Magnum Heat
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Magnum Heat |
| Original title | Hickey & Boggs |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Culp |
| script | Walter Hill |
| production | Fouad Said |
| music | Ted Ashford |
| camera | Bill Butler |
| cut | David Berlatsky |
| occupation | |
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Magnum Heat (Original title: Hickey & Boggs ) is an American thriller from 1972 . Directed by Robert Culp , the screenplay was written by Walter Hill .
action
Frank Boggs and Al Hickey work as private detectives. A lawyer hires her to find his missing girlfriend. During the investigation, Boggs and Hickey track down a bank robbery in Pittsburgh that stole approximately $ 400,000. They are looking for the stolen money that other people want to take and are the only ones who survive the events.
Reviews
Film-Dienst wrote that Magnum Heat was “a largely exciting crime film that, despite the atmospheric locations and realistic story, suffered from the overloaded plot and imprecise drawings of people” .
Cinema magazine wrote that the film was "a dark crime drama with an explosive finale" . The director surprised "with an unexpected sense of gloomy, grim atmosphere" . The plot is "exciting" and "opaque" ; it is reminiscent of " film noir classics " .
backgrounds
The film was shot in Los Angeles , including Dodger Stadium and Union Station . It had the world premiere on September 20, 1972 in New York City and was released on video in Germany in April 1988.
Web links
- Magnum Heat in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Magnum Heat at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnum Heat in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed June 20, 2008
- ↑ Cinema , accessed June 20, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for Hickey & Boggs , accessed June 20, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Hickey & Boggs , accessed June 20, 2008