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Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Andy Bradford
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Pamela Brown
- Widow
- (uncredited)
Robert East
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd Pack
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Christopher Malcolm
- Helicopter observer
- (uncredited)
Warwick Sims
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Henry Woolf
- Helicopter Pilot
- (uncredited)
Tariq Yunus
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis project was in the works for a long time before the film finally emerged. There were various changes of cast and director, and many writers, including James Mitchell and Stanley Mann, produced drafts of the script before Robert Shaw, who was also a novelist, agreed to do a final rewrite immediately before shooting was due to begin. Although he assured Joseph Losey that he would finish it before the first day of shooting, he did not, in fact, complete it until the end of filming, with changes being seemingly made almost every day. The film was a box-office failure and was mostly shown in Britain in a heavily-cut version, although television showings have been complete.
- Alternate versionsThe cut released in Italy (under the title "Caccia sadica," or "Sadistic Hunt") lost 14 minutes according to Joseph Losey, who looked into having his name removed from the credits.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Aqueles Dois (1985)
- SoundtracksCartagena
(uncredited)
Music by Julián Palanca
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This movie takes what was a difficult novel to start with (by Barry England) and turns it into a rather odd tale of two men on the run. Robert Shaw wrote the screenplay and stars in this, and as usual is excellent as the tough and slightly unhinged Mac, with Malcolm McDowell in slightly overshadowed support as Ansell. You never really find out why they are running or who from (their pursuers are constantly referred to just as 'them'); but at times the action turns bloody and violent, at other times it is more reflective and quiet.
Joseph Losey's direction gives us the sense of two people lost in an expanse of nothing, which makes the scenes with the helicopter chasing them across country even more powerful. It is just hard to care about these two, without any back story to speak of or any sense of just what or who they are. An ok film and worth watching, but slightly frustrating.
Joseph Losey's direction gives us the sense of two people lost in an expanse of nothing, which makes the scenes with the helicopter chasing them across country even more powerful. It is just hard to care about these two, without any back story to speak of or any sense of just what or who they are. An ok film and worth watching, but slightly frustrating.
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- Feb 1, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Figures in a Landscape (1970) officially released in India in English?
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