The intrepid
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The intrepid |
| Original title | Hellfighters |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| script | Clair Huffaker |
| production | Robert Arthur |
| music | Leonard Rosenman |
| camera | William H. Clothier |
| cut | Folmar Blangsted |
| occupation | |
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The Intrepid is an American film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen from 1968. It is based on the story of the firefighter Red Adair , who specialized in extinguishing burning oil wells. After 15 years of professional experience, he founded his own company in 1959 and developed new revolutionary methods to extinguish burning oil and gas wells. Adair was quickly recognized as the best in his field and put out over 1000 such fires over the years. He was also on duty in Kuwait after Iraqi soldiers started numerous oil fires there when they left.
action
One New Year's Eve, the Buckman Company, a company that specializes in extinguishing gas and oil fires, is called to a burning oil well. The fire can be put out, but company owner Chance Buckman is seriously injured in the operation. Greg Parker brings Liz Buckman, Chance Buckman's daughter, to his bedside. The two had almost lost sight of each other after their parents' divorce. Greg Parker and Liz Buckman fall in love and when Greg is almost killed in front of Liz during a later mission, Buckman wants to close his company and switch to the company of his friend Jack Lomax. Greg refuses and takes over the company, which will continue to operate as the Parker Company.
When terrorists set fire to five wells on an oil field during an operation in Venezuela, Chance Buckman, who is now back with his ex-wife Madeline, has to help with his experience. This time Madeline is able to overcome the fear for her husband, because of whom the first marriage failed, because she accompanies him on the mission.
criticism
The lexicon of international films judged that the film was a “[r] outinely staged mixture of adventure and problem film with exciting scenes” , but that it had “lengths” too. On the negative side, there were "some subliminal chauvinistic and patriotic sounds" . The Protestant film observer complains that the film relies too much on the effect of the flames and neglects the game and the book, but he credits him with the fact that it is exciting in places.
Special
- The film crew shot a real stake for the film from Red Adair and his team, which was paid for by the production company Universal. Before this film even hit theaters, John Wayne had made The Marshall , for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor.
- In the original American version, Chance Buckman's daughter is called "Tish". In the German version the name was changed to "Liz".
See also
Web links
- The intrepid in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Intrepid. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association Munich, Review No. 95/1969.