Traveling executioner, the 1970 the movie soundtrack. Jonas candine, bourreau optimiste est apprecie pour sa competence. Starring stacy keach, bud cort, marianna hill, graham jarvis. Bud cort also excels in this too rarely seen dark jewel of a film, playing jonas bumbling assistant. Released 1970, the traveling executioner stars stacy keach, marianna hill, bud cort the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. This film is fun and full of cheesy lines, and silliness all done on purpose. The true story 1973 legend in granite 1973 the man from independence 1974 airport 1975 1974 midway 1976 damnation alley 1977 roll of thunder, hear my cry 1978 fast break. The longest night is a 1972 american madefortelevision drama film written by merwin gerard and directed by jack smight. The traveling executioner dvdr 1970 warner archive. Marianna hill, born marianna schwarzkopf, is an american stage and screen actress mostly working in american television. I do not own this material all credit goes to the artists. The traveling executioner 1970 official trailer stacy. More a grotesque theatrical farce than a black comedy. His film credits include the traveling executioner, no way to treat a lady, rabbit, run, loving couples, midway, harper, airport 1975, damnation alley and.
In order for it to work, though, you need compelling performances by the main actors and the makers of the film get a spirited turn by stacy keach in the title role. With stacy keach as jonas candide and bud cort as jimmy croft simultaneously poetic and tragic. Damnation alley is a 1977 postapocalyptic film directed by jack smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by roger zelazny. Scenes from the travelling executioner 1970 youtube. The traveling executioner soundtrack cd details and availability. The third day is a 1965 suspense thriller film directed by jack smight and starring george peppard and elizabeth ashley. It was largely ignored in cinemas and is rarely seen on television.
Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. The traveling executioner 1970 official trailer stacy keach, marianna hill movie hd stacy keach is electrifying as jonas candide, an excarny who travels around the bayou with a portable. In these, the wild west had been somehow not merely domesticated, but suburbanised, and there was an overlay of late 60searly 70s southern californian sensibilities on the period setting. This movie was originally shown as an abc movie of the week on september 12, 1972. The original music score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the cinematography was by harry stradling jr. The traveling executioner 1970 official trailer stacy keach. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24. The traveling executioner is a definite counterculture film concept, despite taking place in 1918. The musical the fields of ambrosia is based on the film. Created in the wake of masterpieces planet of the apes and the mephisto waltz, the traveling executioner captures goldsmith in arguably the most experimental chapter of his career, forging oddball americana. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. R 1h 35min comedy, drama, western 23 june 1972 france. Roll of thunder, hear my cry is a 1978 american television film directed by jack smight and starring claudia mcneil, janet maclachlan and morgan freeman.
Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 full synopsis. The traveling executioner 1970 the screaming woman 1972 the longest night 1972 partners in crime 1973 double indemnity 1973 linda 1973 frankenstein. Cast and crew credits for the traveling executioner, 1970, directed by jack smight, with marianna hill, bud cort, graham jarvis, at turner classic movies. How exactly did one become an executioner in medieval times. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for traveling executioner. Marianna hill born february 9, 1942, sometimes credited as mariana hill, is a retired american actress who has predominantly worked in american television and is known for her starring role in the feature western film high plains drifter 1973 as well as many roles on television series in the 1960s and 1970s.
Stefan gierasch at the university of wisconsins actors studio audio collection this article about an american television actor born in the 1920s is a stub. Charles tyner 19252017 in 1959, american actor charles tyner appeared on broadway with film star paul newman in sweet bird of youth. The movie i saws was concise, elegiac, artistically supreme and so mellow. The traveling executioner does something similar to the deep south of the late 1910s.
Putujuci krvnik je americki igrani film snimljen 1970. View the traveling executioner, 1970, directed by jack smight, with marianna hill, bud cort, graham jarvis, in its original aspect ratio. Keach makes believable his account of the state executioner who offers the condemned tender loving care before he dispatches them to the ethereal fields of ambrosia. Po zanru je mjesavina drame i crne komedije, a naslovni lik, koji tumaci stacy keach, je krvnik koji 1918. The traveling executioner is a 1970 american comedydrama film directed by jack smight and starring stacy keach, bud cort, stefan gierasch and marianna. He ends up falling for her, and a crime spree begins. The traveling executioner 1970 jack smight synopsis. Stacy keach is electrifying as jonas candide, an excarny who travels around. The traveling executioner 1970 cast and crew an executioner stacy keach is seduced by a woman mariana hill marked for his portable electric chair in the 1918 deep south. Slightly freakish ex conman and convict jonas candide stacy keach wears long hair, a top hat and dark coat as he presides over mississippi executions with his portable electric chair, a thronelike contraption wired to a powerful generator. Truthfully, this obscure and truly bizarre film has a bit of an identity crisis tonally it is lighthearted and near romantic, but the story has dark western themes. Jonas candide keach travels the american south of 1918, hiring out his electric chair at.
I thought stella stevens nearly walked off with the picture. The traveling executioner 1970 r 1h 35min comedy, drama, western 23 june 1972 france stacy keach is electrifying as jonas candide, an excarny who in 1918 travels around the bayou with a portable electric chair. The whole story is devoted to a single absurd yet perfectly credible premise, a joke aimed at society and the human condition, delivered deadpan with a pace more. Jonas candide performs his job as state executioner in early 20th century mississippi like a combination preacher and carnival barker, persuading condemned men to accept their deaths before. Unfortunately, stevens next role as the title character in this cheaplymade movie oftheweek is a letdown for her fans. In 1970 jerry goldsmith scored one of his most offbeat films. The cast of this 95 minute film has several actors with long careers. It is based on the 1968 barbara mackle kidnapping by gary steven krist. A lot of the dark humor is hitormiss but the script hits enough bulls eyes for me to recommend. View cd page at fsm site more details released by special arrangement with turner classic movies music. The traveling executioner had its premiere on october 1, 1970, in montgomery, and opened in new york city on december 3, 1970.
The traveling executioner 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The quirky black comedy the traveling executioner reunites jerry goldsmith with filmmaker jack smight, for whom the composer delivered one of his greatest scores, the illustrated man. Stacy keach electrifies in this starling black comedy about an itinerant electrocutioner. The traveling executioner is a 1970 american comedydrama film starring stacy keach, bud cort, stefan gierasch and marianna hill and directed by jack smight. The traveling executioner 1970 cast and crew moviefone. The traveling executioner 1970 theatrical aspect ratio. The traveling executioner 1970 streaming ita 83cinema. In 38 seconds hell send you on your way to the fields of ambrosia, sizzling.
Smight march 9, 1925 september 1, 2003 was an american theatre and film director. Stacy keach is at his best, as jonus candide, a traveling executioner. Keach has appeared in many films, television shows and theatrical productions. The traveling executioner is a 1970 american comedydrama film directed by jack smight and starring stacy keach, bud cort, stefan gierasch and marianna hill the musical the fields of ambrosia is based on the film. The traveling executioner letterboxd your life in film. Taylors newbery awardwinning novel of the same name. The traveling executioner 1970, directed by jack smight. After seeing the poseidon adventure in 1972, i had a new favorite actress. Y ou could say that the executioner 1963 is a onejoke comedy and that the joke isnt funny. The traveling executioner soundtrack from 2002, composed by jerry goldsmith.
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