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Titolo originale: The Devil's Own
Regia: Alan J. Pakula |
Anno: 1997
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Thriller Dramma
Tag: new york city | assassin | anonymity | showdown | chase | politics | northern ireland | revenge | terrorism | ira (irish republican army) | tragic event |
Cast: Harrison Ford | Brad Pitt | Margaret Colin | Rubén Blades | Treat Williams | George Hearn | Mitchell Ryan | Natascha McElhone | Paul Ronan | Simon Jones | Julia Stiles | Ashley Acarino | Kelly Singer | David O'Hara | David Wilmot | Anthony Brophy | Shane Dunne | Martin Dunne | Gabrielle Reidy | Samantha Conroy | Baxter Harris | Hassan Johnson | Scott Nicholson | Jonathan Earl Peck | Sixto Ramos | Mya Michaels | Brendan Kelly | Kevin Nagle | Gregory Salata | Joseph P. Dandry | Jack McKillop | Mac Orange | Malachy McCourt | Marian Tomas Griffin | Peggy Shay | Danielle McGovern | Ciarán O'Reilly | Rob Mac | Donald J. Meade | Patrick Reynolds | Peter Rufli | Debbon Ayer | Mario Polit | Chance Kelly | Greg Stebner | William Paulson | Bill Hoag | Victor Slezak | Damien Leake | Wilson Cleveland |

Frankie MgGuire, terrorista dell'IRA, lascia l'Irlanda per andare a New York sotto il falso nome di Rory Devaney. Viene ospitato da Tom O'Meara, poliziotto anche lui irlandese. I guai cominceranno quando Tom scopre che Rory tiene delle armi nasconte in un borsone.

Approfondimenti

While Brad Pitt was panned across the board for his Irish accent, Irish people tend to rate his acce [...] D
Gordon Willis last film as cinematographer before his retirement. D
Despite the mixed reviews, Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt are very fond of the movie. D
Treat Williams and Harrison Ford both appeared in L'Impero colpisce ancora (1980). D
On the WTF Podcast with Mark Maron, James Gray admitted he was offered to direct and he turned it do [...] D
Alan J. Pakula was tapped to direct because he was the only person acceptable to both Harrison Ford [...] D
Trailers for the movie show many scenes that are not present in the final released version, these sc [...] D
It was reported that there were fights on set among the two main actors, both Brad Pitt and Harrison [...] D
Harrison Ford was paid $20 million to star in the film, and Brad Pitt earned $12 million. D
Milcho Manchevski was originally slated to direct. D
A poster of Fuga dal mondo dei sogni (1992), a previous film starring Brad Pitt, can be briefly seen [...] D
Brad Pitt was attacked while hanging out in West Belfast to perfect his Northern Irish accent for th [...] D
Average Shot Length = ~4.8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.6 seconds. D
The original script for the film was much darker than the version used for the final film. Amongst o [...] D
Bryan Singer reportedly turned down an offer to direct the film. D
William Atherton had a small role that was cut from the finished project. However, his name is prese [...] D
Brad Pitt wanted to leave the production, but was threatened by a lawsuit. In the February 2, 1997, [...] D
Harrison Ford previously worked with Alan J. Pakula in Presunto innocente (1990). D
The Bishop is played by Malachey McCourt, brother of Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes" (and [...] D
Amongst other script problems, a renewed outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland in 1990 forced lar [...] D
One of the two 1997 films where Brad Pitt does a foreign accent. The other is Sette anni in Tibet (1 [...] D
There were reshoots in February 1997, only a month before the film's release. D
Screenwriters Terry George and Robert Mark Kamen were brought on to provide rewrites to the script, [...] D
Both Gene Hackman and Sean Connery were considered for the role of Tom O'Meara. D