Castle Keep (1969)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.2/10   

Réalisateur:

Sydney Pollack

Writers:

William Eastlake (novel)
Daniel Taradash (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

octobre 1969 (Autriche)

Genre:

War | Drame

Accroche:

A 10th-Century castle...a 20th-Century war...and the outspoken novel come to life on the screen!

Plot:

During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Battle Of The Bulge | Count | Pacifist | Drawbridge

Avis des utilisateurs:

A wonderful little gem of war movie

Ensemble

Burt Lancaster	...	Maj. Abraham Falconer
Patrick O'Neal	...	Capt. Lionel Beckman
Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	The Count of Maldorais
Peter Falk	...	Sgt. Rossi
Astrid Heeren	...	Therese
Scott Wilson	...	Cpl. Clearboy
Tony Bill	...	Lt. Amberjack
Al Freeman Jr.	...	Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
James Patterson	...	Elk
Bruce Dern	...	Lt. Billy Byron Bix
Michael Conrad	...	Sgt. DeVaca
Caterina Boratto	...	Red Queen
Elizabeth Teissier	...	Red Queen Girl
Anne Marie Moskovenko	...	Red Queen Girl
Marja Allanen	...	Red Queen Girl

Autre(s) titre(s):

Un château en enfer (France) [fr]

Durée:

105 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Son:

Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:18 | Norway:16 | Australia:M | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Yugoslavia

Company:

Filmways Pictures

Anecdotes:

The castle set in Yugoslavia blew up and burned to the ground. It was quite a surprise to the cast and crew. Sydney Pollack immediately grabbed the camera and shot what he could of the burning castle.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the tank pursues the bazooka team into the church, a close-up of the bazooka's muzzle immediately before it fires clearly shows that the tube is hollow and the weapon is therefore not loaded.

Guillemet:

Maj. Abraham Falconer: When the German tanks get here, we'll have a reception. They're brave sons of bitches, and we should not allow their heroic actions to go unsung. They should all have a cocktail!
Red Queen: Cocktail?
Maj. Abraham Falconer: Cognac bottle filled with gasoline.

Movie Connections:

References Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)

A wonderful little gem of war movie

Almost incidentally about war, it features a delightful supporting role by Falk, a subdued and powerful Lancaster, a literate script and Sydney Pollack's sure hand at quirky story telling. It may be the best American film nobody ever heard of.