Counted hours
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Counted hours |
| Original title | The Hasty Heart |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vincent Sherman |
| script | Ranald MacDougall |
| production | Robert Clark |
| music | Jack Beaver |
| camera | Wilkie Cooper |
| cut | Edward B. Jarvis |
| occupation | |
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Counted Hours is an American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman . The leading roles are cast with Richard Todd , Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal .
The film, whose script is based on a play by John Patrick , was shot in 1949. It premiered on December 2, 1949 in the USA. In Germany, the film was shown in cinemas for the first time on June 23, 1950.
action
Burma 1945. Five patients from a Red Cross hospital remain in the hospital after the rest of the patients were sent home at the end of the war: the American Yank, the Australian Digger, the Englishman Tommy, the New Zealander Kiwi and the Basuto -African Blossom, the doesn't speak english. Colonel Dunn informs them that the Scot McLachlen will join them. They are also told that the Scot has only one kidney and will soon die. Let the others take care of him.
The men agree, but when McLachlen arrives, he rejects all kindness. Yank is of Scottish descent but hates his Scottish grandfather. The Canadian sister Margaret, who was trained in Scotland, also does not get access to McLachlen. She learns that he has saved money to buy a farm after the war. She tries to persuade him to take some of the money and buy a regimental kilt, which he hadn't done before out of thrift. When the men go to sleep in the evening, McLachlen is playing a bagpipe. Blossom sings an African song.
McLachlen doesn't want to write letters because the paper and stamps are too expensive for him. He is still suspicious and dismissive of his comrades and his sister. Margaret tells the others that McLachlen was an illegitimate child and had a tough youth. She's planning a party for McLachlen's upcoming birthday. She bought him the regimental kilt, the men bought other uniform components. McLachlen is touched to receive the gifts, but is also concerned that he will not be able to return the gifts.
That night, McLachlen tells Margaret that he misjudged the men and that he will take over the farm with them. She asks him to accept the friendship of the men. The next day, McLachlen wears his kilt, whereupon the others try unsuccessfully to fathom what Scots are wearing under their kilt. McLachlan later tells Yank that he fell in love with Margaret. When Margaret finds out, she wants to make him happy.
The attending doctor tells McLachlen that he can go home at any time. The Scot also learns of its low life expectancy. Now he thinks that was the only reason Margaret and the other men were kind to him. He decides to return to Scotland to spend the rest of his life alone. He returns the uniform and kilt and tells the others to leave him alone. When McLachlen wants to leave, Blossom wants to give him a parting present, but he refuses. Yank is upset and explains that Blossom doesn't speak English and therefore couldn't have known that McLachlen was going to die soon. McLachlen realizes he's been wrong again and collapses. He doesn't want to die alone and asks to be allowed to stay. He takes back the uniform and kilt and puts them back on. Tommy finally discovers what Scots wear under their kilts.
Awards
The film won two Golden Globes in 1950 . It was awarded as the best film for international understanding . Richard Todd received the Golden Globe for Best Young Actor . He was also nominated in the Best Actor category. That same year, Todd received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor . Screenwriter Ranald MacDougall was nominated for a WGA Award by the Writers Guild of America .
background
production
The author of the play John Patrick took as the basis for the main character McLachlen a soldier he had met in Burma.
occupation
Richard Todd is not a Scot, but an Irishman, Patricia Neal is not a Canadian, but an American. Ralph Michael was British, as were Howard Marion Crawford, Alfie Bass and Anthony Nicholls. John Sherman was a real Australian, Orlando Martins was born in Nigeria.
criticism
The lexicon of international films describes the film as a “sensitive chamber play with quiet humor and strong emotions”. Sanderson Beck writes that the film "highlights the value of friendship."
Web links
- Counted hours in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review of the Classic Film Guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hasty Heart (1950) Notes at TCM - Turner Classic Movies (English)
- ↑ Counted hours. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Counted hours at san.beck.org