Exposure - Die hohe Kunst des Tötens (1991)
Ein amerikanischer Fotograf wird in Brasilien in ein Komplott verwickelt, in dem eine Diskette eine entscheidende Rolle spielt. Nachdem eine befreundete Prostituierte ermordet und die Freundin bedroht wird, erlernt er die Technik des Messerkampfes, um gegen den unbekannten Herausforderer gefeit zu sein. Ein spannend entwickelter und inszenatorisch ambitionierter Film, der der Frage nachgeht, wie viel Druck auf einen Menschen ausgeübt werden muß, bis er zur Gewaltanwendung bereit ist. Der interessante Film leidet ausgerechnet unter dem Umstand, in der Hauptrolle mit dem Charakterdarsteller Peter Coyote besetzt zu sein, dem man die vielen Kampfszenen dann doch nicht so recht abnehmen will.
Der Regisseur:
Walter Salles
Der Autor:
Matthew Chapman
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Peter Coyote as Peter Mandrake |
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Amanda Pays as Marie, the Archaeologist |
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Raul Cortez as Lima Prado |
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Tchéky Karyo as Hermes, the Knife master |
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Giulia Gam as Gisela Martins |
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Tonico Pereira as Rafael |
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Miguel Ángel Fuentes as Camilo Fuentes |
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Paulo José as Delegado |
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Eduardo Conde as Roberto Mitry |
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José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun' as José Zakkai (Iron Nose) |
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Cássia Kis as Mercedes |
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Iza do Eirado as Zélia |
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Tony Tornado as Iron Nose's Bodyguard |
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Eduardo Waddington as Knife Dealer |
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Álvaro Freire as Evilásio - Mitry's Butler |
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Maria Alves as Hotel Attendant |
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Pete Marchetti as Singer at Lesbos Nightclub |
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Katia Bronstein as Woman Killed in Hotel |
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Conny Renny as Lima Prado's Secretary |
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Silvia de Carvalho as Couple Fighting |
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Don Marco Maguila as Couple Fighting |
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Maria Gladys as Woman Under Billboards |
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Roberto Lee as Man Fighting with Hermes |
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Vanessa França as Girl at Bar |
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Henrique Vasconcellos as Policeman |
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Mauro Mendonça as Policeman |
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Beth Prado as Distraught Woman |
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Ruth de Souza as Old Woman Kissing |
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Betty Prado as Distraught Woman |
| Directing | Walter Salles | Director |
| Production | Fernando Zagallo | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Mark Adler | Additional Music |
| Production | Barbara McQuaid | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Izabel Jaguaribe | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Thomas Floutz | Makeup Effects |
| Production | Augusto Casé | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Bruno Wainer | Production Manager |
| Crew | Eugene Cornelius | Special Effects |
| Directing | Lance Hoffman | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Maria Helena Alvarenga | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nilo Feliciano Machia | Hairstylist |
| Art | Helena Pessoa | Set Dresser |
| Production | Ary Pini | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Crew | Óscar Ferreira Pilar | Carpenter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaque Monteiro | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Rômulo Marinho Jr. | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Rodolfo Brandão | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | José Henrique Fonseca | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Levi Domingos | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Renato Endres | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Juarez Precioso | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Johnson | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Phil Culotta | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Marcos Loyaiza | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Wagner Barbosa | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Patricia Spyer | Property Master |
| Art | J.L. Cristôfaro | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Jorge Rezende da Silva | Carpenter |
| Crew | Steve Johnson | Makeup Effects |
| Directing | José Luis Ferreiro | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Paulo Carlos De Brito | Executive Producer |
| Production | Graça Motta | Casting |
| Art | Oswaldo Eduardo Lioi | Production Design |
| Editing | Isabelle Rathery | Editor |
| Art | Beto Cavalcanti | Production Design |
| Art | Nico Faria | Production Design |
| Art | Marlise Storchi | Art Direction |
| Crew | Matthew Chapman | Additional Dialogue |
| Writing | Matthew Chapman | Screenplay |
| Production | Alberto Flaksman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Stockler | Costume Design |
| Art | Rita Ivanissevich | Art Direction |
| Camera | José Roberto Eliezer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John Conwell | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Rubem Fonseca | Writer |
| Writing | Rubem Fonseca | Novel |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Original Music Composer |