Tomorrow is a new day
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tomorrow is a new day |
| Original title | Hurry sundown |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 146 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Otto Preminger |
| script |
Horton Foote Thomas C. Ryan |
| production | Otto Preminger |
| music | Hugo Montenegro |
| camera |
Milton Krasner Loyal Griggs |
| cut |
Tony de Zarraga Louis R. Loeffler James D. Wells |
| occupation | |
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Tomorrow is a new day is a 1966 American drama directed by Otto Preminger with Michael Caine and Jane Fonda in the leading roles. The two and a half hour film was based on the novel by KB Gilden .
action
In the US province, in the scorching summer of 1946. The young and very wealthy owner of a canning factory, Henry Warren, lives in the state of Georgia with his wife Julie Ann. In order to optimize its business, Warren plans to purchase undeveloped neighboring farmland on behalf of its largest customer, a vegetable company. But there is a big catch: two of the landowners don't want to sell. One is Henry's cousin Rad McDowell with his wife Lou, the other piece of land belongs to the black Reeve Scott, whose sick old mother once cared for upbringing when the colored people in the area were still kept as house servants and domestic servants who took care of young Julie Ann. Henry Warren is not picky about his means when it comes to "persuading" the two unruly to sell. When he is unsuccessful with good words, he sends out armed thugs. However, none of his brutal measures work, and Warren begins to get angrier.
His ruthlessness also gradually alienates Henry and Julie Ann, especially since Warren demands of his wife to claim after Rose's death that Rose's son Reeve illegally owns his land. Reluctant to help her husband, Julie Ann files a lawsuit. But then the local black teacher Vivian Thurlow, who, thanks to the city's archives, can prove that Reeve is the legitimate owner of the contested piece of land, thwarted Warren's plan. Julie Ann then withdraws her allegation against Reeve. Henry now sees only one way to get to his goal. With the help of some representatives of the Ku Klux Klan , he has a dam blown up, whereupon the released water floods the farmland of the two adversaries and makes it unusable for Reeve and Vetter Rad. Rad's eldest child falls into the water and drowns in the attack. For the first time, Henry is appalled by the consequences of his actions. But things get worse for him: Henry's wife leaves him, and Rad and Reeve, with the help of the neighbors, decide to restore their land so that it can be cultivated again.
Production notes
Tomorrow is a new day was created in mid-1966 and premiered on February 6, 1967. The German premiere took place on October 6, 1967, in the GDR the film found its way into cinemas on May 30, 1969.
Michael Caine, who shortly before celebrated his international breakthrough with the London cockney comedy The seducer sends his best regards , made his debut in a Hollywood large-scale production with this film. The 25-year-old Faye Dunaway was here for the first time in a movie in front of the camera. Co-stars Jane Fonda and John Phillip Law co-starred in Barbarella a year later .
Gene Callahan was responsible for the film construction, John Godfrey was the set designer. John G. Avildsen was one of three assistant directors.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Warren | Michael Caine | Lothar Blumhagen |
| Julie Ann Warren | Jane Fonda | Evelyn Gressmann |
| Vivian Thurlow | Diahann Carroll | Renate Küster |
| Rose Scott | Beah Richards | Ruth Hellberg |
| Reeve Scott | Robert Hooks | Lutz Moik |
| Lou McDowell | Faye Dunaway | Marianne Mosa |
| Wheel McDowell | John Phillip Law | Michael Chevalier |
| Sheriff Coombs | George Kennedy | Hans Wiegner |
| Judge Purcell | Burgess Meredith | Hans Hessling |
| Reverend Clem De Lavey | Frank Converse | Thomas Danneberg |
| Carter Sillens | Jim Backus | Martin Hirthe |
Reviews
The overly long film was a big flop and at its premiere not only resulted in numerous reviews, but also some controversies, as some critics considered it to be allegedly racist, exactly contrary to Preminger's intention. Here are a few examples:
Der Spiegel wrote in its October 30, 1967 issue: “In the long-lingering southern saga, Otto Preminger (" The Man with the Golden Arm ") colors the US race like a Sunday painter: The negroes gospel to God and suffer like Lambs; the whites are rogues and goats and seek the black continent. "
"Often grotesque, over-ripe melodrama ... a curiosity thanks to the cast of Fonda and Caine."
“A literary film adaptation carried out by outstanding actors, condensed into a plea for a peaceful and helpful coexistence; psychologically credible and convincing, but a bit blurry in the social aspect. "
"Incredibly clichéd, epic melodrama with action and sex as additions."
Individual evidence
- ↑ KB Gilden is the author couple Katya and Bert Gilden
- ↑ Tomorrow is a new day in the German dubbing index
- ↑ Der Spiegel , Issue No. 45/1967
- ↑ Tomorrow is a new day. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 1, 2018 .
Web links
- Tomorrow is a new day in the Internet Movie Database (English)