Bellman and True - Gangster wider Willen

Originaltitel: Bellman and True

1987
12
2 Std. 30 Min.

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6,8/10

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Bellman and True - Gangster wider Willen (1987)

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuHiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last ... Alles lesenHiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostag... Alles lesenHiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the ... Alles lesen

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

569

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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Trailer 3:15

Bellman And True

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The title is taken from the names of two fox-hounds mentioned in the lyrics of the 18th century ballad "Do Ye Ken John Peel", a song about fox-hunting. In the movie, however, "bellman" is slang for an expert on alarm systems, a job that Hiller (Bernard Hill) takes over from one of the gang (Peter Howell).

Patzer
When the robbers' Daimler Sovereign getaway car is first seen after the robbery, its two inner headlights are smashed and are not lit. A few seconds later, when the car drives through the greenhouses, those lights are unbroken and are lit.

Zitate
[Telling The Boy the story of "The Continuing Saga of Sod's Law - You Just Can't Win", an idealised but thinly-disguised version of his own life with his wife, "The Princess", who has now left him for a new lover, the owner of the Rover 2000S]
The Boy: The Princess? Was she there?
Hiller: Yeah.
The Boy: The Princess who smoked French cigarettes and was beautiful when she wasn't looking.
Hiller: We only had one rule. We didn't let anyone in who had a Rover 2000S. 2000 Smegma.
The Boy: Why?
Hiller: [bitterly] Because people with Rover 2000 Smegmas live in four-bedroom fake Georgian houses. They marry St Bernard dogs called Darling. And they have nasty little kids in green jumpsuits who come in through the window on a wire and say "Gosh!" and all that sort of thing.
The Boy: But someone like that, we'd never have let them in. The Princess wouldn't have liked them at all.
Hiller: No she wouldn't.

Crazy Credits
SPOILER: The end-credits are overlaid on a long drawing that scrolls sideways, depicting Hiller's and The Boy's plane as it leaves London, flies over the Atlantic and arrives at Rio.

Alternative Versionen
Released in two versions: a 150-minute version on ITV in the UK, shown in three one-hour episodes on consecutive nights on 5-7 June 1989; and an edited version shown in cinemas and released on video, which omits some of the preparation leading up to the robbery.

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: A Time of Destiny/Bellman and True/High Season/The Moderns/Tokyo Pop (1988)

Soundtracks
John Peel
Sung by Lonnie Donegan

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7/10

a forgotten British gangster film.

Not forgotten by me however.

I saw this on the big screen in 1988,the cinema was not busy but it was in Canada so I don't know if it was popular in the UK (I am British).

The film is an odd unpredictable heist film.

It is well acted and uses good locations.

I guarantee that first time viewers will never guess the plot development.

If you know and love the well known British gangster films you might want to seek out the recent blu ray of this.