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Der Mann auf der Schaukel

Originaltitel: Man on a Swing
  • 1974
  • PG
  • 1 Std. 50 Min.
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Der Mann auf der Schaukel (1974)
KriminalitätMysteryThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only ... Alles lesenA small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case than he lets on.A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case than he lets on.

  • Regie
    • Frank Perry
  • Drehbuch
    • David Zelag Goodman
    • William Arthur Clark
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Joel Grey
    • Dorothy Tristan
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    6,6/10
    839
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    • Regie
      • Frank Perry
    • Drehbuch
      • David Zelag Goodman
      • William Arthur Clark
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Cliff Robertson
      • Joel Grey
      • Dorothy Tristan
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    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Lee Tucker
    Joel Grey
    Joel Grey
    • Franklin Wills
    Dorothy Tristan
    Dorothy Tristan
    • Janet Tucker
    Elizabeth Wilson
    Elizabeth Wilson
    • Dr. Anna Willson
    George Voskovec
    George Voskovec
    • Dr. Nicholas Holnar
    Ron Weyand
    • Dr. Philip Fusco
    Peter Masterson
    Peter Masterson
    • Willie Younger
    Lane Smith
    Lane Smith
    • Ted Ronan
    Joe Ponazecki
    • Dan Lloyd
    Christopher Allport
    Christopher Allport
    • Richie Tom Keating
    Patricia Hawkins
    • Diana Spenser
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Man in Motel
    Dianne Hull
    Dianne Hull
    • Maggie Dawson
    Gil Gerard
    Gil Gerard
    • Donald Forbes
    Robert Dryden
    • Mr. Dawson
    Alice Drummond
    Alice Drummond
    • Mrs. Dawson
    Richard McKenzie
    Richard McKenzie
    • Sam Gallagher
    Brendan Fay
    • Father Connally
    • Regie
      • Frank Perry
    • Drehbuch
      • David Zelag Goodman
      • William Arthur Clark
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    9Fleeter

    Great "B" picture, moody and suspenseful.

    Cliff Robertson plays the local sheriff who investigates the murder of Maggie Dawson, an attractive young woman. He is offered assistance by Joel Grey, a local psychic. As the plot develops, it becomes clear that either Grey, playing Franklin Wells, has psychic powers, or is involved in the murder. This is undeniably a "B" movie, but the acting, except for the always awful Elizabeth Wilson, is good-great. The writing is very good, with a scene when Robertson receives a Christmas card that shows how a good screenwriter can take an ordinary event and make it near terrifying. The way the sign of the motel scrawls across Robertson's police car window is very clever. Highly recommended.
    7merklekranz

    Fast moving "Who done it?"

    Cliff Robertson plays a very frustrated small town Sheriff, trying to solve a murder case. Mucking things up is Joel Grey claiming to be a psychic, who can help Robertson find the killer. Unfortunately, Grey supplies just enough officially withheld information to tantalize the police, but not enough to solve the case. This causes Robertson to challenge Grey's psychic abilities with professional testing that is inconclusive and only further muddy the waters. "Man on a Swing" is based on a true murder investigation, and is superbly edited so that it never bogs down. The viewer is interested right up to the open ended conclusion, and is left wondering, just as the creative script intended. - MERK
    8fred-pinkerton

    Probably the inspiration for "The Naked Gun" opening sequence

    The completely serious film (Man on a Swing) opens with a one minute-20 second scene shot with a camera mounted on the police car roof about a foot behind the flashing light bar. While I am sure it seemed dramatic in 1974, it's impossible to view now without remembering the comedic rendition of the same viewpoint that forms the opening of "The Naked Gun". While I can't be sure this was the only "cop movie" that had a similar opening sequence, it's pretty clear to me that this film alone would have been sufficient to inspire the Naked Gun spoof scene.
    6planktonrules

    How much of this is true, I am uncertain.

    "Man on a Swing" is a movie based on a book which was about some actual murders that occurred near Dayton, Ohio. However, I couldn't find any information about the actual crimes, so I have no idea how close to the truth the movie actually is.

    Cliff Robertson plays a sheriff in Laurel County who is in charge of investigating the murder of a woman found in a parking lot...stuffed in the floorboards of her VW. There aren't many clues and out of the blue, a man proclaiming he's psychic (Joel Grey) offers to help the police in the investigation. However, over time two unexpected things happen...another body turns up and the psychic seems to know too many details about the crime for him to not be a suspect as well.

    The film was interesting and the acting pretty good (aside from a bit of overacting by Grey when he has his trances). But the film also felt a bit anticlimactic at the end...and wasn't a bad film but a slightly disappointing one.
    dougdoepke

    Haunting Sleeper

    Oddball mystery that I suspect is not for everyone. Joel Grey plays a psychic, Franklyn Wills, who wants to help the cops solve a gruesome parking lot murder. On their first meeting he establishes some credibility by knowing a number of details not mentioned in the media, thus provoking the curiosity of head cop Lee Tucker (Robertson). How, we wonder, does Wills know these details. Is he a real psychic or maybe even the killer himself just playing games with the cops. Thus begins a stormy collaboration between the head cop and the psychic, as Lee not only investigates the murder but has to figure out what's going on with Wills who keeps coming up with more interesting facts.

    This is one of the more unsettling films I've seen, mainly because Wills' behavior is completely unpredictable when he goes into his sudden psychic trances. He may leap on a desk, roll on the floor, or go into jerky spasms no matter where he is. Grey is an elfin-like presence anyway, so these sudden seizures are truly disturbing, even scary. When not in a clairvoyant state, he's not what you'd suspect from a killer, all smiles and disarming demeanor, even when Lee throws him against a wall in utter frustration. All in all, Grey delivers a cunning performance, one of the most unusual I've seen. His Franklyn Wills remains truly an enigma.

    In contrast, Robertson wisely low-keys his role, with a deadpan expression, soft voice, and unblinking stare as he observes the strange little man who seems in communication with something—but what. And when Lee and his wife start getting strange phone calls and knocks on the door, everyone figure it's got to be Wills, but why. What could he hope to gain. His behavior seems beyond strange.

    In a sense, the movie dwells almost obsessively with the relationship between these two. There are no real subplots or principal characters apart from them. Thus, it's two hours of trying to figure out whether Wills is a true psychic or not. The fact that the film is based on a true story makes the mystery even more intriguing. I suspect many folks are put off by the morbid undertones of the unvarying plot, and that plus an unconventional ending may have something to do with the film's obscurity. Nonetheless, for some folks, like me, it's a fascinating sleeper, with its own style of intrigue, and continues to cast a haunting spell.

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      Based on the book "The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor" by William Arthur Clark (1971) about the murder of young local schoolteacher Barbara Ann Butler in Kettering, Ohio (a suburb of Dayton).
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      Camera reflection on the drivers side rear window of the Volkswagen.
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      Referenced in Sundays with Sid Krofft: Folge #2.46 (2021)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 27. Februar 1974 (Vereinigte Staaten)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
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      • Man on a Swing
    • Drehorte
      • Milford, Connecticut, USA(Exterior)
    • Produktionsfirma
      • Jaffilms Inc.
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      • 1 Std. 50 Min.(110 min)
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