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Director:
Philippe Mora
Writer:
Paul Wheeler (writer)
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Release Date:
June 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Action more
Plot:
A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Hauers worst 80s movie more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rutger Hauer ... Jim Malden
Powers Boothe ... Mike Walker

Kathleen Turner ... Stella Clayton

Donald Pleasence ... J.P. Whittier

Brion James ... Hughie Peyton

John Dennis Johnston ... Charlie Miller
Jayne Bentzen ... Amy Rollings
Andy Fenwick ... Adam Clayton
Dustin Lecate ... Himself
C.K. Bibby ... Arthur
Frank Wallace ... Sam
Jon Syme ... Peyton's Attorney
William W. Brown ... Trask
Laurens Moore ... Judge
Willie J. Stratford Sr. ... Butler
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Norway:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Asheville, North Carolina, USA more
Company:
Hemdale Film more

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After principal filming in South Carolina has finished, the film reels were sent back by plane to Los Angeles. One reel (of 4) never arrived, so the film was substantially reorganized around the missing scenes (shot out of order) in editing. This partly explains why some sub-plots are incomplete and Malden has no back story. more
Soundtrack:
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10 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Hauers worst 80s movie, 1 October 2005
4/10
Author: Andy (Barclayandrew@yahoo.co.uk) from Manchester

I was expecting much more than this movie delivered, the actors involved have all given some great performances, but none of them seemed remotely connected to this story line. Hauer, who'd just made the classic 'Osterman Weekend' plays a former soldier, dedicated to looking after his own private island, and its bird population. Donald Pleasence is an avid collector of rare birds eggs and hires Powers Boothe to recover some extremely rare eggs from Hauers island.

Hauer gets himself in a local dispute with some hunters killing birds on his land, and so ensues a messy, clumsy war between him and the hunters. Add to this Powers Boothe arrival and the film starts to fall flat on its face. The acting is very average, and the films ultimate aim at pointing out the importance of nature is lost amongst the movies detracting subplots.

The direction and production isn't up to scratch, only adding the the films failure. Although an avid fan of hauers work, id recommend you don't waste your time on 'A Breed Apart'.

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