Arena (1953)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | arena |
| Original title | arena |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 70 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Fleischer |
| script | Harold Jack Blum |
| production |
Arthur M. Loew Dore Schary |
| music | Rudolph G. Kopp |
| camera | Paul Vogel |
| cut | Cotton Warburton |
| occupation | |
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Arena is a US-based 3D - Drama from 1953, that of Richard Fleischer for MGM was staged.
action
Hob Danvers, a rodeo rider who has been separated from his wife Ruth for two years, comes with his new girlfriend Sylvia to Tucson , where the rodeo show La Fiesta de los Vaqueros is taking place. Hob meets his old friends Lew and Meg Hutchins, who have arrived by caravan with their son Teddy. Lew, an old rodeo rider, wants to ask the organizer Eddie Elstead for a job. To his surprise, Hob is visited by his wife Ruth, who asks for a divorce because she cannot cope with her husband's unsteady life. But Hob refuses to make a decision.
After Hob lost his cash at gambling, he went to Lew. In the trailer, he watches in disbelief as his old friend dresses up as a clown. Lew explains that this is the only job Eddie could offer him. Ruth tries to comfort the suffering Meg, but wants to leave town after the event starts. The young star Jackie Roach tries to get close to Sylvia, which he fails. Hob successfully competes in bareback rodeo, which impresses Lew's son Teddy very much. This friendship arouses jealousy in Lew. He manages to pay an injured rider to start in wild horse riding. Ruth returns to the rodeo. Your presence makes Sylvia nervous.
The wild horse riding begins, but Lew is thrown from the bucking horse and injured his knee. The viewers who believe this is part of the show are thrilled. Hob rushes to the aid of his friend while the angry Eddie scolds his clown. Hob and Meg refer to the enthusiastic audience and tell Eddie that it was all planned, but Ruth wants to tear down the building of lies. Hob sends Ruth away, but Lew is impressed by Ruth's appearance. He urges Hob to make up with Ruth again, which infuriates Sylvia.
The next discipline of the rodeo is bull riding . Hob is the last rider and is dismayed by Sylvia's enthusiasm for risking his life. In fact, Hob is quickly thrown off by the bull. Lew tries to distract the snorting animal, but his injured knee does not allow him to move quickly enough. The bull kills Lew in front of Meg and Teddy. Hob breaks up with Sylvia, who immediately teams up with Jackie. At first Hob is lonely in the arena when Ruth comes to him and leaves the competition venue with him.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote: "It was not the unconvincing story, but its rodeo images - in 3D - ensured a certain interest in the film in the cinema."
The New York Times critic said MGM's first 3D production was not a milestone in film history. The story, although attractively furnished, is a lively treatise on the physically-oriented and dangerous life of the rodeo rider.
background
The film premiered on June 24, 1953 in the United States. It was released in German cinemas on February 19, 1954.
The film was shot on location in Tucson , Arizona . Richard Farnsworth can be seen in a small supporting role as a rider .
Arena was MGM's first full-length 3D film . The production company had the film shot using the stereoscopic method .
The equipment was provided by Cedric Gibbons and Merrill Pye (Art Direction) and Edwin B. Willis and Richard Pefferle (Set Decoration). For the mask was u. a. William Tuttle is responsible for the sound. Douglas Shearer (Supervisor), Franklin Milton and Wesley C. Miller (Sound Record). The special effects came from A. Arnold Gillespie .
Web links
- Arena in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arena. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Critique of the New York Times (Eng.)
- ^ Arena (1953) - Notes. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .