The double man
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The double man |
| Original title | The Double Man |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franklin J. Schaffner |
| script |
Alfred Hayes Henry Maxfield Frank Tarloff |
| production | Hal E. Chester |
| music | Ernie Freeman |
| camera | Denys Coop |
| cut | Richard Best |
| occupation | |
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Double Man is a 1967 spy thriller starring Yul Brynner and Britt Ekland .
action
The film takes place during the Cold War . The Soviet leadership has decided to replace key CIA official Dan Slater with a double named Kalmar. To lure Slater out of the CIA center, the 16-year-old son Slaters is murdered while skiing in Kalmar in the Austrian Alps . Slater goes in search of the murderers and initially falls into the trap of the enemy: he is exchanged, his former friend, the British ex-spy Wheatley, who has retired into private life and now runs a ski school, does not notice the exchange. In the carnival hustle and bustle, Slater escapes the enemy and a showdown takes place in a cable car station , which the real Slater survives.
In the course of his investigation, Slater tracks down Gina, the private secretary of the wealthy Mrs. Carrington, and falls in love with her. In the cable car gondola, Gina recognizes the hooded Slater or Kalmar as the murderer and marks him in a dispute with 3 scratches on his left cheek so that the audience can tell Slater (without scratches) and Kalmar apart.
Slaters' superior, Edwards, appears to be suspicious of the matter. He orders Slater back.
criticism
"Somewhat confused agent film, which only reaches some tension in the second half."
"Honest crime film, as light entertainment with a dash of tension from 16."
Motifs
The main motif is the interchangeability of people, which is directly addressed in the conversation between Slater and Kalmar.
Trivia
According to the credits, the film is set in the Tyrolean Alps, according to a telephone conversation in the film in St. Anton am Arlberg ; actually comes Station of Innsbruck before in a brief scene in reality he was but between Langen am Arlberg and Wald am Arlberg - these railway stations and places are also visible in the film - in Vorarlberg Klostertal rotated.
The film depicts early forms of ski mass tourism. It shows the native population clichéd from the point of view of the Americans as eccentric, corrupt and negligent.
The film is flawed in depicting the carnival hustle and bustle in that it merges Carnival and Easter .
Web links
- The Double Man in the Internet Movie Database (English)