Der Lotse

Originaltitel: The Shepherd

2023
PG
38 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

4618

IHRE BEWERTUNG

On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

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Drama Fantasy Short

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuOn Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

Regie
- Iain Softley
Drehbuch
- Iain Softley
- Frederick Forsyth
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

4618

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Iain Softley
Drehbuch
- Iain Softley
- Frederick Forsyth
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Although this is the short story's first screen adaptation, the story has been read nearly every Christmas Eve, or the Friday night closest to it, on CBC Radio One's radio show, "As it Happens" by Alan Maitland since 1979.

Patzer
Although withdrawn from front line fighter service in 1953, the Vampire remained in service as a ground attack and training aircraft and was only fully retired in 1966.

Zitate
Johnny Kavanagh: Okay, we're three miles out. Follow me down, I'm taking you home.

Soundtracks
In the Bleak Midwinter
Written by Christina Georgina Rossetti (as Christina Rossetti)
Performed by Sam Brophy
Courtesy of BMG Music Production

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6/10

The Shepherd

The Shepherd is Disney's attempt at Christmas ghost story. In the style of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories.

It is inspired from a novella from thriller iter Frederick Forsyth.

Ben Radcliffe plays the young RAF pilot flying over the North sea on Christmas Eve in 1957. His father too was in the air force who was shot down in World War 2.

Only the pilot encounters electrical issues, he loses communication and he is low on fuel. With no contact on the radio, total cloud cover and a few minutes of fuel remaining. He has no options but to say his prayers, have flashbacks to better days.

Suddenly he sees an old Mosquito plane and a pilot who will shepherd him to a runway.

The short film written and directed by Iain Softley is a tribute to the shepherds of the air during World War 2 that guided lost planes.

It is beautiful to look at, predictable with an emotional ending. I wonder if this would had been even more effective if it was shorter.