What sets juggernaut apart from a thousand other mad bomber films is that to a large extent it approaches the threat from an official, even technical perspective. On the face of it juggernaut is a fairly small scale nervestretcher about an attempt to hold a shipping company to ransom by placing seven very large and very intricately designed bombs in an atlantic liner. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The hamburg had recently been sold by its german owners to the soviet union. The finale and the conclusion are a little bit disappointing considering its. Jan, 2010 licensed to youtube by natoarts on behalf of track one recordings. When the great omar sharif died recently, the bbcs coverage of the sad event included clips from lawrence of arabia and dr. While the xmen villain the juggernaut certainly fits this trope, much more detailed information can be found about him on this page here.
Directed by henry edwards, it was based on the novel by alice campbell and was distributed by julius hagen productions. Juggernaut 1974 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles,stream free juggernaut full movie online on marvel biggest movie. Watch juggernaut 1974 full movie free streaming online. A bomber has planted 7 bombs on a transatlantic cruise ship. Director richard lester proves to be as skillful with edgeofseat suspense as he is at slapstick farce in juggernaut. This trope plays out when the bomber calls to ask if the ships owners have decided to pay the ransom yet. Just before juggernaut hed completed the three and the four. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The film, which was directed by richard lester, was largely shot on location aboard the ts hamburg in the north sea. Juggernaut 712 movie clip sealed in 1974 hd youtube. Cast and crew credits for juggernaut, 1974, directed by richard lester, with omar sharif, richard harris, david hemmings, at turner classic movies. Bannister shirley knight, early in richard lesters juggernaut, 1974. Picker productions and released in 1974 by united artists. A disconcerting aspect of richard lesters last feature, the three musketeers, was the evidence of a director trying to play several separate games and please several separate audiences at the same time, often leading to a diffusion of interest as the film briskly bounced from one. Miladys revenge is a 1974 richard lester film that serves as a sequel to his the three musketeers, and covers the second half of dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers. Richard harris and david hemmings star as a pair of demolition experts. He also places petulia alongside juggernaut 1974 and robin and marian.
It was inspired by real events aboard qe2 in may 1972 when royal marines from the special boat service were parachuted onto the ship because of a bomb hoax. Typically british disaster film with so much stiff upper lip you would think theres nothing worse than a brief rain on the day of a picnic as opposed to us films where half the cast is screaming and panicking at the first sign of trouble. Juggernaut is a 1974 british crime suspense film starring richard harris, omar sharif, and anthony hopkins. Richard harris and david hemmings start to try to disarm juggernaut s bombs in juggernaut. Without affecting the films serious thriller aspects, lester weaves a thread of. Released in 1974, the year of the towering inferno, the plot of juggernaut. Juggernaut 112 movie clip the juggernauts first call 1974. The liner was painted in the livery of a fictional shipping line, very similar to. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Met richard harris, omar sharif en anthony hopkins. The quality is perfectly adequate for a film from the time. Not to be confused with the 1974 film juggernaut, which is about an extortionist who has planted time bombs on a cruise ship. This usage originated in the midnineteenth century. Its been said that when superman doesnt want to be moved he isnt going to be, but its also been said that juggernauts unstoppable.
Miladys revenge is a 1974 richard lester film that serves as a sequel to his the three musketeers, and covers the second half of dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers fifteen years after completion of the four musketeers, much of the cast and crew reassembled to film the return of the musketeers 1989, loosely based on dumas twenty. The luxury liner is depressing and grey, disappointment and inevitability replace flamboyant heroics, and in this way one actually worries about the dozen chess pieces moved around by an unseen terrorist. Zhivago, of course, and then cut to richard lesters juggernaut just as the voiceover commented on the declining quality of sharifs later films, causing me to splutter into my cocoa and pen angry letters to auntie beeb in my mind, for juggernaut is a fantastic example. With amanda crew, stephen mchattie, david cubitt, ty olsson. While a crack bomb squad team try to defuse the bombs the police attempt to track down the mad bomber. Though it requires some patience and attention on the part of the viewer, this film is full of subtle details and is well worth the effort. Before the soviets took delivery of the liner, they rented it to the movie company. Juggernaut is a 1936 british mystery film, starring boris karloff and joan wyndham. Juggernaut is a 1974 british crime suspense film starring richard harris, omar sharif, and. A battle against time where we see if nerves of steel can beat sick brilliance. Part of the fun in juggernaut is trying to guess who the extortionist really is. The opening credits of richard lesters juggernaut 1974 play over. Actie thriller film geregisseerd door richard lester.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Jul 26, 2016 for more weird videos plus strange film nights in london. With richard harris, omar sharif, david hemmings, anthony hopkins. Juggernaut cain marko is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Towering inferno 1974, juggernaut 1974, avalanche 1978, and beyond the poseidon adventure 1979 posted on may 27, 2015 at 5.
The ss britannic is stocked with explosives by a mysterious bomber who threatens to kill everyone aboard the ship unless the owner pays ransom. Juggernaut a prodigal son returns to investigate his mothers death in this canadian suspense drama centered around family legacies. The four musketeers also known as the four musketeers. Is superman going to move or is juggernaut going to be stopped. Juggernaut is a 1974 british crime suspense film starring richard harris. Director richard lester proves to be as skillful with edgeofseat. Juggernaut is the pseudonym of a madman freddie jones who plants several steel drums aboard a luxury liner and calls the companys officials once the boat has put out to sea, demanding a large.
An exploration into the dark places family dysfunction can lead to. Juggernaut 1974 cast and crew when a luxury cruise ship reaches the high seas, its owner ian holm receives a disturbing phone call from a man known only as juggernaut freddie jones. Juggernaut is a story of revenge, obsession and sibling rivalry. The film has been released under two different titles. Juggernaut is one of those films from the 1970s that was termed a disaster movie. A blackmailer demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he placed aboard the transatlantic liner britannic. Juggernaut is the pseudonym of a madman freddie jones who plants several steel drums aboard a luxury liner and calls the companys officials once the boat has put out to. Petulia is a film that is both in and out of time, a product of a particular moment in. Some interior filming was completed on stages at pinewood studios. Jul 16, 20 juggernaut is the pseudonym of a madman freddie jones who plants several steel drums aboard a luxury liner and calls the companys officials once the boat has put out to sea, demanding a large. The camera work is excellent as well, with some creative macro shots that help clarify the technical details and keep the tension high. A thriller of the above average tier, juggernaut doesnt take advantage of the oceanic setting but rather chooses to draw the eyes of the viewer to the battle of the minds between cocky and seasoned bomb diffusion specialist fallon and the evil genius juggernaut. After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his mothers death was not a suicide. Lester says the film was scheduled for ten weeks and completed in six.
This movie was shot mainly aboard a real ocean liner. Towering inferno 1974, juggernaut 1974, avalanche 1978, and beyond the poseidon adventure 1979. Its been said that when superman doesnt want to be moved he isnt going to be, but its also been said that juggernaut s unstoppable. English subtitles are available for those who may need them. The 1974 ua picture juggernaut is a basic bombdefusing thriller. Richard lester says film production was scheduled for ten weeks but was completed. After the first night at sea, roy kinnear the social director, officer hollingsworth mark burns with a theory about what the captain omar sharif has been up to with passenger mrs. The crew is further inconvenienced by other halfcompleted refitting work.
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