Death train to Yuma
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Death train to Yuma |
| Original title | 3:10 to Yuma |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | approx. 122 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | James Mangold |
| script |
Halsted Welles Michael Brandt Derek Haas |
| production | Cathy Konrad |
| music | Marco Beltrami |
| camera | Phedon Papamichael |
| cut | Michael McCusker |
| occupation | |
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Death Train to Yuma (original title: 3:10 to Yuma ) is an American late-west directed by James Mangold from 2007. The screenplay was written by Halsted Welles , Michael Brandt and Derek Haas . The film is a remake of the western classic Count to Three and Pray with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin from 1957. Both films are based on the 1953 short story Three-Ten to Yuma by Elmore Leonard . The death train to Yuma is half an hour longer due to additional side stories and has an FSK-16 approval instead of an FSK-12.
action
Arizona in August 1884. The farmer and disabled veteran of the Union Army Dan Evans is struggling with economic problems, as a drought has ruled for a long time and he is threatened with the loss of his farm due to over-indebtedness . He feels that his wife and two sons think he is a failure because of his leg lost in the Civil War and the difficulty of running the farm.
The outlaw , robber and murderer Ben Wade, whose gang had previously robbed a carriage with wages before Evans' eyes, is arrested in Bisbee . But they fear the vengeance of their men and therefore do not want to keep Wade in the city. Butterfield, a senior employee of the Southern Pacific Railroad, wants to take him to Contention, where he should take the 3:10 train to the Federal Court of Justice in Yuma . To do this, he needs a few men and Evans agrees to accompany the group for $ 200. With the money he could save the farm and he also sees it as a way to prove to his family that he is not a failure. Without Evans' knowledge, his son William follows the convoy. Meanwhile, the gang, led by Wade's right-hand man, Charlie Prince, are planning to free their leader.
In the course of the journey, the group is decimated more and more until finally only Evans, William and Butterfield with Wade arrive in contention. Wade had saved the group from an Indian attack en route, but Evans had not left Wade behind when he was tortured by bounty hunters . Because of the dangers they endured together, Evans and Wade begin to respect each other more and more.
In town, Butterfield gets the support of the marshal and two deputies. Together they holed up in a hotel to wait for the train. When Prince finally arrives with the gang in town and offers each man a $ 200 bounty for each person killed by Wade's guards, the situation seems hopeless. The marshall surrenders immediately with his men, but is shot anyway. But Evans doesn't give up. He wants to finish the matter and asks Butterfield $ 1,000 for his wife, the safe conduct of his son and the safety of his farm.
On the way to the train, Wade finally manages to bring Evans under his control. However, he does not take advantage of that, but now even supports Evans on the way to the train, as Evans' attempt to fight for his family has made a big impression on him. On the train, however, both of them come under heavy fire from Wade's gang and when they reach their destination, Evans is shot from behind by Charlie Prince. Wade then gets off the train again and receives his revolver from Prince. In grief over Evans' death, Wade shoots his own gang and the loyal Prince. Evans' son William, in turn, refrains from killing Wade. He voluntarily gets on the train that drives him towards his execution. In doing so, he fulfills Evans' promise to his son to get him to the train. So the son can look back on his father with pride. In the last scene, Wade whistles with a smile for his horse, which is chasing the train.
Reviews
“Classic, straightforward western for“ Deadwood ”fans, which packs old myths in a modern way and combines them with top-class action. This gripping psychological war between Christian Bale and Russell Crowe is difficult to escape. "
“Remake of the western classic" Count to three and pray "(1956), which at the time was fed by the ironic break in genre forms and already anticipated the cynicism of the spaghetti westerns. The new film compensates for its lack of originality with action, but finds no access to the material that would go beyond the no longer effective play with traditional genre forms. "
“3:10 to Yuma is an initially resinous late-night western that takes on tension, intensity and action as the film lasts, without taking the focus off the relationship between the simple farmer and the criminal. Well played, solidly implemented. "
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was not one of those westerns that would simplify the worldview in the categories of black and white. He applied a modern perspective. Christian Bale brings "intensity" into his role, although the character he portrays has not gone through any development. The last 30 minutes with the showdown were "masterfully executed".
Michael Rechtshaffen praised the "powerful" portrayals by Christian Bale and Russell Crowe in The Hollywood Reporter magazine on August 17, 2007. The critic also praised the portrayals of Peter Fonda and the "perfectly psychotic" acting Ben Foster, who plays Wade's deputy. Rechtsshaffen also praised the production design by Andrew Menzies and the film music by Marco Beltrami.
Awards
Supporting actor Ben Foster and the film received nominations at the 2007 Satellite Awards . The cast was nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards . Christian Bale was nominated for the 2008 London Critics Circle Film Award . Marco Beltrami was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and Oscar in 2008 for film music . In addition, the sound was nominated for an Oscar.
backgrounds
The production company Columbia Pictures commissioned the director to remake the film in mid-2003. The film was shot in various locations in New Mexico . Its production amounted to an estimated 50 million US dollars . The film opened in cinemas in the United States on September 7, 2007 and grossed around 53.6 million US dollars there. In other countries around 14.5 million US dollars were made, including almost 690,000 in Germany. The German theatrical release followed on December 13, 2007.
Trivia
- The two deputies of the Marshall of Contention, Harvey Pell and Sam Fuller, are named after two deputies from the film Twelve Noon .
Web links
- Death train to Yuma in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Todeszug to Yuma at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Death train to Yuma at Metacritic (English)
- Death Train to Yuma in the online movie database
- Death train to Yuma in the German synchronous file
- Comparison of the cut versions cable 1 from 12 - FSK 16 , ORF 1 from 12 - FSK 16 from death train to Yuma at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Death Train to Yuma . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2007 (PDF; test number: 112 273 K).
- ↑ Age rating for death train to Yuma . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Film review on CountryMusicNews.de by Olaf Schneekloth, accessed on August 7, 2010
- ↑ Death train to Yuma. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 27, 2019 .
- ^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed September 4, 2007
- ↑ Film review by Michael Rechtshaffen, accessed on September 4, 2007 ( Memento from March 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ www.variety.com, accessed on September 4, 2007 ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2007 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.
- ↑ Filming Locations for Death Train to Yuma, accessed September 4, 2007
- ↑ US box office results for Death Train to Yuma, accessed August 4, 2008
- ↑ Box office results for the death train to Yuma abroad in the US, accessed August 4, 2008
- ↑ First Dates for Death Train to Yuma, accessed January 7, 2008
