Stars: Tyrone Power, Coleen Gray, Joan Blondell, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith, Julia Dean

Director: Edmund Goulding

Summary: This relatively little-known film is widely hailed by fans of the macabre. Truly ahead of its time, NIGHTMARE ALLEY is set in the gritty, surrealistic world of travelling carnivals, where eccentric people of all possible varieties interact on a daily basis. In a departure from his usual roles as the Hollywood leading man, handsome Tyrone Power plays a morally questionable circus apprentice determined to climb the carnival ladder no matter what the price. Powers shows immense range in what was arguably his finest role ever as the sometimes unrecognisably scruffy circus man with a liking for the bottle. Director Edmund Goulding (DARK VICTORY) gives the carnival setting a dark, sombre feel that contradicts the film's more upbeat ending. In spite of this ending tacked on by the studio system, NIGHTMARE ALLEY remains with the viewer even after it's over, haunting them with its bleak images and melancholy mood. Restored high definition transfer.

WIN DVDs by rating this DVD

Average User Rating:

WIN DVDS by being amongst the first to review this DVD. Reviewing DVDs earns you bonus entries and lets you WIN DVDs!Please login before reviewing this DVD. If you're a new user, register for free and enter to WIN FREE DVDs!

Aspect Ratio:	1.33
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Introduction By Woody Haut, Woody Haut On Nightmare Alley, Audio Commentary, Original Theatrical Trailer, Dialogue Script And Musical Cue Sheet, 32 Page Booklet With Rare Production Still
Release Date:	November 14, 2005
Runtime:	107 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E K A 40116
Label:	Masters Of Cinema
Keywords:	Alley, General, Nightmare, Drama
Genre:	Drama