The tiger from the Kwai
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The tiger from the Kwai |
| Original title | La tigre venuta dal fiume Kwai |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franco Lattanzi |
| script | Armando Visconti |
| production | Riccardo Billi |
| music |
Alberto Bembo (as Albert Baldan ) |
| camera | Giovanni Variano |
| occupation | |
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The tiger from Kwai (original title: La tigre venuta dal Fiume Kwai ) is a 1975 incurred Italowestern with elements of martial arts film , the Franco Lattanzi directed with minimal budget. The video title of the film, which was first released in German-speaking countries on November 7, 1975, is Der Regulator .
action
The Thai agent Tiger goes to America to bring the ashes of a deceased Texan to his family. He also has a few valuable items with him - a jeweled elephant stands out - that some crooks are soon after. The Chinese pub owner Won Lun is also in the area and is mistaken for Thai. Tiger is injured in the soon joint fighting; the bandits, led by Jack Mason, torture a family that knows the whereabouts of the Asians. You stayed with a lovely lady, Mary. Jack's gang invade the nearby settlement, whose sheriff is fighting back. Tiger is able to hand over the ashes of the deceased to Mary, who turns out to be his relative, but then falls into a trap from which he can only escape again injured. Won Lun helps again, but cannot prevent the gang from kidnapping Mary. While Tiger makes a pretense of a deal, the corrupt deputy frees the other gang members captured and kills the sheriff. Everyone meets at the Mexican border. Tiger and Won Lun can eliminate the bandits and free Mary, who gets the elephant, before Tiger goes back to Thailand.
criticism
One of the worst spaghetti westerns, judge all the critics: "Sloppily staged, all around primitive spaghetti westerns"; the fight scenes are "from the bottom drawer", the film offers "undiminished horror" and is "not viewable."
Remarks
The film is listed in Italian directories without any staff information.
Web links
- The tiger from Kwai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Tiger from the Kwai. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Christian Keßler : Welcome to Hell . 2002, p. 251
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film Vol. 4, Tomo 2 M – Z. Rom, Gremese 1996, p. 341