The musical score was composed by bernard herrmann. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. When they learn of a secret covenant on the status of hong kong signed by mao in 1944, chinese factions, the british government, hong kong businessmen, and the mafia all try to be the first to take hold of it. Bernard herrmanns career has no shortage of landmarks. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. When i received on dangerous ground from amazon i discovered that the shrink wrap had been carefully slit at the top. On dangerous ground, movie, 1996 internet movie cars. On dangerous ground is a film programme that first aired in 1996 and has been classified a pg certificate. Tough man sean dillon, pressured by brigadier ferguson into working for the. Rob lowe stars as action hero sean dillon and jurgen prochnow as a sinister british businessman, both distressingly miscast in film adaptation of the novel by irish author jack higgins.
Dillon finds himself caught among the irish, british, chinese and even the mafia in a plan to disrupt a reception for the american president. Vusi came to america at age 14 to escape police repression, and eventually reinvented himself as an american scholar and communityoriented volunteer. In this film, british soldiers force a recentlycaptured ira terrorist to cooperate with them and go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the u. Citizen kane, the day the earth stood still, vertigo, psycho, taxi driverplus music for concert, television and radio. Bezzerides based on the novel mad with much heart, by gerald butler. Sheriff carrey ian wolfe and onloan detective wilson robert ryan are interviewing a murder victims family when her father ward bond arrives, leading to a famous chase, in. My channel is different because it contains both comedy and. All people seem to do is kill, and take drugs in dangerous ground world, and the only decent people kill goats. The first is urban and sees robert ryan play jim wilson a brutal but seemingly moral cop who appears to be on the brink of a complete breakdown. He meets up with his brother ernest, who tells him their other brother stephen couldnt be contacted.
Released by special arrangement with turner classic movies music. A canadianbritishluxembourgian coproduction resembling 60s european attempts to capitalize on james bond films success. On dangerous ground 1996 a former ira terrorist rob lowe, now a hired marksman, becomes a pawn in a plot to extend britains lease on hong kong. One of his greatest achievements is on dangerous ground 1952, a film noir produced by john houseman and directed by nicholas ray, for which herrmann.
My name is rob dyke and i work every day to bring my audience a unique new experience. But you get the feeling there was a kerfuffle about who the film was aimed at, and that someone plumped for adolescent boys weaned on beverly hills cop. On dangerous ground r 2h 45min action, thriller tv movie may 1996 when they learn of a secret covenant on the status of hong kong signed by mao in 1944, chinese factions, the british government, hong kong businessmen, and the mafia all try to be the first. Dangerous ground is a 1997 action crime drama directed by darrell roodt. Tough man sean dillon, pressured by brigadier ferguson into working for the british. A few pointofview shots through an auto windshield take us to the high mountains and open spaces, the dangerous ground where jims urban tricks arent much help. The drama features ida lupino, robert ryan, ward bond, and others. The film also stars elizabeth hurley as karen, the girlfriend of vusis brother, and ving rhames as crime lord muki. Former ira terrorist sean dillon finds himself on dangerous ground when he is coerced by two british intelligence officers to collaborate with them on a dangerous mission with the ira. On dangerous ground is a very original and striking movie, one of the most interesting to come out of 1950s hollywood. It was also released as the bands first single, peaking at number 6 on 8 march 1986 on the billboard hot 100 chart, and number 1 on billboards mainstream rock tracks chart, where it stayed for five. Nick rays direction of actors and camera is uniformly excellent, even if he lost control of the film in the howard hughes pretzel factory of moviemaking.
With rob lowe, kenneth cranham, deborah moore, jurgen prochnow. Obsession, despair, and hatred permeate the psyches of the leading men in on dangerous ground, creating a gritty, powerful, and unsettling film. Michael jackson dangerous the short films 1993, vhs. Music from the original motion picture soundtrack dangerous ground is the original soundtrack to darrell roodts 1997 action thriller film dangerous ground. On dangerous ground, movie, 1996 pictures provided by. On dangerous ground 1952 is a film noir directed by nicholas ray, based off the book by gerald butler, mad with much heart. Upon opening the case i further discovered that the dvd was actually a copy and not the original dvd. Sep 24, 2016 this feature is not available right now. I would have expected such a possibility from the individual sellers that do their business through amazon, but not amazon itself. All on dangerous ground movie posters,high res movie posters image for on dangerous ground. The movie has a startling gearchange about a half hour in that threw 1952s critics and apparently most audiences as well.
Jack higgins on dangerous ground 1996 rotten tomatoes. Jul 11, 2019 from short runways on islands to the worlds only permanent beach airport, europe has its fair share of dangerous airport landings. On dangerous ground by nicholas ray ida lupino, robert ryan. Dangerous ground 1996, directed by darrell james roodt.
