I am called Hondo
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | I am called Hondo |
| Original title | Hondo |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Farrow |
| script |
James Edward Grant , after Louis L'Amour |
| production | Wayne Fellow |
| music |
Hugo Friedhofer , Emil Newman |
| camera |
Robert Burks , Archie Stout |
| cut | Ralph Dawson |
| occupation | |
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They call me Hondo ( English originally: Hondo , later also: They Called Him Hondo ) is a western from the director John Farrow from 1953 based on the story " The Gift of Cochise " by Louis L'Amour . It is the lead actor John Wayne's only 3D film .
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In 1874, Hondo Lane, a courier rider, discovered Angie Lowe and her six-year-old son Johnny on a lonely ranch. Angie's husband simply left them on the farm in the face of threatened Indian raids. Mrs. Lowe denies this fact and always claims that her husband is - without giving a valid reason for her husband's absence - "in the mountains". The rough-hewn Hondo initially takes care of the farm and horses, but moves on after he has broken one of the horses for himself. Hondo previously warns Angie of the impending danger from the Apaches , but she ignores the warning. She believes that her good relationship with the Apaches will continue in the future and stays behind at the ranch. Nevertheless, a short time later the farm was attacked by the Apaches under the leadership of Chief Vittorio and his sub-chief Silva. In this attack, the young Johnny tries to defend his mother against hostility from Silva. Vittorio admires the courage of young Johnny and declares him to be his blood brother in recognition of his fearlessness.
At this time, Hondo meets Ed Lowe, Angie's runaway husband, in a cavalry encampment. Lowe makes himself extremely unpopular with him during a dispute with Hondo. Shortly afterwards there is another violent argument between the two men in the saloon. Hondo wins this fight. Then Hondo wants to return to Angie to bring back the horse he has ridden and to see that it is all right.
Meanwhile, Chief Vittorio comes back to the farm and tells Angie that she will be married to an Apache against her will as soon as the great summer rain is over. Because her son - whom he regards as his blood brother - needs a father.
Hondo is ambushed by Ed Lowe on the way to Angie's farm and has to kill him in self-defense. Hondo then finds a photo of Johnny in Ed Lowe's jacket pocket and takes it. On his further journey, Hondo falls into a trap of the Indians and falls into their power. You want to hear from him details about the movements of the cavalry troops. When Hondo refuses to reveal this information, they begin torturing him. Vittorio accidentally discovers the photo of Johnny, his "blood brother" that Hondo has with him. The chief then assumes that Hondo is Angie Lowe's husband and wants to release him. But his sub-chief Silva is against it. To resolve this dispute, Vittorio orders a duel between Hondo and Silva. Although Hondo is seriously injured by Silva in the course of this fight, he wins this fight. Although it was a matter of life or death, he spares Silva's life. Hondo is then allowed to leave the Indians and travel on to Angie.
Vittorio no longer regards Hondo as an enemy. This is evidenced by a nightly meeting on the river near Angie's farm. There the two men parted with respect. Angie is also present at this meeting, who then confesses her love to Hondo.
The next day a division of the cavalry arrives at the ranch to bring the family to safety from the threatening attacks by the Indians. One of the army's civilian companions was friends with Ed Lowe and knows that Hondo killed Angie's husband. He tries to blackmail Hondo with this knowledge. Angie witnesses this blackmail attempt and learns the whole truth about her husband's whereabouts and death. Nevertheless, she has decided on Hondo, who now not only loves Angie with all his heart, but also regards Johnny as his son. The soldiers are leaving the farm because they have orders to rescue other settler families living in the area.
But a short time later they return. They got involved in a fight with the Apaches and Hondo learns that Chief Vittorio has been killed. Now the warlike Silva is chief of his tribe. Silva and his warriors carry out another attack on the cavalry, in which Hondo is also drawn. After Hondo kills Silva in this fight, the Apaches give up the pursuit of the soldiers.
Hondo can finally leave for his farm in California with Angie and Johnny.
Others
Out of friendship with John Wayne, Hollywood director John Ford took over some filming on the second film staff.
The film was produced by John Waynes and Robert Fellows company "Wayne Fellows". After he had separated from Fellows, founded Wayne the production company "Batjac," the 1966, a remake of the film under the title Hondo and the Apaches (Hondo and the Apaches) with Ralph Taeger turned in the title role. This film then served as a template for the television series Hondo , with Taeger in the lead role, and was also the pilot film. The leader of the Apaches, called "Vittorio" in the first film adaptation and "Vittoro" in the remake, was portrayed in both productions by the Australian actor Michael Pate .
A homage is hidden in the late western Rio Lobo, filmed by Howard Hawks in 1970 and starring John Wayne: In minute 38 there is a game scene in a sheriff's office. In conversation with the sheriff, John Wayne is faced with an attack with three wanted posters. The fact sheet at the top left shows Wayne's likeness and offers a $ 1000 reward for Hondo Lane - dead or alive.
In the series A Terribly Nice Family , Al Bundy tries several times to watch "Hondo", one of his favorite films, on television. He always fails, although it is usually mentioned that "Hondo" is only broadcast every 17 years . Also worth seeing is the scene in a flashback of the episode "The Supermarket" when Al Bundy imitates John Wayne's famous gang as a cowboy.
In 1991, after a conversion into the anaglyph red-green method by Daniel Symmes, the film was also broadcast in 3D in the so-called natural vision process by 151 US television stations.
Awards
The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1954 in the category Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Geraldine Page and originally also in the category Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for Louis L'Amour . However, since Hondo was an adaptation of L'Amour's 1952 short story The Gift of Cochise , the nomination was withdrawn upon notice from L'Amour.
Reviews
"3-D Western with a varied and multifaceted plot, convincingly staged."
"Slightly idealized, ethically positive for young people."
See also
Web links
- Hondo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Movie poster
- Movie poster (french)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 3D image with John Wayne
- ↑ http://www.d3.com/nvhist.html
- ^ Alan Gevinson: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 (= Volume 7 of the American Film Institute Catalog), University of California Press 1997, ISBN 0520209648 , pp. 464f.
- ↑ I'm called Hondo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
