Madron (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Madron |
| Country of production | Israel / USA |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jerry Hopper |
| script |
Edward Chappell Leo McMahon |
| production |
Emanuel Henigman Eric Weaver |
| music | Riz Ortolani |
| camera |
Adam Greenberg Marcel Grignon |
| cut | Renzo Lucidi |
| occupation | |
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Madron is an Israeli- American Western co-production from 1970. The film was not shown in German. It was the last cinematic work by director Jerry Hopper .
action
A trek with nuns is brutally attacked by Apaches on its way to Santa Fe; only Sister Mary survives under an overturned car. She buries her dead fellow travelers, but is now completely disoriented in the desert. Then the aimlessly roaming gunslinger Madron comes to her aid. Despite different worldviews, the Raubein offers to direct Mary in the direction of her goal, especially since the area is unsettled by both the warriors of the evil Sam Red and the gang of the illegal whiskey dealer Angel. In fact, the unequal, often arguing duo soon has to fend off an attack by the redskins. The experienced shooter Madron can kill all other attackers with the exception of the leader; then Mary takes care of the wound inflicted on himself.
A little later they are ambushed by the three cronies of the alcohol smuggler, but the attempt to rape Mary is also fatal for them. Madron also wants to eliminate Angel, who comes later, but the shocked nuns at gunpoint prevents that. The resulting pact does not last long, however, especially since the Apaches are now even angrier because of the lack of deliveries. Angel runs away at an opportunity, not realizing that Sam Red's newly formed horde is ambushing him and kidnapping him to their village. Mary and Madron continue on their way and eventually get closer and closer. But the situation is precarious, and in order to save the life of the woman who even reveals her real name Antoinette, he encourages her to ride on alone. He wants to try to free Angel and destroy Sam Red. But the bandit is already skinned alive, so Madron has no choice but to release him from his torments with a targeted shot. Then there is a skirmish with the Apaches, whereby Madron can take out Sam Red, but is shot by three tribal brothers who have sneaked up to the side.
criticism
“The smoke signals were noticeably copied in later and generate involuntary laughter for this brutal and forgettable film,” writes Dan Pavlides in Rovi.
Remarks
In most databases the film is listed as a purely Israeli production, but that is incorrect; The Americans were not only involved through several actors plus director Hopper, but also through the co-financing Zev Braun Productions (Braun is from Chicago) and the presenter Four Star Excelsior , a short-lived cinema division of television provider Four Star International .
The exterior shots were taken in the Negev desert. It was the first of films made in Israel called "Savra Westerns".
The movie song Till Love Touches Your Live is presented twice: by Jan Dailey and by Richard Williams . It was nominated for an Oscar .
Web links
- Madron in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/30754/Madron/overview
- ↑ Ora Gloria, Jacob Azooni: The Israeli film. 1983, p. 161
- ↑ Susan Sackett, Marcia Rovins: Hollywood sings !. 1995, p. 205