Two minutes of warning
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Two minutes of warning |
| Original title | Two-minute warning |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Larry Peerce |
| script | Edward Hume |
| production | Edward S. Feldman |
| music | Charles Fox |
| camera | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| cut |
Walter Hannemann Eve Newman |
| occupation | |
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Two Minute Warning (alternative title: Lethal Game - Countdown to Death) is an American thriller from 1976 based on a novel by George LaFountaine.
action
A sniper holed up on the top of the gate of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before a football game . However, it is captured by the camera of a Goodyear airship . Stadium director McKeever immediately notifies the police who are arriving with a SWAT unit. Captain Holly and SWAT chief Button try to come up with a plan to capture the assassin.
The 100,000 spectators in the stadium have no idea of the danger. Fans include the contentious couple Steve and Janet, the gambling addict Stu, a priest friend of the quarterback, the newly married couple Mike and Peggy, an elderly pickpocket and the football fan Al, who flirts with the beautiful Lucy while her boyfriend Jeffrey is only interested in the game.
While the officers of the SWAT team take their positions, the maintenance director Paul tries to catch the man. But the sniper pushes him 20 meters down, seriously injuring him. Mike also spots the shooter through his binoculars. He calls the police, who, instead of thanking him, suspect and arrest him.
Shortly after the two-minute warning before the end of the game, the SWAT team got the green light to arrest the assassin. Surrounded by the officers, the sniper opens fire into the crowd, causing a panic. Several spectators and stewards are hit. Others are knocked to the ground and trampled by their backers as they try to escape from the stadium. Still others plunge into the depths when trying to climb down scaffolding.
The sniper is shot dead by the police. The identity of the man is clarified during the search. His name is Carl Cook. However, nothing is known about him or his motivation. Button understands that the media will go into the case and find out all about Cook and ask why the police had to shoot him.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film saw the film as a routinely staged disaster and police film, which exhausts itself in superficial tension without questioning the motives of the perpetrator.
The film magazine Cinema wrote: Despite stars like Beau Bridges, the film looks sterile, bloodless and lengthy.
Awards
In 1977 Eve Newman and Walter Hannemann were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Editing .
background
The film premiered on November 12, 1976. In Germany, it was first released on February 10, 1977 in cinemas.
Pamela Bellwood (Peggy), Robert Ginty (Vendor), Carmen Argenziano (Jennings) and Larry Manetti (Pratt) can also be seen in other roles . Former football professional Frank Gifford and entertainer Merv Griffin had guest appearances .
Web links
- Two-Minute Warning in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Two minute warning. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed February 23, 2011 .
- ↑ Cinema magazine