"The Equalizer" (1985)TV-Serie 1985-1989

Schöpfer:

Michael Sloan

Staffeln:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Premierendatum:

18. September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Drama

Plot:

Robert McCall is "The Equalizer", a private detective with a lot of contacts who is available for hire...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Manhattan | Neo Noir | New York City | Spy

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Excellent and highly Intelligent

Besetzung

Edward Woodward	...	Robert McCall (55 Folgen, 1985-1989)
Keith Szarabajka	...	Mickey Kostmayer (42 Folgen, 1985-1989)
Robert Lansing	...	Control (24 Folgen, 1985-1989)

Alternativ:

Equalizer, Der (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

60 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Drehorte:

New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Universal TV

Dies und das:

Actor Martin Shaw, who gained fame on the British series "The Professionals" (1977), turned down the role of Robert McCall on ‘The Equalizer’.

Dialogzitate:

Robert McCall: [the Equalizer is spooking out a bad cop in an alley... grabs by the shirt & keeps slamming against the wall as he says... ] I DO NOT... FORGIVE...
[slam!]
Robert McCall: I DO NOT... FORGIVE...
[slam!]
Robert McCall: I DO NOT... FORGIVE...
[slam!]

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Excellent and highly Intelligent

"The Equalizer" was a unique and amazing series. I followed each episode with great interest. The ensemble of talent was remarkable - Edward Woodward having started out as a Shakespearean actor.

Hostile comments against this brilliant series derive largely from an inability to understand what McCall represented and who he was. A veteran of the British Army, he served in the Suez conflict and - while in the SAS - in operations in Malaya against Maoist gunmen. On leaving the British service he was recruited by the CIA who had apparently heard of his SAS exploits and talent in intelligence gathering. As his mother was an American, he could qualify as a US citizen - combine that with his last name, and he hardly qualifies as an Englishman. In the CIA he worked in Vietnam, where he met many of his later New York allies.

The character of Robert McCall may be in his early-mid fifties, but has a background of training and experience which would humble any supposedly tough petty-thug. For better organised enemies, McCall has a loyal following of friends to call on, including a selection of law enforcement personnel and ex-Special Forces men.

Therefore, he is not the tea-sipping greying middle-aged gentleman he may appear to be at first.

I adored this show. It requires a certain depth of historical knowledge to fully understand.