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Fugitive Road
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Far from the horrific trench warfare raging in France, Prussian Captain OswaId Von Traunsee commands an outpost on the Austrian border. His soIdiers arrest Frank Riker, a wanted American gangster, as he attempts to cross the checkpoint. When the Captain sees Sonya Valinoff, a beautifuI young refugee, he is consumed with lust and has his men detain her as well. Captives Frank and Sonya faIl in love. But when Von Traunsee orders the girl to attend a "romantic" dinner, aIone in his quarters, Frank desperately tries to intercede before the brute can force himseIf on the innocent Sonya.
With a Iong career reaching back to cinema's earliest days, Austrian born Erich Von Stroheim appears in both of D.W. Griffith's siIent masterpieces, Birth of a Nation (1915) and lntoIerance (1916). ln 1924, Von Stroheim filmed his own masterwork, Greed. With a running time of over 10 hours, the film was unmarketabIe. The studio sIashed the epic tale to 100 minutes. Von Stroheim's arrogance, disregard for budgets and his maniacaI obsession with minute detail soured the studios on him as a director. His compeIling nature as an actor, however, allowed him to work steadiIy up through the 1950s. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayaI of Norma Desmond's faithfuI butler in Sunset Boulevard (1950). |
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