The regimental idiot
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The regimental idiot |
| Original title | The Sad Sack |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1957 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Marshall |
| script |
Edmund Beloin Nate Monaster |
| production | Hal B. Wallis |
| music | Walter Scharf |
| camera | Loyal Griggs |
| cut | Archie Marshek |
| occupation | |
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The Regiment Sack (Original title: The Sad Sack ) is an American comedy film directed by George Marshall from 1957. The screenplay is based on the cartoon The Sad Sack by George Baker, an army comic that was very popular in the USA in the 1950s was popular. The premiere in Germany took place on September 19, 1958.
action
Despite an education of 17 months, Meredith Bixby cannot cope with the demands of the military. The only thing he's really good at is remembering things because he has a photographic memory. The psychologist Major Shelton is tasked with making the shooter Bixby a model soldier. To help him, she puts two comrades at his side, Dolan and Wenaslawsky.
Soon the three soldiers will be recalled to a base in Morocco. Bixby is said to be spying because of his talent. When the three of them go to a bar one evening, Bixby accidentally gets drunk because he thinks the drink is a malt drink and says it all the more. He gets to know the seductive Zita and falls in love with her. However, she rejects him and, frustrated, Bixby flees into the desert. There he is kidnapped by Arab rebels. His guard, Abdul, forces him to assemble a stolen cannon. Bixby makes it because they've seen the assembly work before. So he just pulls it up from memory. But Bixby, with Zita's help, thwarts the rebels' plans. He is saved by his comrades, the three of whom are awarded the Medal of Honor .
Reviews
"Military clothing with grotesque comedy that Jerry Lewis presents as an American version of the" good soldier Schweijk "."
background
The Paramount Pictures film is Jerry Lewis' second since he split from Dean Martin . He grossed around $ 3.5 million in the United States. The Morocco scenes were filmed in the Arizona desert and at Vincent Air Force Base in Yuma .
It was the first time for co-writer Nate Monaster that he wrote a screenplay for a feature film. The actor Michael Ansara can be seen in a minor role as Moki, which is not mentioned in the credits.
Oscar winners John B. Goodman and Hal Pereira as art directors and Sam Comer and Ray Moyer as set decorators were responsible for the equipment for the film . The costumes were made by eight-time Oscar winner Edith Head , and the special effects were overseen by Oscar-winning John P. Fulton . Farciot Edouard, who won several special Oscars in addition to two regular Oscars, worked as a camera technician.
The film's theme song was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach .
The German synchronous processing was done in 1958 by Berliner Synchron GmbH . The dialogue book was written by Fritz A. Koeniger , the dubbing director was CW Burg . Horst Gentzen spoke for Jerry Lewis , Wolfgang Kieling took over the dubbing for David Wayne , and Peter Lorre was voiced by Alfred Balthoff .
Web links
- The regimental idiot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The regiment idiot . In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050922/business
- ↑ Der Regimentfrottel in Arne Kaul's synchronous database ( memento of the original from January 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved October 21, 2008
