Hunting amok
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hunting amok |
| Original title | Wolf Lake |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Burt Kennedy |
| script | Burt Kennedy |
| production | Lance Hool |
| music | Ken Thorne |
| camera |
Carlos Montaño Alex Phillips Jr. |
| cut | Warner E. Leighton |
| occupation | |
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Amok Hunt (Original Title: Wolf Lake ) is an American thriller from 1978, which was directed by Burt Kennedy .
action
The film takes place during the Vietnam War . Four elderly American men go on a hunting trip together at a remote lake, Wolf Lake, in Canada . The authoritarian Charlie is seen as a leader by the group. He served in the US Army in World War II and lost his son in the Vietnam War. The hunting lodge is run by the sensitive young caretaker David and his girlfriend Linda. Charlie's friends suspect that David is a deserter from the US Army and fear bad things. If the chauvinist Charlie found out about it, David would no longer be safe from him. When Charlie finally confronts David, David tells him why: He witnessed US soldiers massacring the civilian population of Vietnam. But these arguments don't count for Charlie. For him, David is a traitor to his fatherland who must be destroyed. With increasing duration, the honest facade of the hunters crumbles, and sadistic and sexistic traits emerge. David and Linda are mercilessly hunted by them.
criticism
The lexicon of international film writes: "Although the film takes the side of the war objectors, it only uses the conflict as a pretext for its horrific orgies of violence."
background
According to the Internet Movie Database, there are two versions of the film: the 1978 version with an ending in which Charlie is killed, and the 1980 version in which the young couple is murdered. The 1978 version was published under the title Wolf Lake , the 1980 version under the title Honor Guard .
Hunting amok started in October 1986 in Germany as a video premiere .
There is no connection to Jack Ketchum's novel Amok Hunt .
Web links
- Amok-hunting in the Internet Movie Database (English)