Doc Savage – Der Mann aus Bronze (1975)

Doc Savage – Der Mann aus Bronze: Directed by Michael Anderson. With Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, William Lucking, Michael Miller. Doc and the Amazing Five battle Captain Seas and “the green death” for control of a fabulous resource.

“Michael Anderson, the director, did some fine movies, but stumbled badly here, and the sometimes cliché-ridden script didnu0026#39;t help matters. The huge problem with this movie is that a lack of respect was shown for the character of Doc Savage and his chums. No movie about a superhero can succeed if the filmmakers seem to snicker and jeer at their own lead character! The approach to Doc was much like the approach to u0026quot;Batmanu0026quot; in the 1960u0026#39;s TV series–making the hero appear silly, not heroic. Amazingly, Ron Ely nearly makes the film work, despite the wrongheaded direction.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s similar to how filmmakers, trying to cash in on James Bond, didnu0026#39;t understand that the magic of Bond movies was, they took themselves seriously. The humor was not aimed at the story being told. The Matt Helm movies didnu0026#39;t take themselves seriously, and neither could audiences. Doc Savage could have been a classic! Making it a farce is an example of what not to do with a superhero!”