The Double - Ice cold duel
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Double - Ice cold duel |
| Original title | The double |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Brandt |
| script | Michael Brandt Derek Haas |
| production | Patrick Aiello Ashok Amritraj Andrew Deane |
| music | John Debney |
| camera | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| cut | Steve Mirkovich |
| occupation | |
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The Double - Eiskaltes Duell (Original title: The Double ) is an American agent thriller by the director Michael Brandt from 2011 .
action
During the Cold War , CIA agent Paul Shepherdson hunted down a group of professional killers in the service of the KGB , the Cassius Seven and their head Cassius . Around 20 years after the collapse of communism, FBI agent Ben Geary wrote his dissertation on Cassius , who was never caught, and knows every file on him. Senator Dennis Darden is under FBI surveillance for ominous contacts with Russia . The agents are about to finish their shift when the senator is murdered, in a way that is typical of Cassius: his throat is cut. The case is being taken over by the CIA. Its director is Tom Highland and the US president wants to see results from him.
The retired Paul Shepherdson, who lives alone and likes to watch a baseball game in the neighborhood, is reactivated for the investigation . He is anything but enthusiastic about the idea. Director Highland puts the bureaucratic Geary at his side, who has never worked in the field but is now at the goal of his dreams because he is actually allowed to go on the hunt for Cassius. The only lead is Brutus, a member of the Cassius Seven who is in solitary confinement. Shepherdson and Geary visit him in prison. Geary tries unsuccessfully to get information from him. He doesn't say anything until he receives a radio brought by Shepherdson. It describes the inhumane training under Cassius' command and provides a reference to Russian exiles living in the USA.
After the agents leave the cell, Brutus swallows the batteries from the radio, causing convulsions so violent that he is rushed to a hospital. There he manages to escape, which is abruptly ended by Shepherdson, who is already waiting for him at the back entrance. He now reveals himself as Cassius and kills Brutus by cutting his throat with a steel cable hidden in his watch. Geary, meanwhile, continues to search the files for a clue to Cassius's identity. The suspicion is then directed to a group of Russians who entered illegally across the Mexican border and whose leader is Bozlovski. Bozlovski is a Russian agent who was and is being smuggled abroad for assassinations. In the 1980s he murdered members of the Polish trade union Solidarność for the KGB . Shepherdson spends an evening with Geary, his wife Natalie, and their children. He later tries to influence Natalie to persuade Geary to stop chasing Cassius. He doesn't want to have to kill the young agent who comes dangerously close to him in the course of his ongoing investigation. The family probably reminds him too much of his own. She was murdered by Bozlovski near Geneva in 1988 .
The trail directed towards Bozlovski gives Shepherdson a boost in motivation and he is intent on following Bozlovski. Through an informant , he learns about the prostitute Amber, who lives in a trailer park and is said to have contact with Bozlovski. Shepherdson tries very brutally to get information from her, but fails. Geary, on the other hand, has more success by developing a relationship with her. They can track down Bozlovski in his hiding place, but he escapes.
Shepherdson finally succeeds in catching his adversary Bozlovski in the harbor, where the two of them chase a car. Neither of them succeeds in killing the other until Geary lends him a shot. Then it turns out that Geary is a Russian sleeper who has the assignment to support Bozlovski and ultimately to kill Cassius . Then he should return to Russia - without his family. But Shepherdson manages to convince Geary that his family is worth more than anything that could await him in Russia. And so together they overpower Bozlovski; but Shepherdson ultimately succumbs to his injuries sustained in battle. Geary lies to the authorities and tells them that Bozlovski, who was dead, was Cassius.
Geary is on his way home. In front of his house he hesitates noticeably when he is asked to choose between his family and returning to Russia, but ultimately stays with his family in the USA.
background
The film was shot in Washington, DC , Santa Clarita , California , Detroit and Ann Arbor , Michigan , among others . Filming began on June 21, 2010. The film is the first directorial work by Michael Brandt, who previously worked with Derek Haas on the script for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Death Train to Yuma (2007) and Wanted (2008 ) had written.
The film premiered on October 28, 2011 in the USA and Turkey. On February 3, 2012, the film was released in Germany by Concorde Video on DVD with an FSK-16 rating. The German free TV premiere took place on October 14, 2013 on ZDF .
The film grossed $ 3,696,232 worldwide.
The code names Cassius and Brutus are supposed to remind of Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus , the murderers of Caesar .
A nighttime panorama shot of a helicopter over Washington DC was taken from the film The Attack .
German dubbed version
The German synchronous editing was done at EuroSync in Berlin . The synchronous direction was carried out by Stefan Rabow .
| actor | German speaker | role |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Gere | Frank Glaubrecht | Paul Shepherdson |
| Topher Grace | Timmo Niesner | Ben Geary |
| Martin Sheen | Reinhard Kuhnert | Tom Highland |
| Jeffrey Pierce | Dennis Schmidt-Foss | Agent Weaver |
| Stana Katić | Victoria Storm | Amber |
| Tamer Hassan | Gerald Paradise | Bozlovski |
| Stephen Moyer | Peter Flechtner | Brutus |
| Maxfield Lund | Matthias Klages | doctor |
| Mike Kraft | Torsten Münchow | FBI Director Roger Bell |
| Randy Flagler | Frank Röth | Martin Miller |
| Devin Scillian | Oliver Siebeck | Moderator of "Flash Point" |
| Nicole Forester | Irina von Bentheim | Molly |
| Odette Annable | Sarah Riedel | Natalie Geary |
| Chris Marquette | Kim Hasper | Oliver |
| Ed Kelly | Hans-Jürgen Dittberner | Senator Dennis Darden |
| Hugh Maguire | Roland Hemmo | Senator Morris Friedman |
Soundtrack
The music in the film includes the following titles:
- Violin Solo - Joey Carbone
- Two Step Polka - Jonas Vytas Aras
- Fighting Evil - Douglas D. Gledhil, Frank Josephs
- How The West Was Won - Katie Herzig
- Songbird - Katie Herzig
- Don't Look Back - Alex Lifeson
reception
"Conventionally inconsequential buddy thriller that tries in vain to create the atmosphere of the Cold War."
“Conclusion: The Double offers a very entertaining and exciting first half hour, is then broken up and then struggles to bring the film to a decent end. That works well, but could have been more exciting and interesting. But just, you had to bring the twist way too early ... "
"Hollywood veteran Richard Gere and" The Wild Seventies "star Topher Grace are the reluctant buddy duo in this ambitious, but not in every surprising twist, credible spy thriller about an agent war in the best style of the Cold War that was believed to have been overcome. Not only does Gere play the role of the annoyed veteran, he could also be the villain, and from this uncertainty the film draws a lot of tension. Action-packed murder hunt with star power. "
Awards
The film was nominated for Best DVD Release at the Saturn Awards in 2012 , but had to make it to the Atlas Trilogy - Who is John Galt? as well as The Perfect Host .
Web links
- The Double - Ice-cold duel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site for the film (English)
- The Double - ice cold duel in the dictionary of international films
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clearance Certificate for The Double - Don't let your enemy out of sight . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2011 (PDF; test number: 130 361 V).
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Filming Locations , accessed November 2, 2013
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Budget and Box Office Results , accessed November 2, 2013
- ↑ a b Internet Movie Database : Launch Dates , accessed November 2, 2011
- ^ The Double at boxofficemojo.com, accessed October 15, 2013.
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Cross References , accessed November 2, 2013
- ↑ a b c The Double - Ice cold duel. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on November 2, 2013 .
- ↑ The Double - Ice Cold Duel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ The Double (2011) - Or: The Bad Russians! , muri, OutNow-CH, accessed February 9, 2012.
- ↑ The Double at video.de ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
