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22 June 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
In the dead of night they come - Swift - Silent - Savage moreNewsDesk:
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Pretty good by 1979 standards and if you're a Nick Mancuso fan as am I. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nick Mancuso | ... | Youngman Duran | |
| David Warner | ... | Phillip Payne | |
| Kathryn Harrold | ... | Anne Dillon | |
| Stephen Macht | ... | Walker Chee | |
| Strother Martin | ... | Selwyn | |
| George Clutesi | ... | Abner Tasupi | |
| Ben Piazza | ... | Roger Piggott | |
| Donald Hotton | ... | John Franklin | |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Henry | |
| Judith Novgrod | ... | Judy | |
| Alice Hirson | ... | Claire Franklin | |
| Pat Corley | ... | Vet | |
| Charlie L. Bird | ... | Beejay | |
| Danny Zapien | ... | Joe Mamoa | |
| Peter Prouse | ... | Doctor |
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105 min | Belgium:99 min (video)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1980) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:PGFun Stuff
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I rented this movie because the Martin Cruz Smith book had recently come my way and I found it quite good. The movie is not unfaithful to the book, though it does suffer in comparison in the strength of the characterizations - in the book we learn why Youngman Duran, Mancuso's character, is so tortured which, of course, makes his ordeal much more significant and meaningful. I'm writing mainly to defend David Warner whom another reviewer characterized as as "bad actor". Warner is a terrific character actor who can presently be heard doing a rich villiany voice on the Saturday morning "Men in Black" cartoon (which is better than the movie, in my opinion). It seems Americans have trouble with classically trained English actors whose diction and style may seem too broad if your only frame of reference is Brad Pitt. Recently went to "Peeping Tom" and sat next to a group of teenagers who laughed all the way through, completely oblivious to the historical context of the film and its quality. So "Nightwing" is pretty good - good character acting (also love Strother Martin), lovely cinematography, nice Mancini score. Blood and gore special effects quite restrained a la 1979 technology, so if that's your thing this isn't your movie.