The great Mr. Flim-Flam
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The great Mr. Flim-Flam |
| Original title | The Flim-Flam Man |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Irvin Kershner |
| script | William Rose |
| production | Lawrence Turman |
| music | Jerry Goldsmith |
| camera | Charles B. Lang |
| cut | Robert Swink |
| occupation | |
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The great Mr. Flim-Flam (Original title: The Flim-Flam Man ) is an American comedy film by the director Irvin Kershner from 1967.
action
Also known as "Mister Flim-Flam" Mordecai Jones is a shrewd but aging con man in whose bag of tricks not only pronged playing cards are. On his escape from the police, he meets the young farmer's son Curley, who has deserted from the United States Army . Merged by fate, they continue their escape together, and Curley is made an accomplice in his deceptions by Jones.
Meanwhile, Curley keeps an eye on the farmer's daughter Bonnie Lee Packard, but Jones steals her car a little later. Despite all the danger, Curley meets with Bonnie Lee, with whom he has fallen in love. When Jones ends up in jail, Curley finds a solution that will help him escape. He turns himself in, because he can no longer flee, but can be with Bonnie Lee after serving his sentence.
synchronization
The synchronous work was done by Berliner Synchron GmbH based on a dialogue book and the dialogue direction by Franz Otto Krüger , who also has a speaking role in the film.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Lee Packard | Sue Lyon | Traudel Haas |
| Curley | Michael Sarrazin | Jürgen Clausen |
| Jarvis Bates | Slim Pickens | Benno Hoffmann |
| Lovick | Strother Martin | Hans Hessling |
| Mordecai Jones | George C. Scott | Arnold Marquis |
| Mr. Packard | Jack Albertson | Hans Wiegner |
| Sheriff Blade | Harry Morgan | Friedrich W. Building School |
| Great market manager | Woodrow Parfrey | Franz Otto Kruger |
production
The film was at the original locations in Kentucky rotated. It was a financial flop for Twentieth Century Fox and only brought in just over half of the production costs.
criticism
“A fresh and imaginatively staged crook comedy set in front of the charmingly integrated landscape of the American southern states. The exaggerations and exaggerations lose towards the end, but the film turns into a flawless gangster film. "
Awards
- 1968: Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Written American Comedy for William Rose
Web links
- The great Mr. Flim-Flam at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | The great Mr. Flim-Flam. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
- ^ Film review by Roger Ebert (English)
- ↑ Stephen M. Silverman: The Fox That Got Away: The Last Days of The Zanuck Dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox , Citadel Press 1988, ISBN 978-0818404856
- ↑ The great Mr. Flim-Flam. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 12, 2020 .