The westerner
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The westerner |
| Original title | The Westerner |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1940 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Wyler |
| script |
Niven Busch , Jo Swerling |
| production | Samuel Goldwyn |
| music |
Alfred Newman , Dimitri Tiomkin |
| camera | Gregg Toland |
| cut | Daniel Mandell |
| occupation | |
| |
The Westerner (Original title: The Westerner ) is an American Western directed by William Wyler from 1940 with Gary Cooper in the lead role.
action
Cole Hardin rides into the small Texas town of Vinegaroon, which is ruled by the self-proclaimed Justice of the Peace Roy Bean, who usually passes his judgments in his own saloon. The innocent Cole Hardin is suspected of riding a stolen horse. In order to get out of the matter unharmed, he makes an acquaintance with the actress Lily Langtry, for whom Roy Bean has a weakness. His death sentence was suspended on condition that he procured a lock of hair from her.
That time is enough for Cole Hardin to find the real culprit. He makes the acquaintance of the farmer's daughter Jane Ellen Mathews, with whom he falls in love and who tells him about disputes between the ranchers and the farmers. Roy Bean is on the side of the ranchers on this matter. He brings the judge the promised lock of hair, which actually comes from Jane. The farmers try to lynch Roy Bean, which Cole Hardin prevents. However, he cannot convince Roy Bean of a peaceful settlement of the conflict. They become opponents. When the corn fields go up in flames and Jane's father dies, Cole Hardin is elected sheriff to arrest the judge.
The arrest in the Langtry-renamed Vinegaroon is impossible. An opportunity arises when Roy Bean goes to nearby Fort Davis to finally see Lily Langtry. He reserves an entire theater for himself and is waiting eagerly for her performance. When the curtain goes up he sees Cole Hardin. There is an exchange of fire. Cole Hardin carries the fatally injured Roy Bean to Lily Langtry, where he dies. Cole Hardin returns to Jane.
background
The script, co-written by WR Burnett , Lillian Hellman and Oliver La Farge , is based on a story by Stuart N. Lake , who received an Oscar nomination for it.
Samuel Goldwyn produced his last film for United Artists . Shortly before the premiere, he had Dimitri Tiomkin's film music replaced by a work by Alfred Newman . For director William Wyler it was the first western since the silent film era. Leading actor Gary Cooper worked for the second time after My Man the Cowboy with Walter Brennan , who received his third Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance.
In 1951, the film was released into German cinemas as lured into the trap . In this dubbed version, Gary Cooper got the voice of Siegfried Schürenberg . The dubbing in use today came from the television version broadcast in 1967 as Der Westerner , in which Gary Cooper received the voice of Klaus Kindler .
Reviews
"An ironic western plot constructed around the authentic character of the notorious criminal Judge Roy Bean, which is captivating and entertaining and which brought Walter Brennan an Oscar in the role of the villain."
“William Wyler embeds the beautiful story of a strange partnership in some of the eternal troubled subjects of the West: the struggle for land between ranchers and settlers; the delicate judiciary in a country where not only criminals but also judges can do without the code; finally the problems of a society of men without women. "
"[W] undefull camera work."
“A [...] very carefully staged film that deserves interest primarily because of its precise psychological drawing. Recommended for ages 14 and up. "
Awards
- 1941: Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category ; Nominations in the categories of Best Original Story and Best Set Design in a Black and White Film
German versions
The first German dubbed version was created in 1950 by Linzer Film GmbH Berlin under the dubbing direction and based on the dialogue book by CW Burg . A second synchronization was commissioned by ARD in 1967.
| role | actor | Voice actor 1950 | Dubbing actor 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hardin | Gary Cooper | Siegfried Schürenberg | Klaus Kindler |
| Judge Roy Bean | Walter Brennan | Paul Bildt | Klaus W. Krause |
| Jane Ellen Mathews | Doris Davenport | Gudrun Genest | Helga Trümper |
| Caliphet Mathews | Fred Stone | - | Bum Kruger |
| Wade Harper | Forrest Tucker | - | Reinhard Glemnitz |
| Chickenfoot | Paul Hurst | - | Wolfgang Hess |
literature
- Jean-Marc Bouineau, Alain Charlot and Jean-Pierre Frimbois: The 100 Best Western Movies . Heyne Film and Television Library No. 32/159, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich, German first edition 1991, ISBN 3-453-04935-7 .
- Joe Hembus : The Western Lexicon - Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus - 1567 films from 1894 to today . Heyne Film Library No. 32/207, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich, original edition 1995, ISBN 3-453-08121-8 .
- Josef Schnelle: Film Genres - Westerns . Edited by Thomas Koebner , Reclam junior, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-018402-9 , pp. 101-105
Web links
- The Westerner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Westerner at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Westerner. In: afi.com. American Film Institute , accessed September 24, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Westerner. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Joe Hembus : Western Lexicon. 1272 films from 1894–1975. Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna 2nd edition 1977. ISBN 3-446-12189-7 . P. 690.
- ^ Phil Hardy: The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Woodbury Press Minneapolis 1984. ISBN 0-8300-0405-X . P. 115.
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 497/1967.
- ↑ See synchrondatenbank.de ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2016 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.
- ↑ The Westerner. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 6, 2017 .
