Count to three and pray
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Count to three and pray |
| Original title | 3:10 to Yuma |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1957 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Delmer Daves |
| script |
Elmore Leonard (author of the book) Halsted Welles (adaptation) |
| production | David Heilwell |
| music | George Duning |
| camera | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| cut | Al Clark |
| occupation | |
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Count to three and pray (Original title: 3:10 to Yuma ) is a black and white - Western directed by Delmer Daves from the year 1957 . It is based on the short story Three-Ten to Yuma by the American writer Elmore Leonard .
action
The notorious gang around the well-known outlaw Ben Wade ambushes the stagecoach to Bisbee and shoots the coachman. The farmer Dale Evans and his two sons become an involuntary eyewitness when the gang scares off his herd of cattle during the attack.
Wade sends his gang away with the stolen goods in order to lure the pursuers themselves on the wrong track, but he is recognized by Evans and arrested in a saloon with the help of the marshal. Wade remains calm as he is sure that his gang would free him. Since there is no way to safely lock the prisoner up in Bisbee, the train owner, robbed in the carriage, offers Mr. Butterfield Evans $ 200 if he would bring Wade to Contention City. There he is supposed to take the outlaw at ten past three on the train to Yuma for the trial. Due to the persistent drought and the associated poor harvest, Evans urgently needs the money and agrees, as does the drunkard Alex.
During the trip, the gang takes up the chase, Wade uses every opportunity to convince Evans to let him go. When Wade's gang formed in Contention City, all of the deputies searched one after the other. When Alex tries to persuade the sheriffs to turn back, he is shot and hanged by Wade's gang. Only Evans remains true to his role as a law abiding citizen. He defends this attitude towards his wife who has turned up in town.
Shortly before three, Evans and his prisoner leave the hotel where they were staying and make their dangerous journey to the train station. Wade's gang tries in vain to stop the farmer. When the gang stops him right next to the train that is just starting, Wade's mind suddenly changes. The upright and unswerving farmer has impressed him, so he saves Evans life by jumping on the train at the same time as the farmer.
When the train passes Evans' waiting wife, the saving rain sets in.
useful information
The highly decorated Elmore Leonard , best known for his crime novels , wrote many western stories early in his career. His first novel, The Bounty Hunters , was also a western.
The title track 3:10 to Yuma was composed by (music) George Duning and (text) Ned Washington and sung by Frankie Laine .
The original was filmed again in 2007 by James Mangold with Death Train to Yuma (also 3:10 to Yuma in the English original ) . Russell Crowe and Christian Bale can be seen in the leading roles .
Reviews
“Director Delmer Daves dresses his duel in a skilful black and white illustration that looks very reduced compared to the imposing style of many John Ford westerns (The Devil's Captain, The Black Falcon) and a little reminiscent of Fred Zinnemann's masterpiece 12 noon remind. The image, which is very focused on the characters, increases the tension and ensures, with the actors, the successful characterization of the main characters and the ironic ending, that 'Count to three and pray' is one of the Western classics. "
“A Western perfectly staged and excellently played by Delmer Daves with a differentiated character; one of the director's best films. "
"A Wild West film with its own note, which is above average thanks to careful design."
Awards
The film was nominated for the British Film Academy Award for Best Picture in 1958 . In the “Best Action Drama” category, the film took second place at the Laurel Awards , for which Van Heflin was also nominated for best actor in an action film.
In 2012 the film was entered into the National Film Registry .
synchronization
The German dubbed version was created in Berlin in 1957 .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Potter | Henry Jones | Werner Peters |
| Ben Wade | Glenn Ford | Horst Niendorf |
| Bill Moons | Boyd Stockman | Manfred Meurer |
| Bob Moons | Sheridan Comerate | Gert Günther Hoffmann |
| Charlie Prince | Richard Jaeckel | Rainer Brandt |
| Dan Evans | Van Heflin | Curt Ackermann |
| Deputy Sheriff Mac | Woody Chambliss | Arnold Marquis |
| Ernie Collins | Robert Ellenstein | Jochen Schröder |
| Hotel manager | Guy Wilkerson | Friedrich Schoenfelder |
| Mark Evans | Jerry Hartleben | Roland Kaiser |
| Marshal | Ford Rainey | Wolfgang Lukschy |
| Mr. Butterfield | Robert Emhardt | Werner Lieven |
| Mrs. Alice Evans | Leora Dana | Tilly Lauenstein |
| Resident of Contention | Frank Hagney | Toni Herbert |
| Mrs. Potter | Dorothy Adams | Ursula War |
| Emmy | Felicia Farr | Ilse Kiewiet |
Web links
- Count to three and pray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Count to three and pray at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Count to three and pray in the online movie database
- Count to three and pray on Kino.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for counting to three and pray . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2011 (PDF; test number: 14 625 V).
- ^ Criticism on filmstarts.de
- ↑ Count to three and pray. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Munich, Review No. 712/1957
- ↑ Count to three and pray. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on May 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Count to three and pray In: synchrondatenbank.de , accessed on May 4, 2020