Search - Across 110th Street on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1972 DVD Release: 10/16/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Crime, Crime Thriller, Blaxploitation, Police Detective Film

Across 110th Street is a violent urban thriller about a corrupt, older white cop (Anthony Quinn) and an honest, young African-American cop (Yaphet Kotto) chasing three robbers-cum-murderers who ran away with $300,000 that belonged to the Italian mob. The police must find them before the sadistic Mafia henchman Nick D'Salvio (Anthony Franciosa) reaches them first. The film has reached a cult status; the title song, performed by Bobby Womack, was later used in Jackie Brown, Quentin Tarantino's extended homage to the crime flicks of the 1970s. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide

Anthony Quinn - Capt. Frank Mattelli
Yaphet Kotto - Det. Lt. Pope
Anthony Franciosa - Nick D'Salvio
Paul Benjamin - Jim Harris
Ed Bernard - Joe Logart

Like many of the DVDs in MGM's "Soul Cinema" line, Across 110th Street is light on extras. In fact, the only extra to speak of here is the film's original theatrical trailer, which is best viewed after the film because it gives away a significant amount of the film's plot points. Just the same, this DVD edition of Across 110th Street remains worthwhile because of the quality remastering job done for the film. The anamorphically enhanced widescreen image is sharp and captures the hazy, glossy quality of Jack Priestley's cinematography much better than previous video incarnations of the film have. The disc also offers a nice two-channel Dolby Digital sound mix that adds some punch to Bobby Womack's musical score. Rounding out the disc are a series of audio and subtitling choices that are pretty impressive for a basic edition DVD, offering English, French, and Spanish subtitles as well as French and Spanish audio tracks. In the end, Across 110th Street might have benefitted from some bonus features, but it remains a decent way for viewers to become acquainted with this film thanks to its above-average technical quality. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide