Leopard command
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Leopard command |
| Original title | Leopard command |
| Country of production | Germany , Italy , Switzerland |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1985 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Antonio Margheriti |
| script | Roy Nelson |
| production | Erwin C. Dietrich |
| music | Goran Kuzminac |
| camera |
Peter Baumgartner Operator: Simon Kleebauer |
| cut |
Marie-Luise Buschke Alberto Moriani |
| occupation | |
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Kommando Leopard is a German-Italian action film directed by Antonio Margheriti from 1985. Members of a South American liberation movement rise up against the militia that have become the country's oppressors.
action
A military dictator with cruel brutality rules in a Latin American country. His militia chief Silveira spreads horror and terror when hunting rebels. Corruption and the exploitation of the poor are commonplace. The resistance group under the rebel leader Carrasco El Leopard wants to put an end to this system. But there are also increasing disagreements among the rebels about the choice of means, because the planned demolition of a dam not only destroys the access route for the military, but also worsens the livelihood of the innocent residents.
After the military destroyed an entire village in search of Carrasco and killed the residents, the government blames the rebels for this and incites the population against Carrasco. One is accordingly suspicious in a hospital led by Father Julio, which is visited by eight guerrillas in order to have an injured person cared for. After being betrayed there, government soldiers enter the hospital and overpower the rebels. While the survivors, including freedom fighter Maria and Father Julio, escape, the soldiers set the hospital on fire.
When a bridge is blown up, the mercenary Smithy, who fought for the rebels, is captured by the military. Together with the prisoners in his cell, he was able to escape. When Smithy arrives at the rebel headquarters, he is able to tell the leader of the planned arrival of the District President Ramirez. This was immediately taken as the next target, and Carrasco had the plane crashed on landing. Only now does he realize that this was a normal passenger plane and that the whole thing was a trap. They come under military fire, but Carrasco escapes. Through this action, Carrasco's opponent succeeded in turning the population against him on a massive scale. The rebels have to withdraw further inland and are now trying to destroy a refinery in the north . Carrasco asked Father Julio for help, as he was in the church service at the military station there for a long time. The plan succeeds and Carrasco returns victorious to headquarters.
After countless fighting, the government has now decided to negotiate with the rebels to prevent further bloodshed and to put an end to the deaths of innocent people. Although everyone is convinced that their leader should be lured into a trap, Carrasco believes the offer. He meets with a military representative and learns that the dictator Ramirez has left the country and that there is now a transitional government in power that is asking for a negotiation. Both the rebels and the guerrillas are happy about this development. However, Ramirez 'militia chief Silveira has not resigned yet and is in the process of killing innocent villagers fleeing the war again. When Father Julio stood up for these people, he was shot down by Silveira. The rebels come to the aid of the people and take Silveira's people prisoner. He himself is killed.
background
The film, produced by Erwin C. Dietrich , was shot in the Philippines and Venezuela . For Kinski, it was one of his last films that he participated in. Due to his changeable temperament, this flick also “cultivated his quirks on the set, gave cryptic answers to stupid reporter questions and freaked out more than once on the set. He also avoided his co-stars and, conversely, was avoided by them. "
Reviews
The lexicon of international films rated: An action-packed story with a predictable outcome, mixed with a few thoughtful nuances. Staged in a cautious manner, but ultimately caught up in the genre's dramaturgy.
actionfereunde.de found that this action film starring Lewis Collins "had almost the entire cast of the previous film (' Secret Code: Wild Geese '), was shot in largely the same locations and again presented Klaus Kinski as the main villain." ] You only get to feel Erwin C. Dietrich sporadically at 'Leopard Command'. […] The mercenaries [are] more freedom fighters this time, which of course did not prevent [director] Antonio Margheriti […] again from staging acts of war as a big adventure playground for big boys and from doing without a really intelligent act. "
Volker Schönenberger assessed: “'Command Leopard' follows the tried and tested knitting pattern of Antonio Margheriti's war action exploitation films of the time. There is a lot of shooting and death to a cheap 80s electro score, explosions make the screen shake. Nobody should expect to come to terms with the struggle for freedom of a tortured people, nor was it the intention. [...] Anyone who can appreciate this sub-genre of war film, which focuses purely on action, will be properly entertained. "
Web links
- Commando Leopard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film review at actionfreunde.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ locations in Internet Movie Database retrieved.
- ↑ a b Leopard Command at actionfreunde.de, accessed on March 8, 2018.
- ↑ Command Leopard. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Volker Schönenberger: Proven Margheriti style at dienachtderlebendentexte.wordpress.com, accessed on March 8, 2018.