The client (film)

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Movie
German title The client
Original title The client
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1994
length 116 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Joel Schumacher
script Robert Getchell , Akiva Goldsman
production Arnon Milchan , Steven Reuther , New Regency
music Howard Shore
camera Tony Pierce-Roberts
cut Robert Brown
occupation

The client (original title: The Client ) is an American thriller from 1994 . The Director led Joel Schumacher , the writer wrote Akiva Goldsman and Robert Getchell based on the eponymous novel by John Grisham . The main roles were played by Susan Sarandon , Brad Renfro and Tommy Lee Jones .

action

11-year-old Mark Sway and younger brother Ricky happen to watch lawyer Jerome Clifford commit suicide. Clifford, who worked for the Mafia, reveals to Mark before his death where the body of a murdered senator was hidden. While little Ricky is admitted to the clinic with a post-traumatic stress disorder , the police try to interrogate Mark in order to find out what the mafia attorney's last words were. But Mark is also put under pressure by the mafia, which sets the caravan of the already poor family on fire.

Mark is looking for a lawyer and, despite great skepticism, turns to a lawyer, Reggie Love. This then takes on the federal prosecutor Foltrigg, who wants to force a testimony from Mark with not entirely legal means.

Mark's mother Dianne is not very enthusiastic about the lawyer’s growing bond with Mark and says the lawyer would try to take her son away from her.

Mark is being followed by both the police and the mafia. Reggie and Mark agree that the only way to get out of this predicament is to give a statement about the whereabouts of the corpse. But to do this, they have to make sure that the corpse is actually hidden in the aforementioned boat garage.

Meanwhile, the mafia chief Sulari sends his nephew to take the body to another location.

Reggie and Mark are examining the garage when the Mafiosi arrive. They trigger the alarm and thereby scare away the criminals, and they also find the corpse.

Love negotiates with Foltrigg that the Sways should get new identities, a small house and a good job for Dianne as part of the witness protection program . She tells the prosecutor where the body was hidden. The plane with the Sways takes off; Foltrigg announces his success in the media.

Reviews

  • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of July 20, 1994 that the roles of Mark Sway and Reggie Love were well cast. The storylines written by John Grisham would at times seem bizarre and amateurish. Overall, the film is not satisfactory.
  • Desson Howe wrote in the Washington Post on July 22, 1994 that the film was easy entertainment, especially for those who had not read the novel. He praised Joel Schumacher's direction.

Awards

Susan Sarandon won the BAFTA Award in 1995 ; she was nominated for an Oscar , the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Blockbuster Entertainment Award . Brad Renfro won the Young Artist Award in 1995 . Howard Shore won the 1995 Film and Television Music Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers .

backgrounds

The filming took place from August 1993 to October 1993 in Louisiana , Mississippi and Tennessee . Production costs were estimated at 45 million US dollars . The film grossed $ 92.1 million in US cinemas.

Voice actor

The voice actors for the German version:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert
  2. ^ Film review by Desson Howe
  3. ↑ The client. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ synchronkartei.de: The client. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .