Harlekin

Originaltitel: Harlequin

1980
16
1 Std. 35 Min.

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IHRE BEWERTUNG

Ein rätselhafter Wunderheiler - der über echte magische Kräfte zu verfügen scheint - und ein politischer Fixer wetteifern um den Einfluss auf einen Senator und dessen Familie.Ein rätselhafter Wunderheiler - der über echte magische Kräfte zu verfügen scheint - und ein politischer Fixer wetteifern um den Einfluss auf einen Senator und dessen Familie.Ein rätselhafter Wunderheiler - der über echte magische Kräfte zu verfügen scheint - und ein politischer Fixer wetteifern um den Einfluss auf einen Senator und dessen Familie.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,1/10

1802

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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Auszeichnungen
- 5 Gewinne & 6 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The sequence where Alex Rast (Mark Spain) is seen being dangled off the side of a cliff by Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) did not use trick photography or deceiving camera angles. Spain was hung over the side of a cliff-face but was wearing a safety-harness which was not visible to the audience as it was attached through the underneath of Powell's white cloak.

Patzer
The levitation of the piano reveals that it is hollow and contains no strings, hammers or metal pieces. If it was a complete piano, there would be a tremendous sound of string notes as it hit the floor.

Zitate
Gregory Wolfe: I know there are powers at work in the universe. For those higher powers, the de-materialization of a given target would be child's play.

Verbindungen
Featured in At the Movies: Spacehunter/Tough Enough/WarGames/Harlequin (1983)

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Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

There is much to enjoy here amid the magic and mayhem

Clearly not the greatest film ever made but very clear that a lot went into this to make it that little bit different. If it has a bit of a TV movie look to it that is because of the limited location shooting, much in the same rooms, and not because of the acting which is solid. Broderick Crawford holds his own, apparently with a little help from booze in between scenes, but David Hemmings and Robert Powell are very good indeed. I understand Hemmings also had a bit of a drink problem but it clearly didn't affect his acting here and as for Powell, I have never understood why he never made it so much bigger, maybe he got typecast as Jesus. There is much to enjoy here amid the magic and mayhem and with a convincing performance from the young boy and various shocks and surprises this is well worth a look. There, and I haven't even mentioned that it is Australian or that it is loosely based upon the story of Rasputin and the Czar!