A riveting urban tension thriller, and a fantastic snapshot of 1967 New York City in all its seedy, black-and-white glory, The Incident also features an iconic 60s cast that must be seen to be believed. Martin Sheen makes his feature film debut as one of two small-time hoods the other is Tony Musante (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) in one of his earliest roles terrorising a subway car full of trapped passengers, portrayed by an ensemble cast including Thelma Ritter (Rear Window), Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Ed McMahon, Donna Mills (Play Misty for Me), Jack Gilford (Save the Tiger), Brock Peters (To Kill a Mockingbird), Ruby Dee (A Raisin in the Sun), and a host of other instantly recognisable faces from NYC films and television of the era. After mugging an old man for a few dollars, thugs Artie (Sheen) and Joe (Musante) hop a subway deep in the Bronx, and proceed to threaten and intimidate the Sunday night commuters all the way to Times Square. The terrified riders are a mixed group an elderly Jewish couple, a family trying to protect their 5-year-old daughter, an alcoholic, two teens on a date, two military Privates, a bigoted African-American man and his wife, etc. but they are united by their fear and sense of helplessness as switchblade-wielding Joe and Artie block the subway doors from opening at stops, and prevent the riders from leaving. Will any of them have the courage to confront the two maniacs? A high-velocity "home invasion"-styled hostage drama on rails, The Incident is a NYC transit suspense film that precedes the better-known The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by seven years. When director Larry Peerce (Goodbye, Columbus) and cinematographer Gerald Hirschfeld (Young Frankenstein) were denied permission to shoot in the NYC subways, they did it anyway, using concealed cameras for some footage, providing a gritty time capsule of the 60s Big Apple as it begins to rot. DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES 1080p high-definition digital transfer, available for the first time ever on Blu-ray Uncompressed monaural soundtrack (on Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Brand new and exclusive audio commentary by film critic and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Audio Commentary with Director Larry Peerce and Film Historian Nick Redman Post-screening Q&A with director Larry Peerce, filmed at the 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival [30 mins] Original Theatrical Trailer PRESS " powerful film that drives relentlessly deep. It s a shocking experience" New York Post " unwavering in its mirror to society. " Dangerous Minds " delivers the goods" Roger Ebert
S**L
unknown little entertaining movie...
...with MARTIN SHEEN and a 27 year old DONNA MILLS (becoming famous as Abby Ewing in the DALLAS spin-off "Knots Landing"!) in their movie debut, also starring Beau Bridges, Gary Merrill.Unknown might be Robert Bannard who Plays Beau Bridges friend Phil (he did only 2 movies and 2 TV Soap Opera Episodes). Other interesting Cast member is definitive Tony Musante as Joe (other memorable role were in "The Detective" alongside of Frank Sinatra).The movie: oppressive, uncomfortable, very well played,The Picture Quality of this british Release is good. Could be a bit sharper and less corny.The bluray: contains a audio-commentary and Q&A with director after a Screening from 2017 (ca. 30 min), Isolated Music/Sound-effect-Track, a booklet.Fazit: unknown to me but surprising very entertaining
O**S
Stark cinema and a striking DVD
Who knows why this stunning, rarely-seen, New York nightmare of a movie made it to DVD in Britain before the US, but I for one am not complaining. The August 2014 issue of 'Sight & Sound' magazine devoted a full-page rave review to 'The Incident' -- courtesy of veteran critic Kim Newman, no less -- and deservedly so.I shall put aside questions of plot plausibility to focus on the DVD (released by Simply Media), as the quality of its image is less in dispute. By standard-definition standards, it looks striking: sharp, consistently clean, with miniscule edge-enhancement and a little grain. Blacks are deep, befitting a film set entirely during a single tense night. The high-contrast cinematography is appropriate, imbuing a noir tone while rendering the director's frequent wide-angle close-ups all the more unnerving.Also intentional, surely, is the number of admonitory, advisory billboards throughout the film: "Offenders will be prosecuted", "Work with the mentally retarded", "Keep America beautiful", even "Help!". Pointedly, these are powerless to prevent the unfolding mayhem but do provide touches of dark wit.To American viewers: if you have a home video set-up capable of playing this Region 2 PAL DVD, I wholeheartedly recommend it.
R**E
Four Stars
Good to have a DVD copy now
C**R
Five Stars
Splendid transaction - recommended!
N**T
suspense and good acting. Everything a woman needs
Strong drama with minor flaws.To me,not dated.I honestly didnt know anything about it until very recently.It seems to have been forgotten in the past,surprisingly.It has tension,suspense and good acting.Everything a woman needs ; )
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