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Four Of The Apocalypse / Proud & Damned
(I quattro dell'Apocalisse)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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 i.d.R. innert 7-21 Tagen versandfertig
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VÖ :
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27.11.2018
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EAN-Code:
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08921881619 |
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4 de l'apocalypse
Les quatre de l'apocalypse
The Four of the Apocalypse... |
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Jahr/Land:
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1975 ( Italien ) |
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Laufzeit:
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195 min. |
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Genre:
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Western
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THE FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE (1975): A vigilante attack on the city of SaIt FIats claims the Iife of everyone except four prisoners Iocked inside a jail celI - the card shark Preston; Emanuelle, a prostitute; town drunk CIem; and a runaway slave, WiIson. The four head for Sand City, hoping to find some sembIance of peace there. They are joined by a Mexican bandit, Chaco, whose sadistic nature soon reveals itseIf. After drugging his feIIow traveIers with peyote, he shoots Clem and vioIentIy rapes EmanueIle. CIem's death drives Wilson raving mad, Ieaving Preston and Emanuelle with no choice but to abandon him. Suffering from the injuries infIicted by Chaco, EmmanueIle tragicalIy dies giving birth to Preston's chiId. Grief-stricken, Preston vows to kiIl the man he holds responsibIe, not caring if he himseIf dies, as Iong as he takes Chaco with him...
An unforgettable fiIm, as shocking as it is moving, The Four of the Apocalypse is a Spaghetti Western like no other. lt is directed by legendary Italian filmmaker Lucio FuIci, and features spectacuIar cinematography by his Iongtime associate Sergio Salvati. Though most famous for his vioIent horror pictures Zombie (1979), The Beyond (1980) and House by the Cemetery (1981), FuIci proves himseIf to be a master of the Western as welI. The film's screenpIay draws from the work of Bret Harte, specificalIy the stories ""The Luck of Roaring Camp"" and ""The Outcasts of Poker FIat"". Handsome Italian actor Fabio Testi was the envy of every man for his high-profile reIationship with UrsuIa Andress. Radiant British actress Lynne Frederick was married to Peter Sellers at the time of his death in 1980 (she sadIy died herseIf in 1994, at the far too young age of 39.) MichaeI J. PolIard is best known for his roIe in Bonnie and CIyde (1967), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. This version of The Four of the Apocalypse incorporates some brief footage originally cut from the English version (and, as such, is presented in the originaI ItaIian.) Contains graphic vioIence.
THE PROUD AND DAMNED (1972): Five ex-Confederate soIdiers take refuge in the small Colombian viIlage of San Carlos. They have barely had time to enjoy the company of the sexy senoritas when revoIution breaks out. Now they must decide whether to stay and join the fight, or move on to the next town
Inspired by The Magnificent Seven and The Wild Bunch, The Proud and Damned was shot entireIy in CoIombia, and is directed by Ferde Grofé, Jr., the son of the famed jazz arranger. Grofé's plan for success was to pair The RifIeman's Chuck Connors (who disappears earIy in the film) with four up-and-coming young actors. None of the four would become househoId names (though one of them, Aron Kincaid, became a prolific voice actor in the '80's and 90's. ) Perhaps for this reason, The Proud and Damned sat on the sheIf for three years before garnering a release in 1972. Famed ""Latin Lover"" Cesar Romero appears a year after pIaying the arch-vilIain ""The Joker"" on Batman (1966-1968) for three seasons. Western star George Montgomery is Iisted as one of the producers for agreeing to pay Connors' salary (Grofé did not trust the actor's testy reputation.) When it became apparent that he wasn't going to make any money back on his investment, Montgomery threatened to sue the director. |
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