The wrath of the righteous
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The wrath of the righteous |
| Original title | The Last Angry Man |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Daniel Mann |
| script |
Gerald Green Richard Murphy based on a novel by Gerald Green |
| production | Fred Kohlmar |
| music | George Duning |
| camera | James Wong Howe |
| cut | Charles Nelson |
| occupation | |
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The Wrath of the Righteous (Original title: The Last Angry Man ) is an American drama directed by Daniel Mann with the 1930s screen star Paul Muni in his last film role.
action
In Brooklyn, New York. The old Jew Dr. Sam Abelman has made a name for himself as a selfless general practitioner and poor doctor. One day a man from television, a certain Woodrow Wilson Thrasher, appears and tries to persuade him to appear in a report about him and his work. But Thrasher's intentions are far from honorable; rather, Dr. Abelman's excellent reputation can be used to become part of a drug company advertising campaign and thus give Thrasher's career a decent boost. After some hesitation and doubt, the good-natured Abelman is finally persuaded to participate. But the television broadcast does not take place because Dr. Abelman is called to the bedside of a prison inmate. Before the broadcast can take place, Dr. Abelman had a heart attack. Only his old friend, his colleague Dr. Max Vogel, there.
Production notes
The Wrath of the Righteous premiered in New York on October 22, 1959. The German premiere took place on March 4, 1960, the Austrian three weeks later.
The costumes were designed by Jean Louis . Richard H. Kline served chief cameraman James Wong Howe as a simple cameraman. Morris Stoloff conducted the film orchestra.
The Wrath of the Righteous received two Academy Award nominations:
- to Paul Muni as best leading actor
- to Carl Anderson and William Kiernan for the best film builds .
In addition, Muni received the award for best leading actor in the film festival of Mar del Plata (Argentina) in 1960.
In 1974 the film was remake under the same title for US television.
Reviews
“'The Last Angry Man' is simple, sentimental and old-fashioned, but full of kindness and charity. (…) Let's face the facts: Much of the moving appeal of this film comes from the careful portrayal of Paul Muni in the lead role. Mr. Muni is a skilled old-timer who knows all the bold and subtle means to bring an interesting and robust character to glowing film life. He knows how to combine the touching qualities of pathos and dignity in an old man, to clench his head and blink over his glasses with the captivating authority of a sage. He knows how to mutter out little phrases, give the deceptive justice to a man and then thunder through the big, upright speeches that carry a philosophy. "
"Muni is worth seeing the film."
"Wallows in self-confidence, is sentimental and even works."
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The portrait of a good doctor without clinical fuss or sentimentality. Experienced by Muni, as a counterpart to cold-blooded businessmen, in the tangibly made environment of the slums. (...) ... very gripping ... "
"The formally modest, dramatic but haunting film, with its sometimes aggressive social criticism, follows a novel that the son of the Jewish doctor (real name: Samuel Greenberg) wrote in memory of his father."
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Wrath of the Righteous in Paimann's Film Lists ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Wrath of the Righteous in the Lexicon of International Films
Web links
- The wrath of the righteous in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- extensive review in the New York Times