Eclipse Series 35: "MAIDSTONE" AND OTHER FILMS BY NORMAN MAILER: MAILER, Norman: Beyond The Law (1968)

MAILER, Norman (United States)
Beyond The Law [1968]
Eclipse Series 35
DVD

Mailer's belief that we're all capable of being either police or criminals was the impetus for his second feature, which takes place over the course of one feverish night in a Manhattan police precinct and neighboring bar. The texture of the black-and-white stock and the intense depiction of the police lineup process lend the film a rugged, journalistic feel. In addition to Mailer, who cast himself as tough-guy Irish cop Francis Xavier Pope, Beyond the Law features Rip Torn and George Plimpton.

98 minutes

Black & White

Monaural

1:33:1 aspect ratio

Criterion Release 2012

Director/Writer

Norman Mailer was 45 when he directed Beyond the Law.

Other Mailer film in the Collection:

Eclipse Series 35: Wild 90 (1967)
Eclipse Series 35: Maidstone (1970)

The Film

Film Rating (0-100):

99

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