Atemlos vor Angst (1977)
Vier Männer, die alle nach Südamerika geflohen sind, um ihren dunklen Vergangenheiten in der „Zivilisation“ zu entfliehen, haben nichts anderes mehr im Kopf, als diese unmenschliche Gegend wieder zu verlassen. Um an das benötigte Geld zu kommen, willigen sie ein, den hochexplosiven Sprengstoff Nitroglyzerin zu einer brennenden Ölquelle zu transportieren. Der Brand dort soll mit einer gewaltigen Explosion erstickt werden. Aufgrund falscher Lagerung ist der Stoff allerdings instabil geworden und droht bei der geringsten Erschütterung zu explodieren. Der Transport per Hubschrauber ist zu gefährlich und so müssen sie ihre Reise durch den Urwald mit Lastwagen antreten. Ständig durch ihre tödliche Fracht und die Tücken des Dschungels bedroht, beginnt für die Männer eine waghalsige Odyssee …
Der Regisseur:
William Friedkin
Die Autor:
Walon Green, William Friedkin.
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Roy Scheider as Scanlon / 'Dominguez' |
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Bruno Cremer as Victor Manzon / 'Serrano' |
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Francisco Rabal as Nilo |
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Amidou as Kassem / 'Martinez' |
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Ramon Bieri as Corlette |
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Peter Capell as Lartigue |
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Karl John as 'Marquez' |
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Friedrich von Ledebur as 'Carlos' |
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Chico Martínez as Bobby del Rios |
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Joe Spinell as Spider |
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Rosario Almontes as Agrippa |
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Richard Holley as Billy White |
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Anne-Marie Deschodt as Blanche Manzon |
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Jean-Luc Bideau as Pascal |
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Jacques François as Lefevre |
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André Falcon as Guillot |
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Gerard Murphy as Donnelly |
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Desmond Crofton as Boyle |
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Henry Diamond as Murray |
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Ray Dittrich as Ben |
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Frank Gio as Marty |
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Randy Jurgensen as Vinnie |
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Cosmo Allegretti as Carlo Ricci |
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Nick Discenza as Father Ricci (uncredited) |
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Zanoni Ferrite as Armed Latino Driver (uncredited) |
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Frank Pesce as Married Man (uncredited) |
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Tom Signorelli as Bystander (uncredited) |
| Writing | Georges Arnaud | Novel |
| Directing | William Friedkin | Director |
| Writing | Walon Green | Screenplay |
| Art | John Box | Production Design |
| Camera | Dick Bush | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John M. Stephens | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bud S. Smith | Editor |
| Writing | William Friedkin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Nick Dimitri | Stunts |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Sound | Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Art | Robert W. Laing | Set Decoration |
| Art | Roy Walker | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Production | Bud S. Smith | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Gary Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Aaron Levy | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Roger Sword | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Colin C. Mouat | Sound Editor |
| Sound | James Perdue | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Bud S. Smith | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Bob Larson | Production Executive |
| Crew | Tony Parmelee | Special Effects |
| Production | Pericles Mejía | Production Assistant |
| Production | Charles A. Ogle | Production Accountant |
| Production | Patrick Gordon | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Miguel Gil | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Allan Bromberg | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Leslie Tomkins | Draughtsman |
| Production | Lindsley Parsons Jr. | Production Manager |
| Production | Roni Ya'ackov | Production Manager |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | George Ressler | Grip |
| Art | Jean-Guy Jacques | Title Designer |
| Camera | Michael Simpson | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Gene Clinesmith | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Camera | William Kenney | Grip |
| Crew | Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. | Driver |
| Camera | James M. Sheppherd | Grip |
| Camera | Shaun O'Dell | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Casting |
| Production | Paul Roedl | Assistant Accountant |
| Camera | Michael Garfath | Focus Puller |
| Crew | Mickey Knox | Dialogue Coach |
| Camera | Ronald Vidor | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ronald Vidor | Underwater Camera |
| Lighting | Pat Blymyer | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Mike Weathers | Best Boy Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Ned Humphreys | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bud Ekins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Whitey Ellison | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Gene Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Richard Holley | Pilot |
| Sound | Charles L. Campbell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Marvin Peck | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Ron Nagle | Other |
| Production | Roberto Bakker | Production Manager |
| Sound | Scott Matthews | Other |
| Production | Gerard Murphy | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Mark Johnson | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Bernie Schwartz | Grip |
| Art | Doug Millett | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Gaylin P. Schultz | Key Grip |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ducarme | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Cynthia Scheider | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Verne Caruso | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Albert M. Shapiro | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Nanette Siegert | Production Secretary |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert K. Lambert | Music Editor |
| Editing | Jere Huggins | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Thanks |
| Art | Ken Pattenden | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Marv Ystrom | Visual Effects |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Production | William Friedkin | Producer |
| Sound | Christopher Franke | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Edgar Froese | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Peter Baumann | Original Music Composer |