Blutiger Schwur

Originaltitel: Blood Oath

1990
16
1 Std. 48 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

997

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Russell Crowe and Bryan Brown in Blutiger Schwur (1990)

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Drama War

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. Coop... Alles lesenThe island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. Cooper is the chief prosecutor. In a mass grave, the bodies of 300 executed servicemen have be... Alles lesenThe island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. Cooper is the chief prosecutor. In a mass grave, the bodies of 300 executed servicemen have been unearthed. Cooper assumes that the massacre was ordered by Baron Takahashi, Japanese co... Alles lesen

Regie
- Stephen Wallace
Drehbuch
- Denis Whitburn
- Brian A. Williams
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

997

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Stephen Wallace
Drehbuch
- Denis Whitburn
- Brian A. Williams
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 7 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The war crimes trial and other events portrayed in this film are based on the recollections of Captain John Williams, the Australian prosecutor during the war crimes trails on Ambon and on official records. The trial was a significant one for Australia, convened due to the fact that three-quarters of the Australians captured on Ambon died before the war's end. Most of the Japanese characters are based on real Japanese soldiers. Ninety-three Japanese soldiers were tried and four were executed for their mistreatment of soldiers and civilian prisoners. (Note: John Williams is the father of the film's writer/ producer, Brian A. Williams.)

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Captain Ikeuchi: I know nothing of any executions!

Verbindungen
Featured in Blood Oath: Behind the Scenes (1990)

Benutzerrezensionen8

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Closed in by inherent limitations, but very well-acted and structured.

There's an underlying factor about the design of a film like "Prisoners of the Sun" that doesn't allow for much leeway or originality. Much like similar films in this vein, the clichéd factors are unavoidable. There's to be the prosecutor with anger issues, the stoic (and typically un-convictable) evil leader, and finally, the sacrificial lamb.

So, as it is with "Breaker Morant", the quality lies directly with those actors involved. Don't be fooled by Russell Crowe's recent high billing - he is certainly not a star. In fact, he is very nearly unnoticeable amidst the larger happenings around him. The main standout performances belong to Bryan Brown and John Polson. Polson, certainly, gives a lot to the role. He is broken, nervous and jumpy, and highly convincing.

The development is rather predictable, I suppose, but the acting manages to carry it through. Overall, this is a good film - not great, but well considered.

RATING: 6.9 out of 10