The Beast of War (1988)

Regisseur:

Kevin Reynolds

Drehbuchautor:

William Mastrosimone (play) (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

29. September 1988 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Drama | Historienfilm | Kriegsfilm

Werbezeile:

War brings out the beast in every man.

Plot:

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost...

Plot Keywords:

1980s | Revenge | Village | Battle | Commander

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

JUSTICE?: RAMBO makes Millions, THE BEAST, $160,000...

Besetzung

George Dzundza	...	Daskal
Jason Patric	...	Koverchenko
Steven Bauer	...	Taj
Stephen Baldwin	...	Golikov
Don Harvey	...	Kaminski
Kabir Bedi	...	Akbar
Erick Avari	...	Samad
Chaim Girafi	...	Moustafa (as Haim Gerafi)
Shoshi Marciano	...	Sherina (as Shosh Marciano)
Yitzhak Ne'eman	...	Iskandar (as Itzhak Babi Ne'Eman)
David Sherrill	...	Kovolov
Moshe Vapnik	...	Hasan
Claude Aviram	...	Sadioue
Victor Ken	...	Ali
Avi Keedar	...	Noor
Osnat Mor	...	Young Girl
Rami Heuberger	...	Helicopter Co-Pilot (as Ramy Heuberger)
Avi Gil-Or	...	Khahzaman
Roberto Pollak	...	Shahzaman
Beni Baruchin	...	Afzal

Regie
Kevin Reynolds

Buch
William Mastrosimone		(play "Nanawatai") (screenplay)

Produktion
Christopher Dalton	....	associate producer
John Fiedler	....	producer
Gil Friesen	....	executive producer
Dale Pollock	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
Mark Isham

Kamera
Douglas Milsome

Schnitt
Peter Boyle

Casting
Ilene Starger

Szenenbild
Kuli Sander

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Richard D. James		(as Richard James)

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Shimon Allon		(as Shimon Alon)
Doron Efrat

Kostüme
Rochelle Zaltzman

Maske/Frisuren
Peter Frampton	....	makeup artist
Zvia Grego	....	hair stylist
Zivit Yakir	....	makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Rudy Cohen	....	production supervisor
Christopher Dalton	....	unit production manager
Omri Maron	....	production supervisor

Regieassistenten
Mark Illsley	....	second unit director
Sarit Kedem	....	second second assistant director
Haim Rinski	....	second assistant director (as Haim Rinsky)
Bob Roe	....	first assistant director (as Robert Roe)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Zvika Aloni	....	assistant property master
Ya'acov Ben Shuan	....	props
Zvika Chen	....	art department coordinator
Gila Cohen	....	set dresser
Shimon Cohen	....	props (as Shimeon Cohen)
Tal Gotshel	....	drafter
Gil Ifergan	....	props (as Gil Ifargan)
Beni Karni	....	set dresser
Amiram Lichter	....	set dresser
Oshmi Michael	....	painter
Yoram Shayer	....	property master
Eli Zion	....	props

Ton Stab
Pat Brennan	....	assistant sound editor
Paula Connor	....	assistant sound editor
David Crozier	....	sound mixer
John Frankel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Gallagher	....	assistant sound editor
Derek Holding	....	sound editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lis	....	boom operator
Ian Munro	....	boom operator
Alan Paley	....	sound editor
Peter Pennell	....	supervising sound editor
Stefna Smal	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Smith	....	sound editor

Spezialeffekte
Gil Arad	....	special effects assistant
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects supervisor
Stephen Hutchinson	....	special effects assistant
Pini Klavir	....	special effects assistant
Yoram Pollack	....	special effects assistant
Yossie Safrani	....	special effects assistant
Shmulik Sherf	....	special effects assistant
Andrew Smith	....	special effects assistant
Hagai Yochanan	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Andy Bradford	....	stunts
Tracey Eddon	....	stunts
Nick Gillard	....	stunts
Paul Heasman	....	stunts
Frank Henson	....	stunts (as Frank Hansen)
Wayne Michaels	....	stunts
Paul Weston	....	stunt coordinator

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Ze'ev Aloni	....	lighting technician (as Zeev Aloni)
Gal Altschuler	....	grip (as Gal Alsholer)
Eitan Ben Arie	....	second assistant camera (as Eitan Ben Ayre)
Shlomo Avidan	....	still photographer
Itzik Ben-Aroya	....	key grip (as Itzik Ben Aroya)
Loui Bochaim	....	lighting technician
Dana Christiaansen	....	director of photography: second unit
Noam Eisenberg	....	grip (as Noam Isenberg)
Gili Getter	....	lighting technician (as Gil Getter)
Jean-Claude Jakubowitz	....	best boy (as Jean Claude Yakobovitz)
Avi Koren	....	first assistant camera
Moshe Levin	....	camera operator: second unit
Shmulik Levy	....	grip
Beni Malee	....	assistant camera
Beni Malee	....	camera operator: second unit
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
Douglas Milsome	....	camera operator
David Namir	....	assistant camera (as Dudi Namir)
David Namir	....	second camera operator: second unit (as Dudi Namir)
Amnon Nuriyani	....	grip (as Amnon Nuriani)
Eli Rachamin	....	grip
David Rosenbaum	....	lighting technician
Micha Sabach	....	grip
David Saranga	....	grip
Moche Schiff	....	assistant camera (as Moshe Shiff)
Moche Schiff	....	camera operator: second unit (as Moshe Shiff)
Ronen Shechner	....	assistant camera
Ra'anan Spiro	....	grip

Casting (Stab)
Dalia Hovers	....	additional casting (as Dalya Hovers)
Zigler Zeev	....	extras casting

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Michal Bentzel	....	wardrobe
Etti Kenner	....	wardrobe (as Ety Kanner)
Tami Romano	....	wardrobe

Schnitt (Stab)
Rita Ackland-Snow	....	assistant editor
Chris Blunden	....	first assistant editor (as Christopher Blunden)
Yehiel Gurfinkel	....	apprentice editor
Elinor Hardy	....	apprentice editor (as Elinora Hardy)
Julia Harrington	....	assistant editor
Jake Hodges	....	assistant editor
Catherine Hodgson	....	assistant editor
Joe Illing	....	assistant editor
Steve Maguire	....	assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
David Anderle	....	music supervisor
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer (as Steve Krause)

Transporte
Shlomo Admoni	....	driver
Haim Aroas	....	driver
Itzhak Hezi	....	driver
Gadi Itzchak	....	driver
Meir Sigura	....	transportation manager (as Sigura Meir)
Gaby Weismann	....	production driver
Gershon Winstien	....	driver

Restlicher Stab
Yonathan Agin	....	location staff
Eitan Alon	....	location manager
Gil Alon	....	location staff
Leah Anu	....	unit nurse
Bruce Bahrenburg	....	unit publicist
Itzchak Bareli	....	assistant armorer (as Itzhak Bareli)
Shmuel Bejerano	....	accountant (as Shmulik Begerano)
Irit Binyaminy	....	script supervisor (as Irit Binyamini)
Avinoam Caspi	....	tank crew
Ronit Chayun	....	assistant production coordinator
Eli Chen	....	production assistant
Moshe Chingali	....	caterer
Riki Cohen	....	unit nurse
Dale Ditlove	....	assistant: Dale Pollock
Dale Dye	....	technical advisor (as Capt. Dale Dye)
Mark Ebenhoch	....	technical advisor: military
Radia Eilon	....	tank crew
Ariel Elcha	....	tank crew
David Faran	....	tank crew
Iftach Gabay	....	location staff
Ilana Ganem	....	location staff
David Gol	....	coach: Pushtu
Meir Goldenberg	....	tank crew
Victoria Heslin	....	assistant: John Fielder
Omri Hoyslich	....	location staff
Samantha C. Kirkeby	....	production assistant (as Samantha Kirkeby)
Avihu Lehanon	....	location staff (as Avihu Levanon)
Nava Levin	....	production controller
Shlomo Levi	....	tank crew
Orna Maimon	....	production secretary
Dawood Moosa	....	script translator
Moshe Moshe	....	tank crew
Danny Orkin	....	location staff
Avner Peled	....	military coordinator
Itzhak Polombo	....	tank crew
Baruch Rafiah	....	production assistant
Shneor Ratzkowsky	....	auditor (as Shneor Ratzkovsky)
Charlotte Rose	....	production coordinator
Dorit Schachar	....	accountant (as Dorit Shachar)
Youval Shachaf	....	tank crew
Meir Shavit	....	tank crew
Yaacov Shilian	....	tank crew
Robi Shimron	....	tank crew
Yoav Shneor	....	military coordinator
Yosef Shriber	....	tank crew
Nissim Shriki	....	location staff
Yitzhak Shriki	....	assistant location manager (as Shriki Itzchak)
Offer Studinsky	....	tank crew
Kathleen Switzer	....	assistant: Kevin Reynolds (as Kathleen A. Switzer)
Enrico Tapya	....	tank crew
Haim Vaknin	....	tank crew
Carmit Vardinon	....	production secretary
Alan Wiseman	....	armorer
David Ya'acov	....	tank crew
Moshe Zanani	....	location staff

