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The Naked Edge [VHS]

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Aside from being the great Gary Cooper's last film, "The Naked Edge", directed by Michael Anderson, is a fine suspense film with a terrific cast, including the great Deborah Kerr, Eric Portman, Diane Cilento, Hermione Gngold & Michael Wilding. A DVD, playable in America, is sorely missing, despite so much garbage that's out on disc. Where's the DVD? Anyone else agree...?

though the dvd is from spain it has an english sound-track and plays very well. the plot is very good with enough twists and turns and edge-of-your seat suspense to keep you guessing almost till the very end of the movie. excellent portrayals by each of the actors and actresses lead to the shattering climax. a very definite must for any true collector.

The Naked Edge was Gary Cooper's last movie, which is what attracted me to it, he being my favorite actor. The story has potential, but the movie focuses too much on the mood swings of Deborah Kerr on whether her husband (Cooper) is a criminal, which got tiresome to me. I think the music and ambiguous shots (not knowing whether it's Cooper or another person walking, for instance) try too hard to create an effect of terror, which would probably be more effective if they were used more sparingly and the story clipped along at a faster pace. It seems like it tries too hard to manipulate/persuade you. It was probably an attempt to capitalize on the success of Psycho, which had come out the year before. At least it didn't have the perverse content of Psycho (which I've never seen and don't intend to, due to its content). (By the way, I've heard a little of the music of Psycho, and the music on The Naked Edge is probably intended to imitate it. Also, the writer of The Naked Edge had adapted Psycho from a book to a movie.)

I had seen this film back in the 1960's and loved it, but had never known it to be on television. I dedcided to see if it was available to buy, and was pleased to find it. Excellent story with a twist at the end, rather reminescent of Hitchcock's work; suspenseful, with good performances by two of my favorite actors, Deborah Kerr and Gary Cooper.

Great suspense movie. Holds you to the end. It's Gary Cooper's last film before his death. As always, Deborah Kerr was wonderful!

The film focuses too much on a miscast, cadaverous Gary Cooper. Deborah Kerr's character is interesting, but she looks bored throughout most of the film. Eric Portman is delightfully evil and sinister. You will never view bathtubs or razors the same way after the finale!