Am Rande des Abgrunds (1982)
Nicht als Superagent 007, sondern als ergrauter schottischer Arzt Dr. Douglas Meredith, verbringt Sean Connery ein paar Tage in den Schweizer Alpen. Seine Begleiterin diesem Frühjahr ist Kate, die junge Nichte und Geliebte von Meredith. Der Fünfzigjährige will noch einmal die Vergnügen seiner Jugend genießen und Kate beweisen, dass er nichts von seiner einstigen Kraft und Vitalität verloren hat. Dieser Plan droht zu scheitern, als der junge Bergführer Johann auftaucht und Kate sofort in seinen Bann zieht. Vor dem Hintergrund der majestätischen Alpen entwickelt sich ein Dreiecksverhältnis, ein Drama, das in der Bergtour der Rivalen gipfelt.
Der Regisseur: Fred Zinnemann
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Sean Connery as Douglas Meredith |
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Betsy Brantley as Kate |
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Lambert Wilson as Johann Biari |
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Isabel Dean as Kate's Mother |
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Jennifer Hilary as Sarah Meredith |
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Anna Massey as Jennifer Pierce |
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Gérard Buhr as Brendel |
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Sheila Reid as Gillian Pierce |
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Georges Claisse as Dieter |
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Kathy Marothy as Dieter's Wife |
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Terry Kingley as Georg |
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Emilie Lihou as Old Woman |
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Alfred Schmidhauser as Martin |
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Jerry Brouer as Van Royen |
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Marc Duret as French Student |
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François Caron as French Student |
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Benoît Ferreux as French Student |
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Alexander John as Maclean |
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Michael Burrell as Horse Taxi Driver |
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Frank Duncan as First Hut Guardian |
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Robert Dietl as Station Master |
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Günter Clemens as Guide |
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Skil Kaiser-Passini as Eva |
| Directing | Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| Writing | Michael Austin | Writer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Giuseppe Rotunno | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stuart Baird | Editor |
| Production | Fred Zinnemann | Producer |
| Production | Peter Beale | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Kay Boyle | Short Story |
| Production | Margot Capelier | Casting |
| Production | Anna Korda | Casting |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Art | Willy Holt | Production Design |
| Art | Kathrin Brunner | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Cartwright | Art Direction |
| Art | Marc Frédérix | Art Direction |
| Art | Don Dossett | Art Direction |
| Art | Gérard Viard | Art Direction |
| Art | Daniel Nicolas Garbade | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Porteous | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Robb-King | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Tucker | Special Effects Makeup Artist |