# Blast of Silence (1961)

> A haunted professional killer’s Christmas-week return to New York turns a routine mob hit into a terse descent through loneliness, memory, and fatalistic violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20080

## Facts

- Runtime: 77 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Allen Baron
- Cast: Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Bill DePrato, Peter H. Clune, Danny Meehan, Joe Bubbico, Gil Rogers
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054687/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, smoky, late night viewing, classic noir marathon

## Synopsis

A hitman returns to his old haunts, but the ghosts of his past threaten his mission.

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