Luck (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Luck |
| Original title | Luck |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2011–2012 |
| length | 50 minutes |
| Episodes | 9 in 1 season |
| production | Dustin Hoffman |
| music |
Gary Lionelli Jeff Beal |
| First broadcast | December 11, 2011 (USA) on HBO |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 9, 2012 on TNT Series |
| occupation | |
Luck is an American television series set in the world of equestrian sports and gambling. The leading actor and producer is Dustin Hoffman . The US premiere was on December 11, 2011 on HBO . The German premiere took place on October 9, 2012 on TNT Serie . After three horses died, the series was discontinued after nine episodes, although it had previously been extended for a second season. The reason given for the cancellation was that accidents could not be completely ruled out in spite of the “highest safety standards”.
action
The main character is Chester Bernstein. At the beginning of the season, Chester is released from jail after being involved in several illegal businesses, from fraud at casinos to money laundering . Released from prison, Chester makes every effort to regain wealth with his partner Gus Demitriou and the horse trainer Turo Escalante, in return they buy a promising racehorse and plan to bring a horse racing track under their influence.
A secondary strand of the plot is the planning of Ace's revenge on Mike Smythe, which is why Ace spent three years in prison.
characters
- Chester "Ace" Bernstein is the main character. Ace is a former gangster who seeks revenge after serving his sentence.
- Gus Demitriou is Chester's ex-chauffeur and friend who won $ 5 million at the casino.
- Turo Escalante is a Peruvian immigrant, a gifted horse trainer, who also owes his success to disreputable tactics.
- Joey Rathburn is a jockey mediator.
- Marcus Becker is the leader of a group of four players that includes Lonnie, Renzo and Jerry.
- Jerry Boyle has the gift of choosing the right horses.
- Renzo Calagari is not the brightest player in the group.
- Lonnie McHinery is an unsuccessful wannabe player who only later joins the group.
- Rosie Shanahan works for Mr. Walter and wants to become a successful jockey.
- Walter Smith is an experienced trainer who has his hopes for a promising foal.
Cast and dubbing
The German dubbing was created under the dialogue direction by Benedikt Rabanus by the dubbing company Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Munich .
| Role name | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Chester "Ace" amber | Dustin Hoffman | Joachim Kerzel |
| Gus Demitriou | Dennis Farina | Bert Franzke |
| Turo Escalante | John Ortiz | |
| Joey Rathburn | Richard child | Christoph Jablonka |
| Jo Carter | Jill Hennessy | Anke Reitzenstein |
| Marcus Becker | Kevin Dunn | Wolfgang Müller |
| Lonnie McHinery | Ian Hart | Jakob Riedl |
| Renzo Calagari | Ritchie Coster | Lennardt Kruger |
| Jerry Boylei | Jason Gedrick | Pascal Breuer |
| Rosie Shanahan | Kerry Condon | Anke Kortemeier |
| Walter Smith | Nick Nolte | Tommi Piper |
Web links
- Luck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of HBO
- Episode guide at Serienjunkies.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ "US series" Luck "is discontinued after the horse dies"
- ↑ a b Luck. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 10, 2012 .