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Figures in a Landscape

  • 1970
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.6K
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Malcolm McDowell and Robert Shaw in Figures in a Landscape (1970)
ActionThriller

Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.

  • Director
    • Joseph Losey
  • Writers
    • Robert Shaw
    • Barry England
  • Stars
    • Robert Shaw
    • Malcolm McDowell
    • Henry Woolf
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Robert Shaw
      • Barry England
    • Stars
      • Robert Shaw
      • Malcolm McDowell
      • Henry Woolf
    • 31User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • MacConnachie
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Ansell
    Henry Woolf
    Henry Woolf
    • Helicopter Pilot
    Christopher Malcolm
    Christopher Malcolm
    • Helicopter observer
    Andy Bradford
    Andy Bradford
    • Soldier
    • (as Andrew Bradford)
    Warwick Sims
    • Soldier
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    • Soldier
    • (as Roger Lloyd-Pack)
    Robert East
    Robert East
    • Soldier
    Tariq Yunus
    Tariq Yunus
    • Soldier
    Pamela Brown
    Pamela Brown
    • Widow
    • Director
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Robert Shaw
      • Barry England
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    • Trivia
      This project was in the works for a long time before the film finally emerged. There were various changes of cast and director, and many writers, including James Mitchell and Stanley Mann, produced drafts of the script before Robert Shaw, who was also a novelist, agreed to do a final rewrite immediately before shooting was due to begin. Although he assured Joseph Losey that he would finish it before the first day of shooting, he did not, in fact, complete it until the end of filming, with changes being seemingly made almost every day. The film was a box-office failure and was mostly shown in Britain in a heavily-cut version, although television showings have been complete.
    • Quotes

      Ansell: I'll tell you what though Mac, there'll be no more games from now on.

    • Alternate versions
      The cut released in Italy (under the title "Caccia sadica," or "Sadistic Hunt") lost 14 minutes according to Joseph Losey, who looked into having his name removed from the credits.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Aqueles Dois (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Cartagena
      (uncredited)

      Music by Julián Palanca

    User reviews31

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    9/10
    existential chase film, largely forgotten, but worth a look.
    FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE is interesting for a lot of reasons: it was directed by Joseph Losey,it stars a very young Malcolm McDowell and it boasts a script by co-star Robert Shaw.

    The set-up is very existential: 2 men are pursued by a mysterious black helicopter over a rough, desert terrain. We never learn the reasons for any of this or even where it is taking place.The atmosphere of dread is kept at a high level thru-out.

    Everything about the film is as stripped to the basics as the title suggests. The men are never given much more than the briefest of backgrounds. But it is precisely this quality of mystery that gives the film its main points of interest. I would certainly like to be able to see it on a larger screen. The helicopter photography is very impressive and the shots of the two figures traversing the inhospitable terrain are striking.

    Robert Shaw gives a ferocious performance. Malcolm McDowell's part requires him to be more subdued but he is capable and provides the film's main sympathetic character.
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    • raegan_butcher
    • Aug 3, 2006

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1971 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Im Visier des Falken
    • Filming locations
      • Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Cinecrest
      • Cinema Center 100 Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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