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William FriedkinDrehbuch:
Stephen GaghanMusik:
Mark IshamBesetzung:
Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood, Anne Archer, Blair Underwood, Philip Baker Hall, Dale Dye, Amidou (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Colonel Childers muss den US-Botschafter Mourain aus dem Jemen evakuieren. Vor dem Konsulat demonstriert eine wütende Menge gegen die USA. Plötzlich eröffnen Beteiligte das Feuer. Doch unter den Demonstranten sind Frauen und Kinder. Childers entscheidet sich in Sekunden zum Handeln. Und wird später dafür angeklagt. (TELE 5)
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William Friedkin hasn’t forgotten how to make films, and this piece can be considered fairly good. The screenplay is quite solid and there isn't as much pathos and pro-Americanism as I expected, which is obviously good. The dialogues are very strong, especially when it comes to the courtroom, and the plot is fast-paced, dynamic, and tense. The action scenes are sometimes quite unrealistic and the war atmosphere is unconvincing (especially the opening action in Vietnam), but the main point of the film – the massacre in Yemen – is surprisingly skillfully shot, and I was particularly impressed by certain camera tricks, such as the view through the gun's sights.
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