Warlock (1959)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Warlock |
| Original title | Warlock |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 122 (German version: 113) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Edward Dmytryk |
| script |
Robert Alan Aurthur Oakley Hall (novel) |
| production | Edward Dmytryk |
| music | Leigh Harline |
| camera | Joseph MacDonald |
| cut | Jack W. Holmes |
| occupation | |
Selection of unnamed actors:
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Warlock , alternate title The Man with the Golden Guns , is a 1959 American western written by Edward Dmytryk . The leading roles are played by Richard Widmark , Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn .
action
The population of the small border town of Warlock in Utah is terrorized in the early 1880s by the arrogant rancher Abraham "Abe" McQuown and his trigger-happy cowboys, the San Pablo gang. None of the numerous deputy sheriffs can stay in the town for long. A citizens' committee decided to hire the notorious gunslinger Clay Blaisedell as marshal. He arrives with his long-time friend Tom Morgan, dictates his not inconsiderable demands and moves into a room in the local saloon, which is taken over by the slightly crippled Morgan according to an agreement and converted into a "French Palace". At the first encounter with McQuown's men, bloodshed can barely be prevented, also because gang member Johnny Gannon is slowly beginning to have doubts about the previous killing of the local barber and he keeps one of the fiends, who often shoot from ambush, at bay.
The situation seems to have calmed down after the incident, but while Blaisedell makes the closer acquaintance of Jessie Marlowe, daughter of one of the founding fathers of Warlock, who feels drawn to him, a messenger from Fort James Morgan brings the news that his former playmate Lily Dollar is in the stagecoach to Warlock with the brother of an opponent who was killed by Blaisedell in a previous duel; Morgan knows that the brash lady is out for revenge and immediately sets off to ambush the vehicle far from the gates of the commune. However, he is not alone, because two of McQuown's cronies - including Johnny Gannon's younger brother Billy - are interested in a coach stop, but because of the cash box. Morgan kills Lily's companion from a distance and escapes unrecognized; The posse , which was then organized by Blaisedell, can only catch the two bandits who, after being taken to the sheriff's custody, narrowly escape lynching.
Sheriff Keller, who is responsible for the territory, picks up the prisoners for trial in another city (Warlock has his own judge, but he was only appointed by the committee and therefore has no specific authority); Criticized by the local population on this occasion, Keller asks for volunteers for the deputy office, which is vacant after Roy Tompson was expelled - this opening scene is completely missing in the German version. To the surprise of many, Johnny signs up for the job and receives it regardless of several objections. His attempts to clear up the stagecoach murder, however, are unsuccessful despite intensive discussions with Lily, who of course suspects the perpetrator in Morgan; It is just as clear that the two prisoners must be acquitted again. These, in turn, have nothing better in mind than to ride to Warlock, although they are now strictly prohibited from entering the city. Blaisedell, who reciprocated Jessie's advances during target practice and even plans a future together with her, expects the young thugs on Main Street and gives Johnny the opportunity to stop his young brother from the shooting - since his pleading is of no use , there is an exchange of fire with fatal consequences for Billy and two other gang members. Morgan, who helped, is horrified by his friend's confession of love - he is devotively devoted to that marshal and has often stood by him in dangerous situations in the past because this is the only person who does not see him as a cripple.
But things come to a head: Because McQuown - and not even wrongly - is of the opinion that the marshal's bloody actionism is illegal, he calls his own horde "regulators" and announces a new entry into Warlock. To the surprise of the now quarreling Blaisedell and Morgan, Deputy Gannon makes it clear to both of them that he wants to handle this renewed provocation alone; In fact, he rides to the San Pablo Ranch and threatens his ex-boss, who admittedly uses his superior personnel to brutally render Gannon's firing hand harmless. Against all odds, the deputy still wants to fight the fight, and he can only vaguely rely on the promise of another insightful outlaw named Curley Burne that it will be reasonably fair. Blaisedell, who has offered Gannon his help, is prevented from intervening in the hotel room by the now over-the-top, jealous Morgan at a gunpoint, but the deputy can still kill McQuown because the townspeople who are alarmed by Curley stand by their “legal” law enforcement officers for the first time and then again once the sneakily positioned rest of the gang disarm.
