Blast of Silence is a 1961 American neo-noir film written and directed by, and starring Allen Baron, with Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, and Peter H. Clune in supporting roles.

Frankie follows his target to determine the best possible location for the hit; he discovers that when Troiano is in his daily routine, he is no longer accompanied by bodyguards.

With several days to wait before the hit, Frankie spends time in the city, where he is plagued by memories of past trauma from his former life there.

The location was said to be a dumping ground for the dead bodies of mob hits, which is why Baron selected it for the scene.

Baron struck a deal with the producers of Cuban Rebel Girls to use the equipment if he could to smuggle it out of Cuba.

Baron, who had been a crew member during the Cuban Rebel Girls shoot, had accidentally shot and wounded a man and was wanted in Cuba for the crime.

[6] In Photoplay, Janet Graves wrote that the "unpretentious air" clashes with the style of the narration, described by the writer as "both fancy and too-too tough.

"[8] J.R. Jones of the Chicago Reader wrote that the film "might seem comical if it weren’t so rooted in existential dread.

[10][11] The disc's special features included a new digital transfer, a making-of featurette (Requiem for a Killer: The Making of Blast of Silence), rare on-set Polaroid photos and images of locations as they existed in 2008.

[10] Also included is a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty and a comic book by artist Sean Phillips.