La piste fatale

Original title: Inferno

1953
Approved
1h 23m

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7.0/10

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Rhonda Fleming and William Lundigan in La piste fatale (1953)

A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.

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A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Robert Ryan

Donald Whitley Carson III

Rhonda Fleming

Geraldine Carson

William Lundigan

Joseph Duncan

Larry Keating

Dave Emory

Henry Hull

Sam Elby

Carl Betz

Lt. Mike Platt

Robert Burton

Sheriff

Robert Adler

Ken - Ranch Hand
(uncredited)

Harry Carter

Deputy Fred Parks
(uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad

Everett Glass

Mason, Carson's Butler
(uncredited)

James Gonzalez

Hotel Guest
(uncredited)

Adrienne Marden

Emory's Secretary
(uncredited)

Barbara Pepper

Waitress
(uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Police Radio Broadcaster
(uncredited)

Dan White

Lee - Ranch Hand
(uncredited)

Director
- Roy Ward Baker
Writer
- Francis M. Cockrell
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9/10

Great Robert Ryan Thriller Finally on Bluray DVD in 3D

I was born the year this picture was made, 1953. I had no idea who Robert Ryan was until a few months ago. What a tremendous actor he was! and Inferno is one of his best! The man never got the recognition he deserved and today he's an unknown to most.

The 3D is exceptional on the DVD even when viewing in 2D which I tried. The Technicolor saturated colors which were a staple of 50's films is amazing. One scene with Ronda Fleming in a purple evening dress with her lover William Lundigan in a deep blue suit just pop out of the screen, they are so vibrant. These 2 characters were despicable adulterers who setup and planned a way to leave Ryan to die in the desert. He survives the hard elements of the desert, meeting many tough events. It moves fast, the cinematography, especially in the desert is outstanding. By all means see it! Highly Recommended!

sfmarkh
Oct 17, 2014
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Trivia
When the cast and crew arrived at the Mojave Desert location it was covered in snow and Rhonda Fleming subsequently developed pneumonia.

Goofs
Early in the movie, after Robert Ryan has put a splint on his broken leg (which continues to cause him a lot of pain), he takes a small branch and breaks it over the injured leg, seemingly without feeling any pain.

Quotes
Donald Whitley Carson III: [after finding water in a cactus] This stuff's a great discovery. Just sit there and work on it all day and you can get enough juice to sit there and work on it all day.