The Shooter - The sniper
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Shooter - The sniper |
| Original title | The shooter |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fred Olen Ray |
| script | Tony Giglio |
| production | Alan B. Bursteen |
| music | Boris Zelkin |
| camera | Gary Graver |
| cut | Brett Hedlund |
| occupation | |
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The Shooter (Original title: The Shooter ) is an American western from 1997 . Directed by Fred Olen Ray is Michael Dudikoff seen in the lead role.
action
Shortly after the Civil War , war hero and sniper Michael Atherton is on his way to the remote prairie town of Kingston. On the way, he comes across a group of men who are about to whip the prostitute Wendy. In self-defense, he shoots the tormentors, including the only son of the great ranger Jerry Crants.
Crants has the entire city under control; whoever acts against him will be killed by his men. Atherton takes a stand against him and, as a law enforcement officer, uses his shooting skills to defend the citizens from Crant's henchmen. He seeks revenge and causes a massacre with his mob in the city. However, Crants is killed by one of his own people - the lawless Kyle wants to take power himself. To this end, he attaches the murder of Crants Atherton, who then ends up in prison. There Atherton is tortured, in particular his firing hand is affected.
With the help of Wendy, Atherton manages to use his hand again to fire the now modified firearm, and in the showdown he kills Kyle.
synchronization
The German dubbing of the film was done at Hermes Synchron in Potsdam.
| character | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Atherton | Michael Dudikoff | Joachim Tennstedt |
| Kyle Tapert | Randy Travis | Thomas Petruo |
| Wendy | Valerie Wildman | Christin Marquitan |
| Jerry Krants | William Smith | Bert Franzke |
| Pete Sayers | Robert Donavan | Joachim Pukass |
| Gina | Libby George | Bettina White |
| Jacob Finch | Andrew Stevens | Hubertus Bengsch |
criticism
"Western with an unusual role for action star Dudikoff, who provides usable but tough entertainment."
The program magazine TV Spielfilm calls the film an "unspectacular Italo-Western blend".
Web links
- The Shooter - The sniper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Shooter - The sniper in the online movie database
- Comparison of the cut versions of a cut free TV version with FSK 16 approval on Tele 5 and an uncut version on RTL 2 with FSK 18 approval from The Shooter - The Sniper at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Shooter - The Sniper. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on January 27, 2018 .
- ↑ The Shooter - The Sniper. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 27, 2018 .
- ^ The Shooter. In: tvspielfilm.de. TV feature film , accessed on January 27, 2018 (conclusion: thumbs to the side).