick-thinking right-hand man to a powerful crime boss (Albert Finney). Tom’s unflappable cool is tested when he begins offering his services to a rival outfit—setting off a cascade of betrayals, reprisals, and increasingly berserk violence. The Hopperesque visuals of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, majestically elegiac score by Carter Burwell, and vivid supporting performances from John Turturro and Marcia Gay Harden come together in a slice of pulp perfection that crackles with sardonic wit while plumbing existential questions about free will and our own terrifying capacity for evil.

Film Info

  • United States
  • 1990
  • 113 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • English
  • Spine #1112

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • 2K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, with new 5.1 surround soundtrack mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio
  • New conversation between author Megan Abbott and the Coens about film noir and hard-boiled crime fiction
  • New interview with actors Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro, moderated by Abbott
  • Interviews from 1990 with Byrne, Turturro, and actors Marcia Gay Harden and Jon Polito
  • New interviews with Sonnenfeld, composer Carter Burwell, music editor Todd Kasow, and production designer Dennis Gassner
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny

    New cover illustration by Patrick Leger

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • 2K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, with new 5.1 surround soundtrack mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio
  • New conversation between author Megan Abbott and the Coens about film noir and hard-boiled crime fiction
  • New interview with actors Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro, moderated by Abbott
  • Interviews from 1990 with Byrne, Turturro, and actors Marcia Gay Harden and Jon Polito
  • New interviews with Sonnenfeld, composer Carter Burwell, music editor Todd Kasow, and production designer Dennis Gassner
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny

    New cover illustration by Patrick Leger
Miller’s Crossing
Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Tom Reagan
Marcia Gay Harden
Verna
John Turturro
Bernie Bernbaum
Jon Polito
Johnny Caspar
J. E. Freeman
Eddie Dane
Albert Finney
Leo
Mike Starr
Frankie
Al Mancini
Tic-Tac
Richard Woods
Mayor Dale Levander
Thomas Toner
O’Doole
Steve Buscemi
Mink
William Preston Robertson
Featuring the remarkable voice of
Credits
Director
Joel Coen
Produced by
Ethan Coen
Written by
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Coproducer
Mark Silverman
Line producer
Graham Place
Executive producer
Ben Barenholtz
Music by
Carter Burwell
“Danny Boy” sung by
Frank Patterson
Supervising sound editor
Skip Lievsay
Director of photography
Barry Sonnenfeld
Production designer
Dennis Gassner
Costume designer
Richard Hornung
Edited by
Michael R. Miller
Casting by
Donna Isaacson
John Lyons

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By Glenn Kenny