Merciless duel

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Movie
German title	Merciless duel
Original title	The Last Debate
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	96 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	John Badham
script	Jon Maas
production	Jon Maas
music	Arthur B. Rubinstein
camera	Norayr Kasper
cut	Frank Morriss
occupation
James Garner : Mike Howley Peter Gallagher : Tom Chapman Audra McDonald : Barbara Manning Donna Murphy : Joan Naylor Marco Sanchez : Henry Ramirez Dorian Harewood : Brad Lily Jack Turpin : Michael Riley Bruce Gray : Governor Paul L. Greene Stephen Young : Richard Meredith Lawrence Dane : Sidney Robert Mulvane Djanet Sears : Nancy Dewey Peter Donaldson : Jeff Grayson John Badham : Don Beard Leslie Carlson : Pat Tubbs Maggie Huculak : Gwyn Garrison

Merciless Duel (Original title: The Last Debate ) is an American thriller from 2000 . Directed by John Badham , the screenplay was written by producer Jon Maas based on the novel The Last Debate by Jim Lehrer .

action

A politician is running for President of the United States . He attends a press conference that is televised live. Reporters Mike Howley, Barbara Manning, Joan Naylor and Henry Ramirez ask him questions suggesting the politician mistreated women. The journalist Tom Chapman sees it as a set game and does some research.

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes editors wrote that John Badham had created "a fascinating look at Washington's political machinery ." The representations of James Garner, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy and Marco Sanchez are intense. The film was released when the ethical side of the Gore / Bush presidential campaign was questioned about what would make it "timely and intelligent" .

Film-Dienst wrote that the film contained a "confrontation with the power of the media that tried to focus on the importance of establishing the truth" , but "did not provide clear answers" . The "solidly staged film" remains "ambivalent in its message" and "given the lack of courage to radical approaches the explosive nature of its topic in favor of committed television entertainment" .

The magazine TV Spielfilm 5/2008 wrote that the film was "played well" .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Toronto and Uxbridge, Ontario . It was first broadcast on US television on November 5, 2000. The film was released on video in 2001 in Germany and Hungary .

Web links

• Merciless duel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Unforgiving duel at rotten tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes, accessed on February 26, 2008 ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Merciless Duel in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on February 26, 2008
3. ↑ TV Spielfilm 5/2008, page 119
4. ↑ Filming locations for The Last Debate, accessed February 26, 2008
5. ^ Opening dates for The Last Debate, accessed February 26, 2008