Green fire

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Movie
German title Green fire
Original title Green Fire
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1954
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Andrew Marton
script Ivan Goff / Ben Roberts
production Armand Deutsch for MGM
music Miklós Rózsa
camera Paul Vogel
cut Harold F. Kress
occupation

Green Fire is an American film by Andrew Marton from 1954. The novel of the same name by Peter W. Rainier was used as a template .

action

The adventurer Rian Mitchell found a historic tunnel on the Carrere mountain in Colombia , the rock of which suggests large deposits of emeralds . On the way back, Rian is attacked and injured by local bandits. He comes into the care of Catherine Knowland, the pretty owner of a coffee plantation , and thanks to her care he quickly gets well again.

Rian takes the next river steamer to the capital to convince his partner Vic Leonard to participate in the development of the suspected gemstone deposits. Although Vic has already taken a new job abroad, Rian manages to use a trick to prevent him from leaving. Back in the wilderness, Rian hires Colombian workers and uses them to set up a camp near the mine. Rian spends the weekends on the plantation to deepen his relationship with Catherine.

The dismantling work is only progressing with difficulty. While Vic wants to give up, Rian promises Catherine's brother Donald a share of the proceeds if the latter provides his harvest workers to speed up the work on the mountain. As a result, the plantation is threatened with ruin. Catherine and Vic are increasingly distancing themselves from Rian. Suspicion and disappointment peak when Donald is rolled over by a stone and killed in an accident on the mountain.

To make matters worse, a flood could mean the final end of the plantation, because the nearby river - triggered by the overburden from the mine - paves a new course. Only blasting the mountain and thus giving up the emerald search promise rescue. Rian refuses and only gives in at the sight of the desperate Catherine. At the same moment the three are ambushed by El Moro and his gang. Rian single-handedly fights his way to the prepared explosives and thus enables Catherine and Vic to retreat. The blast succeeds, huge masses of rock tumble down to the valley and ensure that the river returns to its old bed. Rian escapes unharmed and happily embraces Catherine.

backgrounds

  • The outdoor shots in the Colombian wilderness brought enormous strains for the actors and staff. Some areas could only be reached by mules, and at times they spent the night in houseboats. Grace Kelly later reported sadly to gossip columnist Hedda Hopper : “ It wasn't pleasant. We worked at a pathetic village - miserable huts and dirty. Part of the crew got shipwrecked… It was awful. "(German:" It was no fun. We worked in a miserable village - poor and dirty huts. Part of the crew was shipwrecked. ... It was terrible. ")
  • In a dialogue scene with Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly reveals that she “has never been really in love and is waiting for a prince charming”. When the distribution of the film started again after the engagement to Prince Rainier became known , this line caused laughter from the audience.
  • Although the film was supposed to build on the great adventure films of the time, it failed both critics and audiences.

Reviews

“Dangers, passions and conflicts in the search for two engineers for an emerald mine in Colombia. Varied, exciting adventure drama with precise craftsmanship, effective action passages, impressive landscape shots and excellent actors. "

- Lexicon of international film

literature

  • Gregor Ball: Grace Kelly: Your films - your life . 4th edition. Heyne Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-453-86059-4 (205 pages).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hedda Hopper Collection . Margaret Herrick Library, Los Angeles.
  2. ↑ Green fire. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 13, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used