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.
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
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
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
A scene from Miller’s Crossing
