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Release Date:
28 January 1971 (USA)
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Tagline:
From An Age of Conflict...A Film For The Ages more
Plot:
People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years'...
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Thirty Years War
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Village
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Hanging
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Death
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Witchcraft
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Joe Dante Classic Film Festival Now At New Beverly Cinema, L.A.
(From CinemaRetro. 2 August 2009, 8:47 PM, PDT)
Caine: 'I Can Out-Rant Bale'
(From WENN. 1 April 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 2 August 2009, 8:47 PM, PDT)
Caine: 'I Can Out-Rant Bale'
(From WENN. 1 April 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)
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Superb examination of the interaction between peasants and soldiers
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Michael Caine | ... | The Captain | |
| Omar Sharif | ... | Vogel | |
| Florinda Bolkan | ... | Erica | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Gruber | |
| Per Oscarsson | ... | Father Sebastian | |
| Arthur O'Connell | ... | Hoffman | |
| Madeleine Hinde | ... | Inge (as Madeline Hinde) | |
| Yorgo Voyagis | ... | Pirelli | |
| Miguel Alejandro | ... | Julio | |
| Christian Roberts | ... | Andreas | |
| Brian Blessed | ... | Korski | |
| Ian Hogg | ... | Graf | |
| Michael Gothard | ... | Hansen | |
| George Innes | ... | Vornez | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ralph Arliss | ... | Claus | |
| Claudia Butenuth | ... | Helga | |
| Paul Challen | ... | Zollner | |
| Chris Chittell | ... | Svenson | |
| Kurt Christian | ... | Tsarus | |
| Dave Crowley | ... | Pastori | |
| Holly du Marreck | ... | Little Girl | |
| Mark Edwards | ... | Sernen | |
| John Hallam | ... | Geddes | |
| Frazer Hines | ... | Corg | |
| Leon Lissek | ... | Czeraki | |
| Andrew McCulloch | ... | Shutz | |
| Michaela | ... | Peasant Girl | |
| Seyton Pooley | ... | Nansen | |
| Irene Prador | ... | Frau Hoffman | |
| Jack Shepherd | ... | Eskesen | |
| Vladek Sheybal | ... | Mathias | |
| Larry Taylor | ... | Garnak | |
| Edward Underdown | ... | Gnarled Peasant | |
| Tony Vogel | ... | Tub | |
| Patrick Westwood | ... | Rethman | |
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Runtime:
Canada:125 min | USA:128 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 |
West Germany:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:18 (1971) |
USA:GP (original rating) |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG |
UK:AA (original rating) |
UK:15 (video rating) |
Australia:M
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This film, which was shown in Cinerama venues, was the last film to use the Todd-AO system for principle photography.
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The Captain:
There is no Hell. Don't you understand? Because there is no God. There never was. Don't you understand? There is no God! It's a legend!
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As others have said, a really excellent film--intelligent, well-shot and acted, with historical background that mostly seems to be right on the money.
A few minor nits: I'm not sure that the Caine character, or most anyone, would be shouting "there is no God!" in the 1630's or 40's. And the humanism espoused by the Sharif character must have been quite rare in that day and age. Also, the ending is perhaps a bit heavy-handed in the way it drives home the moral of the story, about the pointlessness of warfare.
But all this is more than balanced by an intelligent screenplay and a highly engaging analysis of the dynamic between the peasants of the village and the soldiers. Reminded me quite a bit of The Seven Samurai, in fact, and compares well with the latter film (and *that* constitutes high praise).
Highly recommended.