The cutter
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The cutter |
| Original title | The cutter |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Firs |
| script | Bruce Haskett |
| production |
Danny Lerner , Pinchas Perry , Les Weldon |
| music | Elia Cmiral |
| camera | Peter Moss |
| cut | Jason A. Payne |
| occupation | |
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The Cutter (Alternative title: The Cutter - Diamonds of Death ) is an American action film from 2005 . Directed by William Tannen , the screenplay was written by Bruce Haskett .
action
The diamond cutter Isaak Teller, who lives in New York City, was one of the inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp in the past . He is kidnapped by Dirk, an employee of a former SS soldier , in order to make changes to jewels found on an Egyptian mummy. His niece Elizabeth and private investigator John Shepherd fight to free Isaac. In the end there is a close fight between Shepherd and Dirk.
Reviews
David Nusair wrote on Reel Film Reviews that the plot was overloaded and contained some "absurd details" . The editing and the camera work are "disastrous" .
The lexicon of international films wrote that “for an aging hero”, “sluggishly staged action film” developed “hardly any potential” .
backgrounds
The preparation of the film project took ten years. There were three film studios involved; According to earlier plans, the film should be shot in New York City , Los Angeles or Prague . It was eventually filmed in Spokane . The shooting took place between October and December 2004 and the film company Nu Image took over the production. Its production amounted to an estimated 10 million US dollars . The film was released direct on DVD in most countries, including the USA and Germany.
Web links
- The Cutter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Cutter at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by David Nusair , accessed August 14, 2008
- ^ The Cutter in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on August 14, 2008
- ↑ This and That for The Cutter , accessed August 14, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for The Cutter , accessed August 14, 2008
- ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Norris, Hille 2013, p. 320f.
- ^ Box office / business for The Cutter , accessed August 14, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for The Cutter , accessed August 14, 2008