Produktionsfirmen

• A&M Films
• Brightstar Films

Verleihfirmen

• Columbia Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. (1988) (Austria) (theatrical)

Alternativ:

The Beast (USA) (video box title)
Bestie Krieg (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

111 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Pashtu

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

West Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16

Drehorte:

Israel

Firma:

A&M Films

Dies und das:

The words "Badal" and "Nanawatai" that are spoken by the rebels in the film mean "Revenge" and "Mercy".

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: At one point the gunner pulls the trigger and the main gun fails to fire (a mis-fire) The crew begins yelling, "Cook-off!" and jumps from the tank to take cover. First - a cook-off occurs when a very hot breach causes a round to fire by itself, not at all what happened in this case. Secondly, a misfire is indeed dangerous because you don't know if the primer was struck or the firing mechanism failed. If the primer was struck, the round could still fire unexpectedly. On rare occasions a primer can burn slowly for a bit, then go off. The best place to be in that case is in the tank, clear of the breach. (if the gun does fire the recoiling breach could maim or kill you if you got in the way - such as while scrambling around yelling, "Cook-off!"). Jumping out is a bad idea too, because if the gun fires the muzzle blast will mess you up. So their drill was as wrong as it could be.

Dialogzitate:

Koverchenko: You're a good soldier Anton. You can be counted on when they ask you to shoot your mother.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Timecode (2000)

Soundtrack:

STREETCAR HEADED EAST

JUSTICE?: RAMBO makes Millions, THE BEAST, $160,000...

Allegedly came out during a change of administration at COLUMBIA, and they knew not what to do with it, and at a time when the 'blockbuster' mentality was starting to become the norm, THE BEAST may have played in what, five cities for a week or two.....they say the most valuable gems can be the hardest to find...and THE BEAST is no exception to that maxim...

This is as close to a 'foreign film' out of Hollywood as you are going to get...the story brings the conflict between people forward, and makes the action incidental-virtual guaranteed bankruptcy for a US film today.

And as for the actors speaking English-I think the producers realised they were close enough to no profit by having one language being subtitled as it was-the whole film being subtitled would have seen no financing at all, probably.-That just doesnt fly in H-town....'art-house' kiss of death... However...

The acting is first rate. The story is lean, and to the point. The scenery is stark and beautiful-well, IMHO.... There is little pandering to the audience, and little Cultural Condescension that I can see-

The viewer soon becomes loyal to the Mujahadeem Rebels, not because they are against the Ruskies, but because they have the will and the right to exist as they are, not to be dictated to by a 'higher' invading power...

Thought it suffers a bit from low budget, I would rate THE BEAST up with FULL METAL JACKET, PLATOON, DAS BOOT, and APOCALYPSE NOW... an EIGHT out of TEN stars... dont rent this-OWN it!