Trapped, the deadly trap
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Trapped, the deadly trap |
| Original title | Trapped |
| Country of production | USA / Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1982 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Fruet |
| script | John Beaird |
| production | Herb Abramson |
| music | Eric N. Robertson |
| camera | Mark Irwin |
| cut | Ralph Brunjes |
| occupation | |
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Trapped, the Deadly Trap is an American- Canadian thriller starring Henry Silva from 1982. The film has the alternative title The Killer Instinct , Baker County, USA and is also known in German as In derfallen .
action
Four white students vacationing in the woods in remote Baker County, Tennessee, somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains . There they witness a bestial lynching of an unarmed man by the psychopathic Henry Chatwill and his friends. Chatwill caught the man committing adultery with his beautiful young wife and has quite ancient ideas about law and vengeance. Chatwill comes from a tiny village that lies within the forest. Only a few poor families live there, most of them are completely degenerate, filthy and amoral. There is essentially no need to fear prosecution, as Chatwill is related to a county sheriff and he is covering him up. Chatwill is the law within the village and asserts itself over others. The students flee, but are captured, kidnapped, tortured and threatened by the villagers. One of the young men manages to break free and is mercilessly harassed. However, some of the villagers later realize that they have done wrong, oppose Chatwill and help the students. A brutal showdown leads to a bloody finale that ends with Chatwill's death.
background
The basic act civilized townspeople chased by barbarian rednecks that are covered by local natives are found in similar form in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , The last Americans , Deliverance is the first or privateers of death .
criticism
Cavett Binion called the film a B-movie and praised Henry Silva's performance. He gives the film moments of tension.
supporting documents
Web links
- Trapped, the deadly trap in the Internet Movie Database (English)