INTRUDER IN THE DUST (1949)

It’s Sensational!

Who shot Vinson Gowrie in the back? The jailhouse at Jefferson, Mississippi, may not hold the actual killer, but it does have the suspect an angry lynch mob wants: Lucas Beauchamp, who has long refused to exhibit the obsequious attitude expected of black people in Jefferson. Based on William Faulkner's novel and filmed in his hometown of Oxford, Intruder in the Dust is both a gripping whodunit and a milestone of social-conscience filmmaking. Claude Jarman, Jr. (reunited with director Clarence Brown of The Yearling) plays the youth whose troubled sense of right makes him a catalyst in solving the mystery. And Juano Hernandez is memorable as Lucas: proud, perceptive, strong -- words that also describe this superb film named one of 1949's 10 Best by the National Board of Review. Now restored from 4K scans of the best preservation elements, this landmark film comes to Blu-ray with a stunning presentation of a film that is timeless in its importance.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE BEST PRESERVATION ELEMENTS
• MGM Shorts:
• "PLAYLANDS OF MICHIGAN"
• "COUNTERFEIT CAT"
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature