Deadlock (1970)

In a deserted mining town at the end of nowhere three desperate men fight over a suitcase full of cash.

Director:

Roland Klick

Writer:

Roland Klick

Stars:

Mario Adorf, Marquard Bohm, Anthony Dawson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Mario Adorf	...	Charles Dump, die Ratte
Anthony Dawson	...	Anthony Sunshine, der alte Killer
Marquard Bohm	...	Kid, der junge Killer
Mascha Rabben	...	Jessy, das Mädchen (as Mascha Elm-Rabben)
Siegurd Fitzek	...	Enzo, der elende Schnüffler
Betty Segal	...	Corinna, die abgetakelte Schachtel

Storyline

In a deserted mining town at the end of nowhere three desperate men fight over a suitcase full of cash.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | acid western | greed | close up of eye | suitcase | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Western

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 1970 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Duello a tre

Filming Locations:

Israel

Box Office

Budget:

DEM250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roland Klick Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marquard Bohm, the actor who played Kid, was dubbed by Jürgen Clausen.

User Reviews

Sunstruck western

Deadlock is a metaphysical western filmed in a dust-trap out in the Negev desert. It's an effective homage to Leone though very much its own film as well. A couple of guys pull off a heist and make their separate ways out to the desert to hole up until attention has died down. There are three inhabitants of the small mining town, Dump who has some sort of caretaker role in relation to the disused mine, Jessy a young girl, and Corinna, an older lady, each waltzing with their own personal oblivions, as crazy as you like. There's a cartoonish element to most murder in the movies, but the first part of this movie rather emphasises how difficult it is to kill someone, how you have to go against all the hardwiring in your head that says not to. So when the violence does happen, it hits home pretty hard. It's a tough movie, with no happiness at all, filled with loneliness, and it sort of hints at the impossibility of friendship and the abject selfishness baked into us all. For me it felt like watching it was a spiritual exfoliation.