Regie:
Arthur PennKamera:
Michael C. ButlerMusik:
John WilliamsBesetzung:
Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, John McLiam, Steve Franken, John P. Ryan (mehr)Inhalte(1)
"Duell am Missouri" verspricht ein Duell der Filmgiganten Marlon Brando und Jack Nicholson Nicholson mimt hier den Pferde-dieb Tom Logan, der einem reichen Farmer Ärger macht. Jener setzt den eiskalten Killer Lee Clayton auf ihn an. Claytons Weg auf der Jagd nach Logan pflastern bald Leichen... (Verleiher-Text)
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Der unerbittliche und fanatische Regulator Marlon Brando versus der sympathische Pferdedieb Jack Nicholson. Ein sehr guter Western mit der Regie von Arthur Penn. Die Handlung fließt langsam dahin, sie lässt sich Zeit. Die Figuren werden dem Publikum auf eine ziemlich angenehme Art und Weise vorgestellt. Auf einmal platzt in diese angespannte (Un)Ruhe Brandos Figur hinein, die wirklich furchteinflößend wirkt. Das Warten darauf, was passiert, ist spannend und unvorhersehbar. Das Finale ist perfekt. Das Fernsehbild war aber leider abgeschnitten und hässlich. John Williams hat für Duell am Missouri einen der für ihn untypischsten Soundtracks überhaupt komponiert. Es ist aber immer noch Williams.
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The unpredictable Brando, who needs to play a different character on every day of filming (and who probably took on the project only for the money and because of his weakness for Native American themes) is like a millstone around the neck of Arthur Penn’s career, which had got off to a promising start. The film suffers from the same lack of focus as its lead star, as Penn fails to evoke a consistent atmosphere or at least create a more substantial dramatic situation. On the other hand, the film never gets sufficiently out of the genre lane for it to become a bizarre western acid trip, as it merely trudges along and attracts attention with Brando’s inappropriate seriousness or a nicely composed shot. For the real revival of the western, fans of the genre would have to wait another sixteen years, until the release of Unforgiven. 65%
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A likeable Nicholson, a bland Brando and a very weak script that seems to be trying to make fun of classic westerns, but with a strange concept that didn't work for me at all. There are few great scenes, like the train robbery or the final quarter of an hour, that are worth watching and I was intrigued by the partial confusion between the good and the bad guy, but the overall impression is quite awkward and if it wasn't for Nicholson, I'd probably have a hard time finishing it:-) And Brando was totally out of place. 60%
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There are two distinctive characters (Brando and Nicholson) that fade away a bit in a film that lacks anything distinctive besides those two that could truly amaze and captivate the viewer. The story here is actually simple, it's just the acting that pushes it a little higher, which is too bad, especially given the two-hour runtime.
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