Barquero
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Barquero |
| Original title | Barquero |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gordon Douglas |
| script |
William Marks George Schenck |
| production | Hal Klein |
| music | Dominic Frontiere |
| camera | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| cut | Charles Nelson |
| occupation | |
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Barquero (= Spanish, translated: ferryman) is an American western from 1970. Directed by Gordon Douglas .
action
Travis operates a ferry on a border river between the United States and Mexico. One day he is attacked by gangsters who want to help him across the river after a successful robbery. Travis refuses to take Remy's gang across the river and instead takes himself and the villagers to safety on the other side of the river. There are arguments.
criticism
Joe Hembus states that the film is “an exciting piece for three originals: the stoic clever man Travis, the weird hillbilly Phil and above all the bandit boss Remy, who (...) can hardly pull himself up in his inarticulate perplexity to continue. "
Phil Hardy notes that Barquero is "a fascinating western, far better than its lukewarm reception would suggest." Oates plays "wonderful" and the direction is "extravagant" , which goes perfectly with the story.
The evangelical film observer also has a predominantly positive opinion of the film : "Hollywood westerns, which - quite unusual for American films of this genre - deliver broken characters and are also properly staged."
Web links
- Barquero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joe Hembus: Western Lexicon - 1272 films from 1894-1975. Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna 2nd edition 1977. ISBN 3-446-12189-7 . P. 49.
- ^ Phil Hardy: The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Woodbury Press Minneapolis 1984. ISBN 0-8300-0405-X . P. 323.
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association, Munich, Review No. 380/1970