But the drama doesn't end there. Morgan explains to Blaisedell in a final attempt to save the friendship that he wants to kill Gannon, and after getting drunk he actually staggers towards the sheriff's office but is intercepted by the marshal, expelled from Warlock, and forced for the malicious Insulting residents around a duel with Blaisedell, which ends fatally for him. But now it is the marshal who deeply regrets the loss of the former protector; Giving up his planned future with Jessie, he sets the French Palace on fire and is expelled from town by Gannon. Blaisedell does not put up with this easily and challenges the still handicapped deputy to the showdown the next morning. When the two face each other, the more experienced shooter pulls faster, as expected, but - obviously tired of killing - refrains from operating the trigger and throws his Colts with the distinctive gold-plated handles into the dust. Warlock is finally pacified after Blaisedell is driven away.
synchronization
The synchronization was produced in 1959 by the elite film Franz Schröder in Berlin. The dialogue book is by Fritz A. Koeniger , the dubbing was done by Alexander Welbat .
| role | actor | Dubbing voice |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gannon | Richard Widmark | Arnold Marquis |
| Clay Blaisedell | Henry Fonda | Wilhelm Borchert |
| Tom Morgan | Anthony Quinn | Wolf Martini |
| Lily dollar | Dorothy Malone | Eva Katharina Schultz |
| "Jessie" Marlow | Dolores Michaels | Sigrid Lagemann |
| Judge Holloway | Wallace Ford | Alfred Haase |
| Abraham "Abe" McQuown | Tom Drake | Curt Ackermann |
| Bacon | Richard Arlen | ? |
| Curley Burne | DeForest Kelley | Helmut Ahner |
| Mr. Skinner | Regis Toomey | Knut Hartwig |
| Henry Richardson | Vaughn Taylor | Erich Fiedler |
| Dr. wagner | Don Beddoe | ? |
| Banker Petrix | Whit Bissell | Kurt Waitzmann |
| Buck Slavin | Bartlett Robinson | Hans Wiegner |
| Murch | Joel Ashley | Gerd Duwner |
| Edward Calhoun | Don "Red" Barry | Rainer Brandt |
| Georg "Pony" Benner | David Garcia | Eckart Dux |
| William "Billy" Gannon | Frank Gorshin | Wolfgang Gruner |
| Shaw | J. Anthony Hughes | Helmuth Grube |
| Sheriff Keller | Hugh Sanders | Clemens Hasse |
| Chat Haggin | Joe Turkel | Rüdiger Renn |
Reviews
“Edward Dmytryk staged the top-class Western Western in 1959. In doing so, he not only relied on the acting skills of his actors, but also on an excellent camera, on a differentiated psychologization of the characters and on gripping tension. Because duels have seldom been more captivating than in this work. A must for all Western friends! "
“The solid, hard-played story serves as a powerful hook for a number of complicated character studies. In terms of content and appearance, there are echoes of "12 noon": The Western scheme is deepened to some extent by critical aspects, here too, ultimately, it is about social and humane values. "
"He [Clay Blaisedell] is accompanied by his longtime friend Tom Morgan [...], and this is where the story gets a twist, because the homoerotic entanglements are obvious. Clear text is never spoken in relation to this - the director Edward Dmytryk [...] subversively counteracts the image of masculinity that is common in westerns, whereby he also gives the figure of the sheriff an unusually sensitive side. The motifs, stories and feelings of the broken characters, all of which were played excellently, remain in the penumbra. "
Web links
- Warlock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Warlock . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2005 (PDF; test number: 19 679 DVD).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Digital Appendix (as of 07/2019) to: Thomas Bräutigam : Stars and their German voices. Lexicon of voice actors. 3rd improved, supplemented edition. Schüren, Marburg 2013 [1. Edition 2001], ISBN 978-3-89472-812-0 , entry "Warlock".
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Warlock . In: synchrondatenbank.de . Synchronous database , accessed June 23, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Warlock - The Man with the Golden Guns (1959). In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ The digital appendix (as of 07/2019) to: Thomas Bräutigam: Stars and their German voices. Lexicon of voice actors. 3rd improved, supplemented edition. Schüren, Marburg 2013 [1. Edition 2001], ISBN 978-3-89472-812-0 , entry "Warlock" is named by Klaus Miedel .
- ↑ Warlock. on: prisma-online.de
- ↑ Warlock. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung of October 18, 2012, p. 46.