Between Two Fires (1955)

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Movie
German title Between two fires
Original title The Indian Fighter
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1955
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director André De Toth
script Robert L. Richards ,
Frank Davis ,
Ben Hecht
production William Schorr
music Franz Waxman
camera Wilfred M. Cline
cut Richard Cahoon
occupation
synchronization

Between two fires (German alternative title as retaliation seven balls , original title The Indian Fighter ) is an American western from 1955 with Kirk Douglas as the hero and Walter Matthau as his opponent. The Director led André De Toth after a screenplay by Robert L. Richards , Frank Davis and Ben Hecht .

action

After a group of settlers was attacked by Sioux Indians and was able to flee to a nearby fort, the trapper Johnny Hawks succeeds in mediating between the army and the Sioux under their chief Red Cloud and concluding a peace treaty. The Indians are lured into the attacks with whiskey by crooks Todd and Chivington, who are after the gold in the land of the Sioux. Even after the peace agreement, the two try again to get the gold. They kill Red Cloud's son, whereupon he swears revenge. To protect the peace, Hawks hunt down the bandits to hand them over to the Sioux.

background

The film was shot between two fires in Bend , Oregon . In the USA the film was released on December 21, 1955, in the Federal Republic of Germany it was released on April 20, 1956.

synchronization

role actor German speaker
Johnny Hawks Kirk Douglas Gert Günther Hoffmann
Wes Todd Walter Matthau Wolf Martini
Chivington Lon Chaney Franz Nicklisch

Reviews

The lexicon of international films says that between two fires is a "beautifully played and photographed western of the post-civil war era ".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Between two fires. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 14, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. Between two fires. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on April 14, 2017 .