Final rest
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Final rest |
| Original title | Resting place |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Korty |
| script | Walter Halsey Davis |
| production | Robert Huddleston |
| music | Paul Chihara |
| camera | William Wages |
| cut |
Bonnie Koehler Laurel Ladevich |
| occupation | |
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Last rest (Original title: Resting Place ) is an American drama from 1986. The director was John Korty, the screenplay was written by Walter Halsey Davis. The main role was played by John Lithgow .
action
In the early 1970s, Major Kendall accompanied the remains of officer Dwight Johnson in his home town of Rockville on behalf of the Army. But nothing will come of the planned solemn funeral, because as a black Robertson cannot lie under whites. The white Rockville residents see this as satisfaction, and the local newspaper is playing down the incident. Affected by the Johnson's grief, Kendall decides to do the best he can. He makes an agreement with the editor of the newspaper to print a positive interview about Officer Johnson in exchange for Kendall's information from his unit. This is possible because legal clarifications about the grave are still ongoing. So he makes his way to Johnson's unit. Johnson was proposed for a silver star. But he meets with rejection in all interviews, all versions are very similar. But he does not succeed in obtaining deeper information because everyone is limited to a minimum.
Kendall is sure that they are hiding something from him. But even persistent inquiries are unsuccessful until he comes across the name of a previously unnamed unit member. He looks for Sp4 Beyer and finds him in a remote military nursing home. He is in a wheelchair because he has lost both legs. Initially dismissive, in the course of the interview he becomes emotional and starts to cry. In the arms of Kendall, he tells the truth about Johnson's death. Kendall has all the unit members come together to uncover the truth. Bayer changed the coordinates given by Johnson for an air strike because he believed blacks could not use tactics. However, the coordinates were wrong, which almost cost the unit its life from self- fire. The unit's trust in Johnson sinks as they mistakenly made him the scapegoat for the mishap.
When Johnson ordered a frontal attack, everyone except Johnson and Bayer - plagued by feelings of guilt - stayed in the foxhole, which cost Johnson his life and Bayer his legs for lack of cover from the others. However, Johnson can throw a grenade at the enemy Vietcong camp with his last breath. For this act he is proposed for a silver star. Now that the truth is revealed, the unit members decide to serve as the porters for Johnson's coffin. So the mourners walked to the cemetery the next day, but were stopped by the police chief. After a touching speech by Beyer, they can finally reach the grave and bury Johnson.
background
The film was shot in Covington, Georgia.
criticism
The lexicon of international films called last rest a “well-acted drama about racial discrimination and the Vietnam War”.
Web links
- Resting in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Last rest on kino.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Last rest. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .