The Highwaymen (2019)
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| German title | The Highwaymen |
| Original title | The Highwaymen |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 132 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | John Lee Hancock |
| script | John Fusco |
| production | Casey Silver |
| music | Thomas Newman |
| camera | John Schwartzman |
| cut | Robert Frazen |
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The Highwaymen is an American crime film directed by John Lee Hancock , which was released on March 29, 2019 by streaming service Netflix after its world premiere on March 10, 2019 at the South by Southwest Film Festival . It is based on a true story and focuses on the hunt of the former Texas Rangers Frank Hamer and Maney Gault after the criminal couple Bonnie and Clyde . Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson can be seen in the leading roles .
action
In 1934, Bonnie and Clyde organize the escape of Raymond Hamilton, Henry Methvin and other prisoners from Eastham Prison Farm (officially: Eastham Unit, also known as The Ham ) in Texas . After another six police officers were murdered by the two, Governor Miriam A. Ferguson (called "Ma" Ferguson) wants to hand the case over to former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer in parallel with the FBI investigation . Hamer, who is already retired, hesitates at first, but then accepts the case and sets off with his former partner Maney Gault in search of the famous and notorious criminal couple who enjoy the sympathy and protection of the population.
Their first stop takes them to Dallas , where they observe the homes of the two criminals and seek cooperation with the local police. Hamer suspects that Bonny and Clyde will visit their families on Easter Sunday and has roadblocks erected. In a remote location, Hamer and Gault carry out target practice with their newly acquired machine guns , the technology of which they had not previously known, and thus prepare themselves for the encounter with Bonny and Clyde. On Easter Sunday, the city resembles a folk festival, as Hamer's assumption has leaked out. Bonny and Clyde do not appear in town, but kill two police officers outside and are watched by a witness. Clyde was carrying a white rabbit. It is confirmed that the two have become more brutal in their approach. The tracks lead the pursuers to Oklahoma . They get the information from a gas station attendant that the gangster couple wanted to go to a workers camp. Once there, the two discover that Bonnie, Clyde and Henry were actually there, and they find the place where they must have stopped in the vicinity. Eventually they come to an intersection and don't know which direction to go until they hear about two more murdered police officers on the radio. At the scene of the crime, the FBI forbids them to conduct their own investigation and they continue to Coffeyville , where they actually discover the three criminals. But since their car is quickly surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd, the investigators cannot strike and lose visual contact in the subsequent chase over dusty fields.
Hamer and Maney are now trying to predict where the three of them are going next. They're looking for states where they're not wanted and where they have families. The criteria apply to the home of Henry Methvin's father, who lives in Bienville Parish , Louisiana . The two of them go to the house and find evidence that they were there. They work with the local police to help them contact the father. Hamer makes him an offer that his son will go to jail but will soon die if he stays with Bonnie and Clyde. The father cooperates with Hamer and Maney and tells them that the three of them want to come here in a few days. Hamer tells him to tell his son to leave. With the help of their father, who plays the decoy , Hamer, Maney and four other people set a trap for the criminal duo and shoot them while they are still in the car.
The car and the corpses are towed to Arcadia (Louisiana) , where many fans sometimes touch the corpses through the windows and the police can hardly hold them back. Hamer and Maney are also celebrated, and despite a well-paid offer for an interview, they leave the city and return home.
The credits show contemporary photographs of the people and events involved at the time.
background
Filming for the film began on February 12 and ended on April 10, 2018. Filming locations included New Orleans , Covington Laplace , Hammond , Thibodaux and Donaldsonville , all of which are in Louisiana . The scenes with the governor ( Kathy Bates ) were also filmed in Baton Rouge in the Old Louisiana Governor's Mansion, the former residence of the Louisiana governors from 1930 to 1963 . The surrounding streets had to be closed for almost a day for the shooting. Over 200 people worked on the film set.
The scene at the end where Bonnie and Clyde are killed was filmed near the actual location. Here, however, trees had to be planted at the roadside and the asphalt road had to be made "unpaved". This was done by scattering sand and dirt on the asphalt. A month later, the scene of Hamer and Maury driving across the Oklahoma border was filmed on a former bridge on US Highway 380 that spans the Brazos River . It had been closed for over 40 years.
The budget is 49 million dollars estimated.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
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| Frank Hamer | Kevin Costner | Frank Glaubrecht |
| Maney Gault | Woody Harrelson | Thomas Nero Wolff |
| Gladys Hamer | Kim Dickens | Antje von der Ahe |
| Governor Ma Ferguson | Kathy Bates | Regina Lemnitz |
| Ivy Methvin | W. Earl Brown | Thomas Kästner |
| Lee Simmons | John Carroll Lynch | Detlef Bierstedt |
| Ted Hinton | Thomas Mann | Max fields |
| John Quinn | David Furr | Florian Hoffmann |
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The film received mixed reviews. In the Internet Movie Database , he got an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 in over 10,000 votes. At Rotten Tomatoes , the film received a positive rating of an average of 5.9 out of 10 points from 51 percent of the critics; the audience rating on this portal is slightly better with 77 percent satisfied viewers and an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars. On Metacritic , the critics rated the film 58 out of 100 and the audience 7.6 out of 10.
Web links
- The Highwaymen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Scott: Netflix's 'Highwaymen' prepping to shoot in New Orleans. In: nola.com. The Times-Picayune , January 3, 2018, accessed March 29, 2019 .
- ^ Sydney Kern: Filming of 'The Highwaymen' moves to BR, Executive Producer applauds local crew members. In: wbrz.com. WBRZ-TV, March 15, 2018, accessed on March 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Elizabeth Vowell: Several new productions keep Baton Rouge area film crews busy. In: wafb.com. WAFB, March 6, 2018, accessed March 29, 2019 .
- ^ Tiana Kennell: Filming of Netflix drama to wrap this week in Shreveport. In: shreveporttimes.com. The Times, March 29, 2018, accessed March 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Lee Williams: How a Netflix movie is giving new life to an old Texas bridge. In: star-telegram.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 19, 2018, accessed March 29, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c The Highwaymen. Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c The Highwaymen. Metacritic , November 13, 2015, accessed April 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b The Highwaymen (2019). In: IMDb . Amazon.com , accessed April 1, 2019 .