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The Dain Curse

  • Miniserie de TV
  • 1978
  • 6h
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
6.4/10
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The Dain Curse (1978)
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Un detective privado investiga un robo de diamantes y se ve envuelto en una antigua maldición familiar.Un detective privado investiga un robo de diamantes y se ve envuelto en una antigua maldición familiar.Un detective privado investiga un robo de diamantes y se ve envuelto en una antigua maldición familiar.

  • Creación
    • Robert W. Lenski
  • Elenco
    • Tom Bower
    • David Canary
    • Malachy McCourt
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    6.4/10
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    • Creación
      • Robert W. Lenski
    • Elenco
      • Tom Bower
      • David Canary
      • Malachy McCourt
    • 15Opiniones de los usuarios
    • 5Opiniones de los críticos
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    • Nominado a 3 premios Primetime Emmy
      • 1 premio ganado y 3 nominaciones en total

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    Tom Bower
    Tom Bower
    • Sgt. O'Gar
    • 1978
    David Canary
    David Canary
    • Jack Santos
    • 1978
    Malachy McCourt
    Malachy McCourt
    • Mickey
    • 1978
    Hattie Winston
    Hattie Winston
    • Minnie Hershey
    • 1978
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Hamilton Nash
    • 1978
    Jason Miller
    Jason Miller
    • Owen Fitzstephans
    • 1978
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • The Old Man
    • 1978
    Beeson Carroll
    Beeson Carroll
    • Marshall Cotton
    • 1978
    Martin Cassidy
    • Eric Collinson
    • 1978
    Roni Dengel
    • Daisy Cotton
    • 1978
    Karen Ludwig
    Karen Ludwig
    • Maria Gross
    • 1978
    Roland Winters
    Roland Winters
    • Hubert Collinson
    • 1978
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Aaronia Haldorn
    • 1978
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Ben Feeney
    • 1978
    Beatrice Straight
    Beatrice Straight
    • Alice Dain Leggett
    • 1978
    Eric Brown
    Eric Brown
    • Manuel Haldorn
    • 1978
    Nancy Addison
    • Gabrielle Leggett
    • 1978
    Ellis Rabb
    Ellis Rabb
    • Joseph Haldorn
    • 1978
    • Creación
      • Robert W. Lenski
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    6triplem33

    Damn Cursed Video Company

    I was somewhat disappointed by this movie. I love Dashiell Hammett but the video I say, just over two hours, looks like it was edited by Picasso. There were some scenes that just didn't make sense. I would really like to see the entire movie if there is one available because I found the atmosphere and acting first rate though Coburn is as far from the Continental Op as a man could be. Frank Cannon would have been more appropriate. I understand why people are confused by this movie. At its present length it makes as much sense as a Richard Simmons workout video.

    ITS THE CURSE MAN - THE CURSE OF BAD EDITING
    10ScarletPimpernel64

    Excellent Hammett Adaption

    Although Hammett's Continental Op is written as short and squatty, Coburn manages to fit the role perfectly. The novel never gives him a name, but in a four-and-a-half hour film, he of course has to have one. This is the main change from Hammett's masterful novel, which the filmmakers have wisely chosen to stick to like glue. Beware the shortened version. If you can catch the complete version, it's worth it. Excellent cast, and terrific score. Coburn has never been better, and it's always great to see Jean Simmons. Hector Olonzdo is worth watching as the sheriff. This is a terrific tale of redemption, corruption, and unrequited love. This is one of Hammett's forgotten tales, and it's amazing that it was never filmed until 1978.
    bbrown-9

    Great Mini-Series, But the video contains less than Half the original.

    I'm not surprised other reviewers found this mini-series confusing if they watched this video version: it has over half the scenes cut from it. The original series ran over four nights at six hours. Minus the commercial time, it clocks in at just over 4 1/2 hours. This video release is only 2 hours, 17 minutes long (despite the fact that the box says 193 minutes!)

    In it's original form, it's a near masterpiece of mood, style, and suspense with a terrific cast. Every time you think the mystery has been solved, a new mystery begins. And unlike most mystery movies today, when you finally arrive at the end and learn who the real villain is, it all makes perfect sense.

