The lonely fighter
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The lonely fighter |
| Original title | Choke Canyon |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Bail |
| script |
Sheila Goldberg , Ovidio G. Assonitis , Alfonso Brescia |
| production | Ovidio G. Assonitis |
| music | Sylvester Levay |
| camera | Dante Spinotti |
| cut | Roberto Silvi |
| occupation | |
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The Lonely Fighter (Original Title: Choke Canyon ) is an American action film directed by Charles Bail from 1986.
action
The physicist Dr. David Lowell is working on an experiment in Choke Canyon, Utah . He is trying to develop a new, cheap source of energy and is expecting Halley's Comet to fly by . Lowell borrowed the land he set up his laboratory on from the Pilgrim Corporation for 99 years. Its chairman, John Pilgrim, decides, however, to use the canyon for the final disposal of nuclear waste . When Lowell resists this and invokes his contract, Pilgrim's henchman Parkside sends some of his thugs to destroy the laboratory.
While Pilgrim believes himself to be the winner with his right hand, attorney Brook Alastair, Lowell begins a campaign of revenge against the company, as a result of which he sets booby-traps for its outnumbered henchmen and ends in a chase between a helicopter and an airplane . Vanessa, Pilgrim's rebellious daughter, is an environmental activist on Lowell's side, who is taken hostage by him. Ultimately, however, the two fall in love and the Pilgrim Corporation is defeated.
synchronization
The synchronous work was done by Berliner Synchron GmbH .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. David Lowell | Stephen Collins | Norbert Langer |
| Capt. Oliver Parkside | Bo Svenson | Engelbert von Nordhausen |
| Brook Alastair | Lance Henriksen | Friedrich Georg Beckhaus |
| Buck | Robert Hoy | Wolfgang Völz |
| John Pilgrim | Nicholas Pryor | Harry Wüstenhagen |
| Craine | Kurt Woodruff | Gerd Holtenau |
production
The action film was produced by the Italian producer Ovidio G. Assonitis, who directed the horror film The Polyp - The Beast with the Arms of Death in 1977 under the pseudonym Oliver Hellman , in which Bo Hopkins played one of the leading roles. As a producer of the horror film Piranha 2 - Flying Killer , he fired director James Cameron during the shooting; Lance Henriksen starred in this film. The lone fighter did not receive a theatrical release in Germany and was released on video by Warner.
Outside the United States, the film was also marketed under the title On Dangerous Ground . The single Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) of the band Mike & the Mechanics was selected for the soundtrack. In the accompanying music video, you can see short film clips from The Lonely Fighter . The single , composed by Mike Rutherford and BA Robertson, reached a top 10 position in the German single charts .
criticism
"An unbelievable action story with numerous scenes of violence that gives away the opportunity for serious arguments."
Web links
- The lone fighter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The lonely fighter. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ The lonely fighter. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 12, 2020 .