Just the wind
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Just the wind |
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| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fritz Umgelter |
| script |
Kurt Nachmann H. O. Schröder (assistance) |
| production | Melody film ( Aldo von Pinelli ) |
| music | Lotar Olias |
| camera | Kurt Grigoleit |
| cut | Heinz Haber |
| occupation | |
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Nur der Wind is a German crime film by Fritz Umgelter from 1961.
action
On an island off the Irish coast, fishermen are waiting for Tim O'Connor, son of fisherman Sean, to return. He went to Dublin some time ago to buy a fishing motor boat. The island's residents had given him money for a deposit. Although Tim writes from Dublin that he has found a man who will help him buy the boat, Sean suspects that this man is Mike O'Brien. He left the island many years ago and lives in Dublin. He is considered irresponsible and Sean fears that he will get Tim to get the money through.
Tim spent the money in Dublin on his own motorcycle, suit and evenings at a yacht club. He also got into debt with the seedy Jack Johnston and borrowed money several times from Mike, who works at the shipyard and has become a down-to-earth man. He has not been able to make a boat deposit for a long time. Jack takes advantage of Tim's plight and persuades him to break into the wealthy Mrs. Collins, who has a safe full of jewelry. It is planned that Tim will steal the jewelry, put it in a locker at the train station and give the key to Jack's confidante Dinah, with whom Tim is in love. Although Tim can take the jewelry at night, he is surprised by the night watchman. Tim knocks him down and throws him into the water. He escapes to the train station and locks the jewelry. When he sees two police officers, he panics and puts the key in an express letter that he addresses to his father.
Tim goes to Mike and tells him about the break-in and the key that was sent. Since he does not dare to go to his father without a boat, Mike offers him to go to the island himself, to get the key and then to bring the jewelry back to Mrs. Collins with him. He wants to be back in Dublin the next day with the key. When Mike has left, Jack appears at Tim and wants the key. He claims that Tim killed the night watchman, even if he was only slightly injured. Jack threatens to report Tim to the police if he doesn't get the key the next day. He then calls the police anonymously and reveals Tim's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Sean has come to Dublin to talk to Tim. He arrives at his hotel when it is being stormed by police officers. Tim started a letter to Mike ("Mike, it all went wrong") when he noticed the cops. He shoots himself. From Sean's assurances that his son never stole, and the start of the letter, the police conclude that Mike instigated Tim to do the crime. Sean swears to find Mike. He arrives on the island and is greeted with delight by the residents. He wants to take the letter Tim had sent to Sean, but Sean's daughter Eileen does not hand it over, as it is meant for the father who is in Dublin. Mike decides to wait for Sean. He dances with Eileen and thus turns the jealous Roger against him. A little later, Sean comes back to the island. Mike asks him for the key, but Sean only says that he will go to Dublin with him the next day.
The next day, Sean sets off by ship with Roger and Mike. On the high seas, he blames Mike for Tim's death and shows that he will kill him, as the ship is not sailing to Dublin either. Roger pushes Mike to the railing and Mike eventually goes overboard. Shortly afterwards, the ship returns to the island without Mike. Sean tells Eileen that Mike was responsible for her brother's death, but Eileen believes in Mike's innocence and wants nothing more to do with her brother and Roger. Mike manages to swim back to the island. He meets Eileen, who has been looking for him. Together they want to go to Dublin to find the man who was responsible for Tim's situation. Jack, however, went to the island with his men to get the key himself. Mike tries to prove to Eileen that he is innocent and asks her to tell Jack that he has the key. He should come to him in the drying area. Jack pretends to be a police officer on the island, so Sean and Roger flee from him. You see Jack leave with Eileen, the men are taking you hostage. Mike tries in vain to get the villagers to help fight Jack and his men. Only the fact that they have taken Eileen hostage for the confrontation with Mike makes the island's men rush to the drying area in unison. Here you see Jack fighting Mike. Jack admits to being responsible for Tim's death. The men of the island overwhelm Jack and his men. Mike and Eileen get together, even if Mike goes back to Dublin shortly afterwards: He finally wants to buy a motorboat for the island's fishermen.
production
Only the wind was turned in Ireland. The film constructions came from Peter Röhrig . Eva-Maria Schröder was responsible for the costumes. The film premiered on September 29, 1961 in Essen's Lichtburg . Freddy Quinn sings the songs Nur der Wind and once above, once below in the film . The lyrics are from Aldo von Pinelli and Günter Loose .
criticism
The film service summarized Nur der Wind as “sailor sentimentality and in the end a brilliant victory for good”. For Cinema , the film was an “adventure snitch” that served “all sailor clichés”.
Web links
- Only the wind in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Just the wind at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Just the wind. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de