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Billy WilderZdjęcia:
Russell HarlanMuzyka:
Matty MalneckObsada:
Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, Norma Varden, Una O'Connor (więcej)VOD (3)
Opisy(1)
Charles Laughton stars as barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts in Billy Wilder's screen version of Agatha Christie's enormously successful stage adaptation of her original story. Although the ailing attorney has been advised by his doctors to cease and desist from the practice of law, his interest is piqued when solicitor Mayhew (Henry Daniell) asks him to take the case of murderer suspect Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power). After evidence that he stood to gain financially from the victim's death comes to light, the man is indicted. Robarts, nonetheless, agrees to defend Vole, convinced as he is of his innocence. But the case becomes even more of an uphill battle when the defendant's supposedly loving wife Christine (Marlene Dietrich) decides to testify as a witness for the prosecution. (oficjalny tekst dystrybutora)
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Recenzje (3)
Let's leave aside the fact that Marlene has lost her golden man because of a spoiler (although through Agatha it would be very apt), but let's take our cue from the first verse of "I May Never Go Home Anymore," - Come on, join the party / have a hearty glass of rum / Don't ever think about tomorrow / for tomorrow may never come. Marlene with a harmonica? Always!
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An academically refined courtroom drama that deceives body and soul the whole time, only to catch us off guard at the end, after prematurely evaluating the seemingly bland and unoriginal story. Yet the script is excellent, fully covering and explaining every second of the narrative despite the many guesses and oblique motifs, with Wilder once again expertly manoeuvring the line between a serious premise and a light-hearted character tale. But there is one problem with the film, at first it comes across as an admittedly flawless, yet emotionally dimensionless drama that relies on the surprise and quality of its twist, but on a second viewing, all that remains is our willingness to watch again a story where nothing can surprise us and where we will search in vain for something more than just another proof that Wilder knew how to put scenes together into a compact whole and that his films are simply good to watch. I was expecting a slightly more intense experience as a viewer. 80%
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This is what happens when you cast someone who can truly resonate with their character in the lead role, but you also have a director who can guide the story with just the right amount of levity, leaving you breathless by the end, perhaps even if you're familiar with the source material. A masterpiece by Charles Laughton and Billy Wilder.
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