Borneo hell

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Movie
German title Borneo hell
Original title From Hell to Borneo
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1964
length 84 minutes
Age rating FSK 12 f (fr. 16 nf)
Rod
Director George Montgomery
script Ferde Grofe jr.
George Montgomery
production George Montgomery
music Gene Kauer
Sharan Silver
camera Emmanuel Rojas
cut Kenneth G. Crane
occupation

The Hell of Borneo (Original title: From Hell to Borneo , also Hell of Borneo , cross-reference: Höllentrip Borneo ) is an American adventure film from 1964 directed by George Montgomery , who also acted as producer, was involved in the script and the male Plays the main role. The female lead is occupied by Julie Gregg , Torin Thatcher can be seen as her father.

action

After bloody fighting on a small Malay island, Jim-James, the brother of John Dirkson, is killed. John, who is not on the island at the time, is approached in the bar "Golden Cave" by the secretary of a Mr. Bellflower, who shortly afterwards invites him to his daughter Marjorie's birthday party in the evening. Bellflower explains to his daughter why he invited Dirkson. He is interested in an island called El Dorado, on which the Dirksons' plantation is located. Cobra, coffee and gum would grow there, but above all the location was important. The island is strategically located in the very heart of Asia in the middle of a fantastic island world that has a great future. A lot of money can be found there, and he wants to make the island the center of his business empire. Dirkson could help him make his dream come true. In fact, John accepted his invitation. Without further ado, the shrewd businessman explains to him that he wants to buy the island, which had been given to the Dirkson family by a sultan. There he could rule without restriction, since nobody could talk into his business any more. He had already made his brother an offer, which he refused. John promises to talk to his brother about it. Shortly after this conversation, he meets Marjorie, who explains to him that they have a lot in common. John says that even if he got involved with her and she was so wonderful, the next day he forgot her again. The next morning he received a telegram telling him that his brother had been murdered.

John flies to the island immediately and is informed of the events of the last few days. He brings out that weapons are repeatedly smuggled onto the small island and that the population is systematically incited. The Philippine police officer Maydell explains his view of things to him and that one can only intervene if this is expressly requested by the Dirksons, since El Dorado, as he knows, has a special status. The plantation employees, represented by the local Pepe, hope that John will continue to run the property. His playmate from childhood, Maria Vargas, also meets John again. She works as a nurse on El Dorado. John is not safe on the island, there are repeated attacks that are supposed to scare him. Shortly after his arrival, Mr. Bellflower arrives with his daughter Marjorie and Prince Ali, an ally, who repeatedly attracts attention. John shows his half-brother Ahmed, a disgusting fellow, off the island.

It soon becomes clear that these permanent attacks are being controlled by Bellflower, who is in league with the Malay Highness, Prince Ali, and his middleman is Ahmed. Bellflower also makes sure that the men he buys have plenty of weapons and ammunition. John, who had been considering a sale, is so irritated by what has happened that he vows not to rest until the gang and Ahmed are finally put down. Little by little, the connections and the role that Bellflower is playing in this filthy affair become clear to him. In one last great battle, Bellflower and his people are defeated. One fight is still pending, the one between Ahmed and John. It was Ahmed who stabbed James-Jim and now goes overboard in a fight with John and serves as food for the sharks. Bellflower is shot down while trying to escape with his seaplane, from which he is trying to kill John. John decides to stay in El Dorado, which Maria is not entirely innocent of either.

publication

The film was mass-launched in cinemas in the United States on June 1, 1964. It started in the Federal Republic of Germany on October 25, 1968. The film was also shown in cinemas in Norway, Mexico, Sweden and Finland.

DVD

The film was released on DVD on October 1, 2009, provided by SchröderMedia Handels GmbH & Co KG.

criticism

The Lexicon of International Films spoke of a “naive adventure film” that was “moderately staged” and only “moderately exciting”.

Cinema relied on George Montgomery's triple participation and concluded: "George Montgomery (lead, director, screenplay) may have been overwhelmed."

The TV magazine prisma saw things a little differently and found: "Exciting South Seas spectacle by and with the charismatic B-movie star George Montgomery."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From Hell to Borneo at rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ The Hell of Borneo spielemagazin.de - DVD
  3. ↑ The Hell of Borneo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ^ The hell of Borneo cinema.de (with pictures of the film). Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ prisma.de: Hell trip Borneo