Knightriders - knights on hot furnaces
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Knightriders - knights on hot furnaces |
| Original title | Knightriders |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 146 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George A. Romero |
| script | George A. Romero |
| production | Richard P. Rubinstein |
| music |
Oscar Brown, Jr. , Donald Rubinstein |
| camera | Michael Gornick |
| cut |
Pasquale Buba , George A. Romero |
| occupation | |
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Knight Riders - Knights on hot stoves is an American film drama directed by George A. Romero from the year 1981 about Billy, the leader of a traveling showman troops on motorcycles presents medieval jousting tournaments.
action
Billy, self-proclaimed king and head of a show troupe who staged knightly tournaments on motorcycles at medieval markets, dreams of the idyll of knightly ideals and values of the Middle Ages . However, intra-group rivalries for love, power and prestige, the lure of lucrative appearances and differing ideas of individual group members threaten Billie's idealized ideas. In addition, despite their success with the public, the group has to assert itself against resistance from outside, such as corrupt police officers or profit-hungry organizers, which they try to compensate by dangerous and daring appearances on their motorcycles. Finally, Sir Morgan, the black knight fights for the royal dignity.
production
According to Romero was one of his main ideas to Knight Riders, the Society for Creative Anachronism (dt. Society for Creative Anachronism ), an amateur organization interested in the Middle Ages people. For George A. Romero, the film drama Knightriders was a film apart from the horror film genre that he otherwise successfully served .
The filming of Knightriders took place in the summer of 1980 on a site of the light rail of Pittsburgh , as well as in the allegheny counties Fawn Township and Natrona, all in the US state of Pennsylvania , instead.
The American writer Stephen King , best known for his horror novels, has a cameo in which he makes some sarcastic comments as "Hoagie man".
synchronization
| actor | Voice actor | Roll) |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Harris | Sigmar Solbach | King Billy |
| Gary Lahti | Hans-Georg Panczak | Sir Alan |
| Tom Savini | Sir Morgan | |
| Amy Ingersoll | Dagmar Heller | Queen Linet |
| Patricia Tallman | Katharina Lopinski | Julie |
| Brother Blue | Wizard Merlin | |
| Ken Foree | Wolfgang Hess | Little John |
| Scott Cleaner | Sir Marhalt | |
| Martin Ferrero | Bontempi | |
| Warner Shook | Pippin | |
| Randy Kovitz | Hartmut Neugebauer | Punch |
| Michael P. Moran | Deputy Cook | |
| Harold Wayne Jones | Sir Bors | |
| Albert Amerson | The Indian | |
| Christine Forrest | Angie, Morgan's friend | |
| Donald Rubinstein | Court singer | |
| Stephen King | Hoagie Man | |
| Greg Besnak | Rhino | |
| Gary Davis | Rhino's buddy | |
| John Hostetter | Franz Rudnick | Tuck |
| Cynthia Adler | Inge Solbrig | Rocky |
Editions
Knightriders originally had a running time of 146 minutes. In Europe it was initially released in a version shortened to 102 minutes and condensed to action scenes, which, however, shifted the original character of the film from a drama towards an action film . The version of United Artists , which opened in theaters on July 31, 1981 , had a running time of 114 minutes. In 2012, Knightriders was released in a 140 minute version on DVD and BluRay . The TV cut versions have running times of 115 minutes, or 139 and 140 minutes in Pay-IV .
Individual evidence
- ^ Susan Aronstein: Hollywood Knights: Arthurian Cinema and the Politics of Nostalgia . Springer, 2005, ISBN 978-1-137-12400-5 , pp. 135 (English, online [accessed January 5, 2020]).
- ↑ Mike Watt: In memory of 'Night of the Living Dead' director George A. Romero . In: Pittsburgh City Paper . July 17, 2017 (English, online [accessed January 5, 2020] obituary for George A. Romero).
- ↑ Ed Blank: No Horsing Around For These Knights . In: Pittsburgh Press . July 27, 1980, p. 221 (English, online [accessed January 5, 2020]).
- ↑ Knightriders - Knights on hot ovens. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Knightriders - Knights on hot stoves in the online film database
- ↑ Knightriders - Knights on hot stoves in the online film database
- ↑ Knightriders - Knights on hot stoves in the online film database
- ↑ Knightriders - Knights on hot stoves in the online film database , Knightriders - knights on hot stoves in the online film database
Web links
- Knight Riders - Knights on hot stoves in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Knightriders - Knights on hot stoves in the online film database
- Knight Riders - Knights on hot stoves at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 12 - R-Rated by Knightriders - Knights on hot ovens at Schnittberichte.com