    So if you ever have a chance to catch it on some cable station, or if the DVD ever comes out, don't miss it. But skip the ripoff video!
    bigpurplebear-1

    A traveling circus that gets . . . nowhere

    Someone, back in the misty reaches of 1977-78, had a pretty good idea: Take Dashiell Hammett's "The Dain Curse" and turn it into a TV mini-series "event." The novel itself, after all, had started out as a serialization in "Black Mask" magazine, and a legion of readers had faithfully followed its plot convolutions there, so why -- or so the reasoning must have gone -- shouldn't it work equally well on the installment plan by spreading a TV dramatization out over several nights?

    This, unfortunately, was the last good idea experienced by anybody in conjunction with the production.

    Any number of object lessons can -- and should be --drawn from what wound up being presented as "Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse." (Presumably, to differentiate it from "Joe Blow's The Dain Curse," an important distinction.) Object lesson #1: If you're going to slavishly follow a plot that has enough twists and turns and old fashioned red herrings to make "The Canterbury Tales" read like "Dick And Jane Floss Their Teeth," then you'd best make sure you've at least got a director and cast who can maintain a pace that will keep your audience riveted. Otherwise, you run the risk of numerous viewers snapping awake simultaneously during a commercial break and saying "For THIS we missed 'Three's Company?'"

    Similarly, if you're going to adhere to the plot (and its dialogue), it's generally a good idea to cast actors who can carry it off. The novel's short and fat, middle-aged (but extremely tough) protagonist happens to also be anonymous, all for a purpose; changing him into the tall and thin, dapper (but extremely sardonic) James Coburn and giving him a name like Hamilton Nash (sounds like Dashiell Hammett, get it? wink! wink!) may gain you a bit of star power, except that he hasn't a clue how to relate to his material.

    Equally to the point, if you decide to change the story's setting from San Francisco and the central California coast to New York City and some generic seashore locale, keep in mind that any number of Hammett partisans -- whose teeth are already set in terminal-grind mode by this point -- are going to expect you to have a very good reason for doing so.

    In fairness, it should be mentioned that all concerned appear to give it their best shot (Hector Elizondo, as small-town sheriff Ben Cotton, and Jason Miller, as Owen Fitzstephan, are both standouts) as this "event" lurches from situation to situation; unfortunately, best shots here have a tendency to fall short of the mark, rather like a trapeze artist who can never quite make that third midair somersault in time or a high-wire artist with chronic nosebleed. The end result is a traveling circus, gamely striking its tent and moving on but getting . . . you guessed it!
    lcalabraro

    Casting Correction

    This did have the last actor to play Charlie Chan in a movie series. However, it was Roland Winters, not Sidney Toler. Nevertheless, mystery buffs should see this on DVD and not VHS as you will see the entire series. It is a lot less confusing that way.

    James Coburn is brilliant in it. You will see a young Star Trek: Next Generation "Data" here. I think this may before he appeared in Night Court.

    So get a DVD copy of this and take your time watching it. You will see an intricate mystery, actually multiple mysteries, unfold before your eyes. It may even take a couple of viewings to get it all.

    While slow paced it could only be presented that way for maximum enjoyment. The story has an extra treat as you get a glimpse of life in bygone times. It is fairly authentic to those by-gone times.

    Enjoy.

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    • Trivia
      There is no character named "Hamilton Nash" in the original novel (nor any other story by Dashiell Hammett). The detective hero of the novel is the unnamed "Continental Op" who features in many Hammett stories, and who is a slightly overweight man of below average height (about 5' 6"). James Coburn plays an operative of the Continental Detective agency, but there the resemblance ends. Coburn is made up to resemble the author Dashiell Hammett.
    • Versiones alternativas
      The production produced both a feature length cut and mini-series versions of the story. The mini-series was made first for television then a feature length cut was produced for home video.
    • Conexiones
      Featured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 22 de mayo de 1978 (Estados Unidos)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
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      • Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Easton, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos(interiors)
    • Productora
      • Martin Poll Productions
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