Rescued and preserved after a five-year crusade by the Film Noir Foundation, this 1949 classic is at long last available newly transferred from a 35mm print and painstakingly restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive.
When film noir icons like Lizabeth Scott (Dead Reckoning, Pitfall) and Dan Duryea (Scarlet Street, Criss Cross) collide, sparks are sure to fly!
Jane Palmer (Scott) and her husband Alan (Arthur Kennedy) mysteriously have $60,000 literally dropped in their laps. The circumstances seem mighty suspicious to Alan, who wants to turn the money over to the police. But in a materialistic rapture, Jane won t let it go. She doesn t care where it came from, or what danger might ensue – not if it will bring her the luxury she craves. Enter shady Danny Fuller (Duryea, as cocky and menacing as ever), who claims the money belongs to him. Let the games begin! Roy Huggins snappy script (adapted from his novel) is a complex, breezy and black-hearted homage to James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler. Rapacious housewife Jane Palmer is one of the juiciest female villains in Hollywood history, and Liz Scott s best role ever.
Passionately championed by the Film Noir Foundation and newly transferred from archive elements by UCLA Film & Television Archive, Too Late for Tears is presented on home video for the first time in the UK.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
– Brand new restoration of original 35mm vault elements by UCLA Film & Television Archive
– Presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
– Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
– Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
– Audio Commentary by writer, historian, and film programmer Alan K. Rode
– Chance Of A Lifetime: The Making of Too Late For Tears a new behind-the-scenes examination of the film s original production produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation and featuring noir experts Eddie Muller, Kim Morgan, and Julie Kirgo
– Tiger Hunt: Restoring Too Late For Tears, a chronicle of the multi-year mission to rescue this lost noir classic produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation
– Gallery featuring rare photographs, poster art and original lobby cards
– Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
– Booklet featuring new writing by writer and noir expert Brian Light
Related products
-
![Othello (Blu-Ray) Criterion Collection]()
Classics - DramaOthello (Blu-Ray)
Gloriously cinematic despite its tiny budget, Orson Welles’s Othello is a testament to the filmmaker’s stubborn willingness to pursue his vision to the ends of the earth. Unmatched in his passionate identification with Shakespeare’s imagination, Welles brings his inventive visual approach to this enduring tragedy of jealousy, bigotry, and rage, and also gives a towering […]
499 SEK -
![Young Soul Rebels (Blu-Ray)]()
DramaYoung Soul Rebels (Blu-Ray)
A landmark for Black – and Queer – British film, Isaac Julien’s iconic, beautifully crafted 1991 period piece has been newly remastered by the BFI. Isaac Julien’s groundbreaking inner-city murder mystery explores London subcultures of the late 1970s. Pirate radio hosts Caz and Chris decide to investigate the death of their friend, who was killed […]
349 SEK -
![Hell’s Angels DVD]()
ClassicsHell’s Angels
När mångmiljonären och flygpionjären Howard Hughes sparkade igång Hell’s Angels var målet att göra den största och bästa flygfilmen i historien. Budgeten var rekordstor, inspelningsperioden (30 månader) var
99 SEK -
![Serpico DVD]()
Drama - ThrillerSerpico
Sidney Lumet’s 1973 crime drama Serpico remains one of the most influential cop movies – alongside Al Pacino’s nuanced performance in a disturbing portrait of corruption and morality in the city that never sleeps. A plainclothes street patrolman, Frank Serpico (Pacino) might be the best cop in New York, but his unwillingness to play dirty […]
125 SEK -
![Serpico (Blu-Ray)]()
Drama - ThrillerSerpico (Blu-Ray)
Sidney Lumet’s 1973 crime drama Serpico remains one of the most influential cop movies – alongside Al Pacino’s nuanced performance in a disturbing portrait of corruption and morality in the city that never sleeps. A plainclothes street patrolman, Frank Serpico (Pacino) might be the best cop in New York, but his unwillingness to play dirty […]
249 SEK -
![Captain Fantastic DVD]()
DramaCaptain Fantastic
How do you raise your children in a modern age? If you are Ben (Viggo Mortensen) then unconventionally is the answer. He’s an off the grid survivalist whose children read books around a campfire and all are proficient in hunting. A tragic event forces them on a road trip to confront some of the traditions […]
179 SEK -
![Studio 54: The Documentary (Limited Edition Blu-Ray + DVD)]()
DocumentariesStudio 54: The Documentary (Limited Edition Blu-Ray + DVD)
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism – a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 […]
249 SEK -
![All The President's Men (Blu-Ray)]()
Drama - ThrillerAll The President’s Men (Blu-Ray)
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford star in this political thriller about the Watergate scandal that brought down President Nixon. Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein (Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Redford), aided by the White House mole Deep Throat (Hal Holbrook), thwart Nixon’s attempted cover-up after his agents are caught breaking in to the Watergate complex in […]
149 SEK
Top 10 Film - December 2025
-
Man Bites Dog (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
A Samurai in Time Film 179 SEK -
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Cat People (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
The Phoenician Scheme (Blu-Ray) Film 199 SEK -
Thriller – en grym film (Limited Edition Blu-Ray) Film 329 SEK -
The Ninja Mission (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Maid in Sweden (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Korpen flyger (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK -
Bully (Blu-Ray) Film 229 SEK