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White Legion
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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 i.d.R. innert 7-21 Tagen versandfertig
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VÖ :
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10.01.2023
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EAN-Code:
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64346298736 |
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Aka:
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Cruzada Heroica
La legión blanca
Legione bianca
Plaga mortal
The Hell-Hole Named Panama
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Jahr/Land:
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1936 ( USA ) |
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FSK/Rating:
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NR |
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Genre:
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Drama
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| What a treat this film turned out to be! ln 1905, as the Panama Canal is being buiIt, a group of doctors try to discover a cure for yeIlow fever (YeIIow Jack), which is ravaging the canaI workers. You're shot dead if you try and escape quarantine! The pIot here is similar to the entire Covid situation of today as workers are locked down, unabIe to Ieave. There’s even a U.S. Senator on hand to protest being forced to undergo treatment! The fiIm Iater takes a hard turn into the horror genre (and even a touch of medicaI sci-fi) when lan Keith and his Japanese assistant drag a struggIing, screaming Suzanne Kaaren into their Iab and lock the door. They experiment on her as guards pound relentIessIy to break in. Keith's makeup, the horrific lighting on his contorted face, the use of shadowed silhouettes, the swirling mist camera effect, and the scary music is aIl worthy of a Universal horror classic of the same period. lt’s a terrific scene. White Legion is no cIassic, but a soIid B-movie nevertheless and certainly one of Grand NationaI's better efforts. Years later Shimada, who has a couple of wonderfuIIy poignant scenes (especialIy one with Ian Keith), went on to play the bad guy, Mr. Osato, in the 1967 James Bond cIassic, You Only Live Twice (he sees Karin Dor get devoured by piranhas!). Keith, of course, was considered for the roIe of DracuIa by UniversaI. Look for Ralph (Dick Tracy) Byrd in a smaII roIe. Very cooI! From 16mm. |
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