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8 October 1976 (USA) morePlot:
A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Sam Mendes--The Hollywood Interview (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 June 2009, 9:44 PM, PDT)
Drawing on Imagination: 'UFO - The Movie' Concept Art
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Best thriller ever? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Babe | |
| Laurence Olivier | ... | Szell | |
| Roy Scheider | ... | Doc | |
| William Devane | ... | Janeway | |
| Marthe Keller | ... | Elsa | |
| Fritz Weaver | ... | Professor Biesenthal | |
| Richard Bright | ... | Karl | |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Erhard | |
| Allen Joseph | ... | Babe's Father | |
| Tito Goya | ... | Melendez | |
| Ben Dova | ... | Szell's Brother | |
| Lou Gilbert | ... | Rosenbaum | |
| Jacques Marin | ... | LeClerc | |
| James Wing Woo | ... | Chen | |
| Nicole Deslauriers | ... | Nicole |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
125 minCountry:
USAColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2003) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 (1988) (cut version) | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1977) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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When Babe comes in from a run, you can see a book titled "Corbitt" on his table. Corbitt was an American marathoner in the 1950s who was also from NYC and who also taught at Columbia U., which Babe attends in the movie. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the film, the radio announcer notes "unusually" high temperatures, and the owner of the Impala is angry that his a/c does not work. However, he is wearing a sweater, which would suggest a cooler day. Also, the man who is guiding the fuel oil truck into the street before the crash is wearing heavy jacket, which would also suggest a much cooler day. It is later reported that this was Yom Kippur, which occurs at the beginning of fall, when a hot day is still very possible in New York City. moreQuotes:
Babe: Listen, I want you to rob my apartment.Melendez: [laughs] Why?
Babe: There are some guys out there after me, I got a gun in my desk drawer, and I want you to get me some clothes.
Melendez: What's in there for me, man?
Babe: I got a TV set, I got a hi-fi, you can take it all. Do it.
Melendez: What's the catch?
Babe: The catch is it's dangerous. Please do it.
Melendez: That ain't the catch. It's the fun.
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Der Neugierige moreFAQ
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Suspense filled, is the only adequate description I can think of. The direction is bleak and taut, the movie's music theme is like a growing menace and the acting of the leads is peerless. The film's most famous scene, the dentist chair interrogation has become part of pop culture, and deservedly so. This, along with many other scenes, including the enemies breaking into the bathroom, are a masterful example of how to create almost unbearable tension on film.