This Image Entertainment DVD release of The Big Combo shows that this definitive 1950s film noir still packs a wallop. The clean source print used has been released in its original full-screen aspect ratio and shows off John Alton's groundbreaking black-and-white cinematography to excellent advantage. Alton's work here is so powerful that it has tended to overshadow Joseph H. Lewis' expert direction. While Lewis only made a handful of really good movies, The Big Combo ranks up there with Gun Crazy and My Name Is Julia Ross as the best in the noir cannon. The list price on this DVD is high considering there aren't any extras to speak of.