In the fire (2004)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | In the fire |
| Original title | Ladder 49 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 10 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jay Russell |
| script | Lewis Colick |
| production | Casey Silver |
| music | William Ross |
| camera | James L. Carter |
| cut |
Bud S. Smith , Scott Smith |
| occupation | |
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In Fire (Original title: Ladder 49 ) is an action - drama from the year 2004 by Jay Russell with Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta in the lead roles. The world premiere took place on September 20, 2004 in Los Angeles ; The film was released in American cinemas on October 1, 2004, and the German release was on February 3, 2005.
action
The firefighter Jack Morrison and his colleagues go every day life in danger to save people from burning buildings. One day, Unit 49, which includes Jack, is called to a terrible fire. When Jack tries to save a man from the flames, his own life is in danger.
While his boss Mike Kennedy and his colleagues do everything they can to free the trapped man, Jack looks back on his life. In the end, Jack dies in the flames.
background
Originally the film was supposed to be shot in New York . After the attacks of September 11 the location was for Baltimore laid. The actors spent a long time in a fire station before shooting in order to be able to portray the firefighters more authentically.
The production cost of the fires were 60 million US dollars estimated. In the US the film grossed around $ 74.5 million and around $ 102 million worldwide.
Awards
Joaquin Phoenix and the film as "Outstanding Drama" were nominated in 2005 for the Teen Choice Award . The song Shine Your Light by Robbie Robertson was nominated for the 2005 Golden Satellite Award nomination. The film and Joaquin Phoenix were nominated for the 2005 MovieGuide Awards. In 2005 the stunt people were nominated for the Taurus Award . William Ross received the BMI Film Music Award in 2005.
criticism
"The emotionally manipulative melodrama glorifies self-abandonment as a determination and is exhausted in pathetic hero figures."
Web links
- In the fire in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- In the fire atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- In the fire at Metacritic (English)
- Film review on Filmbessprechungen.de (German)
- On fire: cast and other contributors on zelluloid.de ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Im Feuer . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2004 (PDF; test number: 100 195 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Im Feuer . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ cf. the-numbers.com
- ↑ In the fire. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 12, 2018 .