Media in category on dangerous ground 1952 film this category contains only the following file. Robert ryan plays a violent city cop exiled upstate to assist with a murder investigation. In 1983 south africa, a young vusi thokozani nkosi organizes a radical student protest that is soon put down by police, vusi is captured and forced to leave for the. What succeeds in on dangerous ground is the raw emotionalism that bleeds out from the screen, unmatched in any of rays other films. One of his greatest achievements is on dangerous ground 1952, a film noir produced by john houseman and directed by nicholas ray, for which herrmann wrote perhaps his quintessential score.
On dangerous ground is a film in which i had no idea where the story was headed from moment to moment. The bluray looks excellent and has been cleaned up significantly. A violenceprone city cop, jim wilson robert ryan, has punched one. Sorry but we dont appear to have a description for on dangerous ground. On dangerous ground by jack higgins is the third in the sean dillon series and doesnt disappoint. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Dangerous ground is a 1997 action thriller film starring ice cube and elizabeth hurley, directed by darrell roodt and written by greg latter and darrell roodt. Overview of jack higgins on dangerous ground, 1996, directed by lawrence gordonclark, with rob lowe, kenneth cranham, deborah barrymore, at turner classic movies. Rob lowe on dangeous ground full movie action thriller. This film is dangerous is an anthology published by the international federation of film archives fiaf to examine and to celebrate the life, the death, the afterlife, and the mythology of nitrate film.
The movie is set in south africa where, we learn, young vusi was forced to flee when he was, after being threatened by the police because of his connection to revolutionaries. Dangerous ground internet movie firearms database guns in. Dangerous ground begins with a promising idea and runs away from it as fast as it can. On dangerous ground 1996 cast and crew a former ira terrorist rob lowe, now a hired marksman, becomes a pawn in a plot to extend britains lease on hong kong. The film stars ice cube as vusi madlazi, a former student activist who, after 15 years of exile, returns to a postapartheid south africa in order to find his missing brother. On dangerous ground is a 1952 film noir directed by nicholas ray and starring ida lupino and robert ryan the title may also refer to.
Videos for on dangerous ground turner classic movies. He meets up with his brother ernest, who tells him their other brother stephen couldn. But the spy soon realizes that the first plot is but a ruse for a more sinister scheme. What opens as a gritty tale of an urban cop on theedge ultimately enters a delicate, spiritual realm that, as with they live by night, reminded me of no one so much as robert bresson. Even more than most film noir films, on dangerous ground is marked by its expressive realism, especially in the opening half hour, where the precise depiction of dingy tenements, crowded streets, and sleazy bars is enforced by the protagonists experience of them in cramped, obscured, and oblique compositions. On dangerous ground is one of the best ever film noirs. Jan 31, 2010 ice cube and elizabeth hurley in the tale of a south african freedom fighter who returns home after 14 years in exile for his fathers funeral. On dangerous ground 1996 05 1996 us action, thriller, tv movie 2h 45m user score. A violenceprone city cop, jim wilson robert ryan, has punched one too many crooks because of his hate for all the. Vusi goes to johannesburg to find him, but at first can only find his neighborgirlfriend, karin, a stripper. On dangerous ground 1996 directed by lawrence gordon.
Its really a pig of a film, but the supporting cast are really good, and really make your blood boil. His character could well be the toughest cop ever seen on screen until the early 1970s heyday of dirty harry and popeye doyle,etc. That one of those leading men finds salvation convincingly and persuasively through the power of hope and love is a testament to director nicholas rays special skills. May 17, 2004 on dangerous ground soundtrack from 2003, composed by bernard herrmann. On dangerous ground by nicholas ray ida lupino, robert. Robertson, it was the first track from their 1985 selftitled debut album. This gritty noir is a character study of how one loses ones humanity when faced, day after day, with murder, rape and abuse etc. On dangerous ground soundtrack from 2003, composed by bernard herrmann.
Apr 27, 2018 on dangerous ground 1951 ida lupino doesnt appear onscreen until halfway through director nicholas rays jolting, divergent noir, but right from her ethereal entrance she casts an essential spell over the whole project. Now 12 years have passed, there is a new south africa under nelson mandela, and vusi has returned from the united states to. On the plus side its the best film ever to feature ving rhames making chicken noises come the end. A former ira terrorist rob lowe, now a hired marksman, becomes a pawn in a plot to extend britains lease on hong kong. An odd combination of consciousnessraising and runofthemill action, dangerous ground features ice cube, mostly unbelievably, as a onetime south african native named vusi. On dangerous ground is a 1951 film noir directed by nicholas ray and produced by john houseman. The song was banned by the bbc during the gulf war due to its address of war, nationalism and religion. Vusi madlazi returns to the south african village he left as a young boy he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life to bury his father. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Jack higgins on dangerous ground rob lowe stars as action hero sean dillon and jurgen prochnow as a sinister british businessman, both distressingly miscast in film adaptation of the. A tribute to bernard herrmann introduction by martin scorsese on dangerous ground the inquirer from citizen kane ballad of springfield mountain from the devil and daniel webster gallop the whip from currier and ives suite scene damour from vertigo psycho medley with film. It was released on february 11, 1997 via jive records, and entirely composed of hip hop music songs. Dangerous ground internet movie firearms database guns.
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