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 |
| Writing | Walon Green | Screenplay |
| Directing | William Friedkin | Director |
| Editing | Bud S. Smith | Editor |
| Camera | John M. Stephens | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dick Bush | Director of Photography |
| Art | John Box | Production Design |
| Writing | William Friedkin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Nick Dimitri | Stunts |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Art | Robert W. Laing | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Production | Bud S. Smith | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Gary Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Roy Walker | Art Direction |
| Sound | Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Colin C. Mouat | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Roger Sword | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Aaron Levy | Sound Designer |
| Art | Leslie Tomkins | Draughtsman |
| Production | Roni Ya'ackov | Production Manager |
| Production | Lindsley Parsons Jr. | Production Manager |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Patrick Gordon | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Allan Bromberg | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | George Ressler | Grip |
| Production | Pericles Mejía | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Bud S. Smith | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Jean-Guy Jacques | Title Designer |
| Sound | James Perdue | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Ronald Vidor | Underwater Camera |
| Production | Bob Larson | Production Executive |
| Crew | Mickey Knox | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Miguel Gil | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Shaun O'Dell | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ronald Vidor | Camera Operator |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Casting |
| Camera | James M. Sheppherd | Grip |
| Camera | Michael Simpson | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Tony Parmelee | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. | Driver |
| Camera | Michael Garfath | Focus Puller |
| Crew | Gene Clinesmith | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Camera | William Kenney | Grip |
| Production | Charles A. Ogle | Production Accountant |
| Production | Paul Roedl | Assistant Accountant |
| Art | Doug Millett | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Marv Ystrom | Visual Effects |
| Production | Roberto Bakker | Production Manager |
| Production | Nanette Siegert | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Whitey Ellison | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Verne Caruso | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ducarme | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Pat Blymyer | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Mike Weathers | Best Boy Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Cynthia Scheider | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Albert M. Shapiro | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Richard Holley | Pilot |
| Art | Ken Pattenden | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Gene Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Thanks |
| Editing | Ned Humphreys | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Bud Ekins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Charles L. Campbell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Bernie Schwartz | Grip |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Sound | Scott Matthews | Other |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Gaylin P. Schultz | Key Grip |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Mark Johnson | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Gerard Murphy | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Ron Nagle | Other |
| Sound | Robert K. Lambert | Music Editor |
| Editing | Jere Huggins | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Marvin Peck | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Production | William Friedkin | Producer |
| Sound | Edgar Froese | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Christopher Franke | Original Music Composer |