Three rivals
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Three rivals |
| Original title | The Tall Men |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1955 |
| length | 122, German theatrical version 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Raoul Walsh |
| script |
Sydney Boehm Frank Nugent |
| production |
William A. Bacher William B. Hawks |
| music | Victor Young |
| camera | Leo Tover |
| cut | Louis Loeffler |
| occupation | |
Unnamed in the opening credits
| |
Three rivals (original title The Tall Men ) is an American western from 1955 . Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Clark Gable , Jane Russell and Robert Ryan . The film, based on the novel of the same name by Clay Fisher, "was deservedly one of the most successful big westerns of the mid-fifties" and is counted among the most important cattle-hauling westerns alongside Red River , Cowboy , The Cowboys , Greenhorn and Once Upon a Time .
action
In 1866, after surviving the Civil War (on the Confederate side as members of a Bushwhacker group, the Quantrill's Raiders ), the Texas brothers Ben and Clint Allison try to make their fortune by robbery. One of their victims, Nathan Stark, offers to drive a huge herd of cattle from Texas to Montana . Since the cattle can be bought cheaply in Texas, the risky venture is extremely lucrative.
During the grueling wintry trip to Texas, Ben rescues the attractive Nella Turner from the wilderness, the only one who survived an attack by the Oglala Sioux on her migrant hike. Nella and Ben have to spend a few days in a hut because of a snow storm . The budding love is ended by its irreconcilable plans for the future; Nella wants to go high, while Ben wants to be modest with the unpretentious life on a Texan ranch.
The circumstances force them to continue traveling together. When they meet Clint and Nathan Stark in San Antonio , Stark is intrusive courting Nella. She is piqued, but also realizes that he could realize her future dreams.
Stark buys 4,000 cattle and 1,000 horses, and Ben hires the drovers, who are led by his devoted friend Luis Estrella. Ben is not happy when Stark persuades Nella to travel in an almost luxurious car. The arguments between Nella and Ben prevent Stark from thinking that Ben might be a rival .
When the trek crossed the Kansas border, a group of armed men demanded a "road toll" of one dollar for each beef. Stark tries to give in to the Jayhawkers , but Ben and his comrades open fire. The highwaymen flee with great losses.
The often drunk Clint is also interested in Nella. There is friction between the brothers; after an argument with Stark, he rides ahead of the trek as a scout so as not to be in the vicinity of Stark. One day only his horse comes back because Clint was killed by Indians. A little later the trek is surrounded by the Sioux in a narrow valley. Before Ben's plan to blow up the encirclement with a stampede is carried out, Nella and Ben reconcile in the face of impending danger. The plan works surprisingly well, only a few animals are lost. In Mineral City, Montana, Stark is able to sell the herd for a big profit and tries to hang Ben for assaulting him when they first met. But Ben is able to thwart the attempt on his life, only takes a modest sum from the profit with which he wants to buy a ranch - and feels deeply saddened to have lost Nella because she is irresistibly attracted by Stark's wealth. However, he is mistaken.
background
The director said his three main actors formed a "nice combination". Regarding the portrayal of a "great drove of cattle", he admitted similarities with other films, especially with Red River , but emphasized that his characters were not similar to those in Red River . The studio emphasized in its advertisement that the herd consisted of 4,000 cattle, making it the largest ever filmed.
The scenes in the snowy mountains were shot in Sun Valley, Idaho , most of the others in Durango, Mexico .
The producers bought the film rights from Clay Fisher to the next novel, The Big Pasture , which continued The Tall Men , but a sequel was never shot.
synchronization
The synchronization was produced in 1955.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Allison | Clark Gable | Siegfried Schürenberg |
| Nella Turner | Jane Russell | Edith Schneider |
| Nathan Stark | Robert Ryan | Wolfgang Lukschy |
| Clint Allison | Cameron Mitchell | Herbert Stass |
| Luis Estrella | Juan García | Werner Lieven |
| Colonel Norris | Steve Darrell | Wolf Martini |
| Gus (bartender) | Will Wright | Hans Hessling |
| Hotel employee | Dan White | Hans Hessling |
criticism
"Definitely worth seeing."
"Walsh [...] [celebrates] the masculinity myth of Gable [...] with poetry and aggressive humor."
Nice trivia
Joe Hembus highlights two quotes: An exchange between Nathan Stark and Ben Allison: "In response to Ryan's resignation, 'Destiny is against us', Gable knows the answer: 'Then we'll have to change it.'" In addition, Ben's "classic [e]" Verbal reaction to the sight of a "man hanged on a tree [...]: 'We seem to be approaching civilized areas.'"
literature
- Clay Fisher [ie Henry Wilson Allen]: The Tall Men. Boston 1954. [Numerous new editions.]
- Clay Fisher: Texan blood. Western novel. Transferred from the American by Hansheinz Werner. AWA-Verlag, Munich [1956]. [New edition 1963 Heyne, Munich].
- Joe Hembus : The Western Lexicon. 1567 films from 1894 to the present day . [With a foreword by Sergio Leone . Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus .] (= Heyne Filmbibliothek . No. 32/207). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1995 [first edition 1976], ISBN 3-453-08121-8 , p. 150 f.
Web links
- Three rivals in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Three rivals in the lexicon of international films
- Three rivals at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Tall Men in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films of the American Film Institute (English)
- The Tall Men at Turner Classic Movies (English) (Rating by Leonard Maltin : 2 out of 4 with brief review; visitor ratings in nine criteria)
- The Tall Men in the All Movie Guide ( still photos )
- Three Rivals (1955) in The Movie Database (plot, actors, stills, posters, user rating)
- Three rivals in the online film database (plot, actor, poster, rating by registered members)
- Three rivals on the website of the television magazine Cinema (plot, actors, still photos, rating of the editorial team: 5 out of 5, visitor rating)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joe Hembus: The Western Lexicon. 1567 films from 1894 to the present day . [Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus.] Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1995 [first edition 1976], ISBN 3-453-08121-8 , p. 150.
- ^ A b c Joe Hembus: The Western Lexicon. 1567 films from 1894 to the present day . [Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus.] Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1995 [first edition 1976], ISBN 3-453-08121-8 , p. 151.
- ↑ Of the 23 "Viehreck-Westerns" listed in: Joe Hembus: The stuff the Westerns are made of. The history of the Wild West 1540–1894. Chronology - Mythology - Filmography. Extended new edition [by Benjamin Hembus] (= Heyne non-fiction book. Volume 19/487). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1996 [first edition under the title Western-Geschichte 1981], ISBN 3-453-11776-X , p. 307, only the named and three rivals are given the highest rating of three stars in: Joe Hembus: Das Western Lexicon. 1567 films from 1894 to the present day . [Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus.] Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1995 [first edition 1976], ISBN 3-453-08121-8 .
- ^ Statement by Raoul Walsh, presumably in an interview in Cahiers du cinéma , from which most articles in the Western Lexicon about Walsh's films are quoted; quoted here from the German translation of a passage in: Joe Hembus: Das Western-Lexikon. 1567 films from 1894 to the present day . [Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus.] Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1995 [first edition 1976], ISBN 3-453-08121-8 , p. 151 f.
- ↑ a b c See: The Tall Men . In: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. of the American Film Institute , accessed March 3, 2017.
- ↑ The information in this section is based on: Drei Rivalen (1955) . In: Deutsche Synchronkartei , and: Drei Rivalen (1955) . In: Synchronous database , accessed on March 3, 2017.
- ^ Frieda Grafe, Enno Patalas: Film tips. In: The time . October 10, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ↑ Three rivals. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 3, 2017 .