Weep for the damned
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Weep for the damned |
| Original title | Band of Angels |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , French |
| Publishing year | 1957 |
| length | 125 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Raoul Walsh |
| script |
John Twist , Ivan Goff , Ben Roberts |
| production | Warner bros. |
| music | Max Steiner |
| camera | Lucien Ballard |
| cut | Folmar Blangsted |
| occupation | |
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Weeps for the Damned (Original title: Band of Angels ) is a romantic drama from 1957, the plot of which is set before and during the American Civil War and is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren . The main roles were cast with Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo . Sidney Poitier can be seen in an impressive supporting role. Directed by Raoul Walsh .
action
Amantha Starr is the privileged daughter of a Kentucky plantation owner. After his death, a shocking secret comes to light: Her mother was a black slave to her father. Since she is now legally owned and not a survivor of her deceased father, she is given up for sale by a New Orleans slave dealer.
On the boat trip to New Orleans, she is harassed by her owner, the slave trader Calloway. Then she decides to put an end to her life. Calloway can prevent this at the last moment and now leaves her alone, because such a beautiful, cultured, young woman who passes for a white woman seems far too valuable to him to risk her death.
Amantha will be auctioned. When she is unabashedly inspected by a potential buyer in the auction hall, she is saved by the wealthy plantation owner Hamish Bond by offering an extraordinarily large sum for her. He is awarded the contract. Amantha, expecting the worst, is surprised that her new owner treats her like a lady, not a slave. In his city villa she meets his housekeeper and former lover Michele. Hamish has a very special relationship with his main slave and plantation manager, Rau-Ru. Rau-Ru is grateful for the kindness, education, and trust Hamish places in him; but he still hates him.
Amantha and Hamish fall in love. He is ready to give her freedom, but she chooses to stay with him. The situation is made more difficult by the fact that Hamish is hiding a terrible secret from his past that plagues his conscience.
Then the Civil War breaks out and New Orleans is captured by the Northern Army. Hamish becomes a wanted man when he and other plantation owners set fire to his fields in protest to destroy the harvest. Rau-Ru, who has meanwhile joined the Northern Regiment, helps Hamish and Amantha to escape.
useful information
Warner bought the rights to the book before it was published in 1955.
There is actually a plantation called "Belle Helene", as it is mentioned in the film. The Ashland Plantation, where the film was shot, was named under its previous owner. The property is located in the state of Louisiana between Geismar and Darrow . The associated mansion is also shown on the movie poster.
The film was shown in German cinemas under the title Hamish, the slave trader and in Austria also as Amanta, the white slave . When it was first shown in Germany in the run-up to Christmas in 1957, the film was released for people aged 16 and over. The minimum age was later reduced to 12 years.
synchronization
| actor | German speaker | role |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Gable | Wolfgang Lukschy | Hamish Bond |
| Yvonne De Carlo | Marianne Kehlau | Amantha Starr |
| Sidney Poitier | Hans Walter Clasen | Rau-Ru |
| Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. | Reinhard Glemnitz | Lieutenant Ethan Sears |
| Rex Reason | Ernst von Klipstein | Captain Seth Parton |
| Patric Knowles | Herbert Weicker | Charles de Marigny |
| Torin Thatcher | Ernst Constantine | Capt. Canavan |
criticism
"Long film adaptation of the novel in the style of the hit movie ' Gone with the Wind ', but only as an elaborate studio production filled with melodrama and chants."
Web links
- Band of Angels in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Weep for the damned in the online film database
- Weeps for the damned in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release to Weep for the Damned . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2006 (PDF; test number: 15 806 DVD).
- ^ Band of Angels (1957) - notes. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved May 28, 2015 .
- ↑ IMDb locations
- ^ History of the Ashland Plantation. National Park Service, accessed May 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Movie poster
- ↑ Weep for the Damned in the online film database
- ↑ IMDb Release Info
- ↑ IMDb Certification
- ↑ a b Weep for the damned. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Weep for the damned. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on May 31, 2015 .