The fire jumpers of Montana
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The fire jumpers of Montana |
| Original title | Red Skies of Montana |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph M. Newman |
| script |
Harry Little Art Cohn |
| production | Samuel G. Engel |
| music | Sol Kaplan |
| camera | Charles G. Clarke |
| cut | William H. Reynolds |
| occupation | |
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The Fire Jumpers of Montana (Original title: Red Skies of Montana ) is a film directed by Joseph M. Newman from 1952 with Richard Widmark in the leading role. The film had its world premiere on January 20, 1952.
action
Cliff Mason is the head of the fire jumpers , a special unit of the fire department in Montana , who are parachuted over the area of operation in forest fires to fight the fire. He is temporarily under surveillance and not on active duty due to a traumatic incident in which the rest of his group were killed. He has no memory of the incident and has to live with self-reproach and the doubts of his comrades, especially Ed Miller, the son of one of the firefighters who were killed.
In the event of another major fire, Cliff is still deployed together with Ed due to a lack of personnel. The operation begins routinely, but comes to a head as the increasing, circulating wind continues to ignite the fire. Under the mistrust of his comrades, Cliff tries to fulfill his duty and carry out the mission as ordered. Faced with the new situation, his memory gradually returns and he realizes that the fire jumper Neff was actually responsible for the incident at the time.
Incorrect assessments and wrong decisions on the part of the operations management lead to the fact that the squad is trapped in the fire. While some comrades want to seek their rescue in flight, Cliff sees the only chance of survival in ordering his people to dig into the forest floor and let the fire ravage over them. There is a confrontation with Ed, who sees this decision as another fatal failure of Cliffs. In the end, however, the course of action proves correct and the men survive the disaster.
background
The fire jumpers ( smoke jumpers ) also exist in reality. In some reports it is also mentioned that the film is based on a real event, with different incidents being used as a reference. In particular, the catastrophe in Mann Gulch is mentioned, in which 13 men of a 16-man crew died.
Reviews
- Lexicon of international film : Gripping semi-documentary film with superfluous crime thriller elements, but technically effective fire sequences.
- In particular, the scenes of the forest fire are highlighted as very credible in audience reviews.
Web links
- Red Skies of Montana in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Fire Jumpers of Montana. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ imdb