36 Hours
starring: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Taylor, Werner Peters, John Banner
directed by: George Seaton
directed by: George Seaton
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Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 06/05/2007Run time: 115 minutesRating: Pg
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WWII films of the '60s were often half caper-movie, with ornate and muscular missions behind enemy lines dreamed up by the likes of Alistair MacLean. The caper in 36 Hours (1965)--which was dreamed up by Roald Dahl--reverses the dynamics. A U.S. diplomatic courier (James Garner) with knowledge of the plans for D-Day is kidnapped, drugged, and taken to a sanatorium surrounded by forest. He wakes up in the presence of solicitous doctors and staff who seem to be fellow Americans and ever so happy to have him back after all those years in a coma. War's long over, of course; we won--and isn't it a good thing the Allies scrapped that first, wacky invasion plan they almost used? The plan maybe he still remembers?... 36 Hours is an intriguing thriller up to a point--and the moment when Garner catches on to the trick is a grabber--but George Seaton's direction is pedestrian and the production has a soundstage-y look. Rod Taylor takes acting honors as the sympathetic German psychiatrist in charge of the plot, under the suspicious eyes of SS man Werner Peters. --Richard T. Jameson
Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 06/05/2007Run time: 115 minutesRating: Pg
Amazon.com:
WWII films of the '60s were often half caper-movie, with ornate and muscular missions behind enemy lines dreamed up by the likes of Alistair MacLean. The caper in 36 Hours (1965)--which was dreamed up by Roald Dahl--reverses the dynamics. A U.S. diplomatic courier (James Garner) with knowledge of the plans for D-Day is kidnapped, drugged, and taken to a sanatorium surrounded by forest. He wakes up in the presence of solicitous doctors and staff who seem to be fellow Americans and ever so happy to have him back after all those years in a coma. War's long over, of course; we won--and isn't it a good thing the Allies scrapped that first, wacky invasion plan they almost used? The plan maybe he still remembers?... 36 Hours is an intriguing thriller up to a point--and the moment when Garner catches on to the trick is a grabber--but George Seaton's direction is pedestrian and the production has a soundstage-y look. Rod Taylor takes acting honors as the sympathetic German psychiatrist in charge of the plot, under the suspicious eyes of SS man Werner Peters. --Richard T. Jameson
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Rating: - A clever 1944 German con, doubled by James Garner, who at first thinks he came out of his coma in 1950
George Seaton was a Hollywood A-level writer and director who could tell a story efficiently and professionally. He also knew movies had to sell tickets to be successful. He kept that in mind while creating, often with William Perlberg as producer, movies that were satisfyingly A caliber and watchable, even when they were serious by Hollywood standards. He didn't mind threading in irony or even a message or two, but usually these were plot driven. Seaton, in other words, knew his way around.
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Rating: - Tricky things,paper cuts...
For ingenious pitches, 36 Hours is hard to beat: James Garner's military intelligence officer gets knocked out cold in Lisbon on the eve of D-Day and regains consciousness to discover its 1950 and he's been suffering recurring amnesia for the past six years. Unable to remember his friends or even his wife, his best hope of a cure is to try to remember what was on his mind just before his accident. Only it's not 1950, and the last thing on his mind was the details of the invasion, which Rod Taylor's ... Read More
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- 36 HOURS
A rarely seen film with little noteriety, but with a compelling, rvistting story.I was immediately drawn in from the first moment.It's a must see for me every time its on TV.It's on my list of all time favorites.
Rating: - Great plot, acting, and suspense
A wonderful film, about a kidnapped Allie Officer who is originally convinced that WWII is over through a mamoth falsified army hospital and German ingenuity. After releasing the information of D Day's actual location, he realizes he's been duped and needs to backtrack. After many years, this film remains an under appreciated classic. Worth seeing every so often, just to watch a genre played gallantly.
Rating: - 36 Hours = 2 hours of enjoyment
This is a little known WWII spy drama that has a solid plot, subtle imagery, and a very talented cast.James Garner excels as a captured US Major and Rod Taylor manages to convince us he's a German officer even though he speaks educated English through most of the movie.The smallest detail takes on big meaning in this movie and you'll need to watch it twice before you catch on.Fantastic, we've watched it 3 times and are eager to see it again!
- A clever 1944 German con, doubled by James Garner, who at first thinks he came out of his coma in 1950George Seaton was a Hollywood A-level writer and director who could tell a story efficiently and professionally. He also knew movies had to sell tickets to be successful. He kept that in mind while creating, often with William Perlberg as producer, movies that were satisfyingly A caliber and watchable, even when they were serious by Hollywood standards. He didn't mind threading in irony or even a message or two, but usually these were plot driven. Seaton, in other words, knew his way around.
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- Tricky things,paper cuts...For ingenious pitches, 36 Hours is hard to beat: James Garner's military intelligence officer gets knocked out cold in Lisbon on the eve of D-Day and regains consciousness to discover its 1950 and he's been suffering recurring amnesia for the past six years. Unable to remember his friends or even his wife, his best hope of a cure is to try to remember what was on his mind just before his accident. Only it's not 1950, and the last thing on his mind was the details of the invasion, which Rod Taylor's ... Read More
- 36 HOURSA rarely seen film with little noteriety, but with a compelling, rvistting story.I was immediately drawn in from the first moment.It's a must see for me every time its on TV.It's on my list of all time favorites.
- Great plot, acting, and suspenseA wonderful film, about a kidnapped Allie Officer who is originally convinced that WWII is over through a mamoth falsified army hospital and German ingenuity. After releasing the information of D Day's actual location, he realizes he's been duped and needs to backtrack. After many years, this film remains an under appreciated classic. Worth seeing every so often, just to watch a genre played gallantly.
- 36 Hours = 2 hours of enjoymentThis is a little known WWII spy drama that has a solid plot, subtle imagery, and a very talented cast.James Garner excels as a captured US Major and Rod Taylor manages to convince us he's a German officer even though he speaks educated English through most of the movie.The smallest detail takes on big meaning in this movie and you'll need to watch it twice before you catch on.Fantastic, we've watched it 3 times and are eager to see it again!
