Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Robert Aldrich (writer)
Lawrence P. Bachmann (novel)
(ancora)

Data di uscita:

16 giugno 1959 (West Germany)

Genere:

Drama | War

Slogan:

Blockbuster About To Explode!

Plot:

At the end of the Second World War six German ex-soldiers return to Berlin and set up as a bomb disposal group...

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Based On Novel | Number In Title

Recensioni degli utenti:

Fatalistic post-war drama about German bomb squad.

Cast

Jack Palance	...	Eric Koertner
Jeff Chandler	...	Karl Wirtz
Martine Carol	...	Margot Hofer
Robert Cornthwaite	...	Franz Loeffler
Virginia Baker	...	Frau Bauer
Richard Wattis	...	Major Haven
Wesley Addy	...	Wolfgang Sulke (as Wes Addy)
Dave Willock	...	Peter Tillig
James Goodwin	...	Hans Globke (as Jimmy Goodwin)
Nancy Lee	...	Ruth Sulke
Charles Nolte	...	Doctor

Regia di
Robert Aldrich

Scritto da (in ordine alfabetico)
Robert Aldrich		writer
Lawrence P. Bachmann		novel "The Phoenix"
Teddi Sherman		writer

Prodotto da
Michael Carreras	....	producer

Musiche originali di
Kenneth V. Jones

Fotografia di
Ernest Laszlo		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Henry Richardson

Scenografie di
Ken Adam

Direttore di produzione
Basil Keys	....	production manager
Georg Mohr	....	production manager (as George Mohr)

Aiuto regista
René Dupont	....	assistant director (as Rene Dupont)
Frank Winterstein	....	assistant director

Sonoro
Heinz Garbowski	....	sound recordist
Roy Hyde	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Herbert Geier	....	camera operator
Len Harris	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Molly Arbuthnot	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
James Needs	....	supervising editor

Music Department
John Hollingsworth	....	musical director

Altro personale
Phyllis Crocker	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions
• Seven Arts Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1962) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• United Artists (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Universum Film (UFA)  studio facilities

Alias:

The Phoenix (UK)
Dieci secondi con il diavolo (Italy) [it]

Durata:

93 min

Nazionalità:

UK | USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Sonoro:

Mono (Klangfilm-Eurocord)

Divieti:

Norway:16 | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Luoghi delle riprese:

UFA Studios, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Citazioni:

Karl Wirtz: I guess it's still my bomb.

Movie Connections:

Citato in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)

Fatalistic post-war drama about German bomb squad.

Six nonconformed former German soldiers work for the British occupation forces on defusing blind shells in Berlin. The men, of very different characters, make a bet, that those who stay alive should get half of all their pays. Indeed one after another of them perishs. So it comes to the showdown between Koertner (Jack Palance) and Wirtz (Jeff Chandler), who also compete for the affection of their host Margot (Martine Carol).

This exciting adventure movie is staged carefully by past master Robert Aldrich. He shows in fascinating details bomb deactivation and the atmosphere of Berlin lying in ruins - a striking metaphor for the devastated lifes of the characters! Chandler and Palance are believable in their roles. Psychological it impress through the description of the fatefully scratched squad, whose members are not able to get out of this suicidal job.

In short: A depressing but exciting look on World War II survivors, who battle for the reorganization of their lifes.