Im Visier des Falken (1970)
52KIm Visier des Falken: Directed by Joseph Losey. With Robert Shaw, Malcolm McDowell, Henry Woolf, Christopher Malcolm. Two escapees are on the run in the wilderness of an unspecified country. Wherever they go, they are followed by a menacing black helicopter.
“This movie takes what was a difficult novel to start with (by Barry England) and turns it into a rather odd tale of two men on the run. Robert Shaw wrote the screenplay and stars in this, and as usual is excellent as the tough and slightly unhinged Mac, with Malcolm McDowell in slightly overshadowed support as Ansell. You never really find out why they are running or who from (their pursuers are constantly referred to just as u0026#39;themu0026#39;); but at times the action turns bloody and violent, at other times it is more reflective and quiet. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJoseph Loseyu0026#39;s direction gives us the sense of two people lost in an expanse of nothing, which makes the scenes with the helicopter chasing them across country even more powerful. It is just hard to care about these two, without any back story to speak of or any sense of just what or who they are. An ok film and worth watching, but slightly frustrating.”
