Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (1993)
Vietnam 1965: Le Ly ist zwölf Jahre alt, als US-Soldaten in ihr Dorf einmarschieren. Weil sie mit den Kommunisten sympathisiert, wird sie von den südvietnamesischen Militärs gefoltert. Zwar gelingt es ihrer Mutter, sie freizukaufen, dafür wird Le Ly vom Vietcong des Verrats bezichtet. Die junge Frau flieht nach Saigon und läßt sich auf ein Verhältnis mit ihrem Arbeitgeber ein. Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes schlägt sich die Verzweifelte in Da Nang als Prostituierte durch. Als ihr Steve Butler den Hof macht, heiratet Le Ly den US-Sergeant und folgt ihm nach Amerika. Aber auch dort läßt sich die Vergangenheit nicht abschütteln. Das Kriegstrauma ihres Mannes vergiftet die gemeinsame Zukunft...
Der Regisseur:
Oliver Stone
Der Autor:
Oliver Stone
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Hiep Thi Le as Le Ly |
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Tommy Lee Jones as Steve Butler |
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Joan Chen as Mama |
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Haing S. Ngor as Papa |
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Debbie Reynolds as Eugenia |
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Conchata Ferrell as Bernice |
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Dustin Nguyễn as Sau |
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Vivian Wu as Madame Lien |
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Robert John Burke as Paul |
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Timothy Carhart as Big Mike |
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Long Nguyen as Anh |
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Thuan K. Nguyen as Uncle Luc |
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Thuan Le as Kim |
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Mai Le Ho as Hai |
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Dale Dye as Larry |
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Tim Guinee as Young Sergeant |
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Michael Paul Chan as Interrogator |
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Liem Whatley as Viet Cong Captain |
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Le Ly Hayslip as Jewellery broker |
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Tai Thai as Jimmy - Age 20 |
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Jeffrey Jones as Minister (uncredited) |
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Sean Stone as Young boy with Jesuit missionaries (uncredited) |
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Donal Logue as Red (uncredited) |
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Irene Ng as Torture Girl #1 |
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Đoàn Châu Mậu as Californian monk (credited as Chau Mao Doan) |
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George A. Roark as U.S. Advisor |
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Stephen Polk as G.I. #1 |
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Tuan Tran as Rapist |
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Khiem Thai as Brother-in-law |
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Phil Neilson as Marine in Helicopter |
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李名煬 as Ky La Wizard |
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Dave Cooper as Bald Onlooker |
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Keith Smith as G.I. #2 |
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Brad Rea as G.I. #3 |
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Kevin Gallagher as Tall Marine |
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Catherine Ai as Bar Girl |
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Somsak Hormsombat as Siclo Driver |
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Jennifer Low Sauer as Supermarket Shopper #1 |
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London Garcia as Supermarket Shopper #2 |
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Chitra F. Mojtabai as Supermarket Check-Out Girl |
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Annie McEnroe as Dinner Guest #1 |
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Marianne Muellerleile as Dinner Guest #2 |
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Marshall Bell as Dinner Guest #3 |
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Willie Nark-Orn as Tommy - Age 5 |
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Andy Reeder as Alan - Age 4 |
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Vivien Straus as Neighbor's Wife |
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Mai Nguyen as California Wizard |
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Melinda Renna as Police Woman |
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Robert Marshall as Detective |
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Noël John Howard as Alan - Age 2 (uncredited) |
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Kathlyne Pham as Ghost Wife (uncredited) |
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Espérance Pham Thai Lan as Student (uncredited) |
| Writing | Oliver Stone | Screenplay |
| Directing | Oliver Stone | Director |
| Editing | F. Paul Benz | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Robert Kline | Producer |
| Editing | David Brenner | Editor |
| Editing | Sally Menke | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kitaro | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mario Kassar | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark A. Lanza | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ha Nguyen | Costume Design |
| Sound | Peter Michael Sullivan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Sound | Scott Martin Gershin | Sound Effects Designer |
| Sound | Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | A. Kitman Ho | Producer |
| Production | Oliver Stone | Producer |
| Sound | Anthony Miceli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Glenn T. Morgan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael D. Wilhoit | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Victor Kempster | Production Design |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Le Ly Hayslip | Original Story |
| Writing | Le Ly Hayslip | Book |