1977 Film "The liberators"
| Erstaufführung | Filmtitel | Dauer | Verleih |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The liberators | ||
| [Video] | The liberators | 77 Min. |  US: Scimitar Video
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| Produktion | |
| Drehbuch | |
| Regie | |
| Kamera | . - [Farbe] |
| Darsteller | Klaus Kinski u. a. |
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Inhalt
Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird ein gewalttätiger US-Soldat wegen versuchter Vergewaltigung und Mordes zum Tode verurteilt. Er entwischt dem Hinrichtungskommando und muss sich gegen deutsche Soldaten wehren.
Summary
Set in the waning days of World War II, The Liberators opens with a major gunfight with the dreaded nazi scum. And when that battle ends with a crazed GI wasting the captured Krauts and his commanding officer. Klaus Kinski appears with a slick pompadour and Joe American accent pumping out all sorts of attitude as a US soldier on his way to be executed for the murder of an innocent German civilian. When a group of Germans ambush the soldiers sent to execute Klaus and the crazed soldier mentioned earlier, the two take the opportunity to grab a couple guns, shoot some Krauts, and dash into the hills. An act of God? Just dumb luck? Go figure. The fly in the ointment here is that the Lieutenant of the execution squad (who looks a Hell of alot like a young Bradford Dillman) also avoids death and is forced to flee behind enemy lines with the two escapees. After a few silly attempts at taking the two in, the lieutenant realizes that if they are going to survive the three have to team up. That they do, killing more nazis along the way and adopting new identities in order to avoid the certain death which will soon be coming their way. The next portion of the flick is a bit fuzzy and soon Kinski and Krew are being worshipped by some little Italian town that loves America and can't wait to be liberated (hence the title). Klaus and his crazed friend learn the true meaning of love, and they successfully hold off a major league nazi hoard that threatens the very existence of the people they have come to love and respect.
The liberators is bizarre without being too twisted. Action-packed without being too much of a war film. And just enough of a redemption tale without being sappy.