Split second is a 1992 americanbritish science fiction horror film directed by tony maylam and ian. I loves me some rutger hauer so i was tickled to see this, a scifi actioner that i hadnt seen. Jul 29, 2015 meaning while this might not be the most polished bluray available today, its likely a fair jump from previous split second releases, and couldve been much worse. After the lavish film was completed with some very impressive and spectacular setpieces, the sixhour epic had to be seriously cut almost in half, resulting in a choppy, disjointed and fragmented film of over 4hours. Split second films came on board the project early days and when various scripts were being considered. When the script for inbred was produced everyone loved the story and characters and split second films producer margaret milner schmueck took up the helm as delegate producer. Bibliography of daphne du maurier novels, omnibus editions, short stories, plays, biographies and autobiographies. Jul 28, 2014 available on dvd from meet sam hurley. Added affair in trinidad 1952, no way out 1950, murder is my beat 1955. Actor dick powell made an impressive film debut with the taut atomicage suspenser split second.
Only it isnt exactly a ghost town, but a dummy village constructed for the purpose of abomb testing. It featured stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, and keith andes. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Split second 1953 is a crime, drama movie starring stephen mcnally and alexis smith. Stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, keith andes, arthur hunnicutt, paul kelly, robert. Split second is an odd and interesting kind of hybrid thriller. Hauer, is basically a cross between deckard and morpheus in this film, and he kicks ass every second hes on screen. With stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, keith andes. Split second 1953 an escaped killer stephen mcnally holds a doctors wife alexis smith and others hostage at an atomicbomb test site in nevada. Stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, keith andes, arthur hunnicutt, dick powell.
Film tersebut menampilkan stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, dan keith andes. I have the french release in english obviously of this early 50s classic, worth buying for its title alone, meme les assassins tremblent. Not as well known as it should be but a favorite of many who know it, split second is an incredibly tense film noircumatomic bomb flick that marked an auspicious directorial debut for singeractor dick powell. Split second is a film directed by dick powell with stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, keith andes, year. Added the threat 1949, the tattooed stranger 1950, vicki 1953. The north korean atomic buzz and the heat this summer inspired me to choose this one. Media in category films of the united states, 1953 the following 32 files are in this category, out of 32 total.
Split second, a sciencefiction novel by garry kilworth this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title split second. Split of a second a film about wingsuit flying duration. Film independents fiscal sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. I put it on immediately upon purchase, and like a kid trying to impress the first girl in his room with action figures. Very well done film about an abomb going off in the nevada desert where a group of people are. Written by kristina i hope split second hasnt been done before. Its not about wasting his talent, its about earning money doing fun stuff that people will watch over and over again through the years when it shows up on scifi or spike because its tongueincheek fare that makes no bones about being anything deeper or more meaningful than an aliens irrational fear of toilet paper. Convicts stephen mcnally, paul kelly and frank dekova escape to a ghost town in the nevada desert. Jan 01, 2017 this feature is not available right now. While not as good as these three films, it is as much fun as any of them. Split second stephen mcnally alexis smith jan sterling. Definition of in a split second in the idioms dictionary. I like split second much better than this, but i agree with some of the complaints about plot holes and mcnally is over the top.
March 5, 2015 after a threemonth hiatus, updates to the 1,000 noir films have now recommenced. Kansas city confidential id say that your presence in the noir thread qualifies you as a prospective viewer. Split second is a movie that can be described as blade runner meets predator meets lethal weapon. All split second movie posters,high res movie posters image for split second. Split second original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of milan records. As an actor, powell knew his way around crime melodramas, and he brings his experience in that genre to second. Its a pretty standard hostage melodrama spiced up with a countdown to a nuclear test blast. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Split second 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Overview of split second, 1953, directed by dick powell, with stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, at turner classic movies. Recommended for fans of really, really trashy dystopias or rutger hauerkim catrall. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Split second by tony maylam rutger hauer, kim cattrall, neil. These are walk through for the epic racing game split second publish by disney. Rutger hauer stars as a burntout police detective obsessively hunting down the mysterious serial killer that killed his partner several years prior. Filmed in 1953, split second was former songanddance man dick powells directorial debut, and the movie demonstrates an assurance honed by. Sterling, smith, paul kelly, and hunnicutt get the. Split second is my favorite trash scifi movie from the 90s 1992 release, so think about movies like cyborg and commando for reference. Stars stephen mcnally, alexis smith keith andes and jan sterling. The film barely makes a lick of sense but the undeniable charm of the film makes it hard to dislike. Tony maylams science fictionaction film split second comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer. Split second 1953 dick powell synopsis, characteristics. Split second 1953 cast and crew an escaped killer stephen mcnally holds a doctors wife alexis smith and others hostage at an atomicbomb test site in nevada. Split second adalah sebuah film noir seru amerika serikat tahun 1953 garapan dick powell. The film starts with a prison breakout by vicious and notorious cold blooded killer, stephen mcnally brilliant in this and his only prison friend paul kelly. His directing career which included the classic war movie the enemy below was cut short by his untimely death in 1963.
Director powell one of my favorite filmnoir actors does an excellent job as a firsttimer behind the camera. Seriously, if you enjoy heist crime films with a touch of the wrongly accused then this is a solid crime film with john payne squaring off against jack elam, neville brand, and lee van cleef. Split second is a 1992 americanbritish buddy cop science fiction horror film directed by tony maylam and ian sharp. Its not 100% noir, but i found the performances so good and it has some noir elements i thought id write about it.
There is an introduction, which typically simply involves graphics to set the stage and give context to the action to follow. With only an lcpm stereo mix bringing the audio mix to bluray it wasnt likely to wow many listeners, yet. The minute i saw this on digital release i bought it. Hauer plays a cop who previously lost his partner to some strange creature. It features stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, and keith andes. Also, character actress jan sterling is always a welcome sight. Musicalstarturned film noirhero dick powell makes his taut and tough directorial debut, guiding stephen mcnally, alexis smith and jan sterling in this split second suspense thriller. Split second is a 1953 american film noir thriller directed by dick powell about escaped convicts and their hostages holed up in a ghost town, unaware of the grave danger they are in. Andes may be the hero, but his billing tells you he wasnt considered very important to the plot. Donate today and help bring in one split second to life. Split second is the kind of film you know youll either love or hate within the first few minutes. Whilst we know its unlikely split second 2 will return anytime soon, the games industry needs inspiration now more than ever.
Split second film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Now he has to kill it in a futuristic london, the rising sea levels mean that large areas are under feet of water. Split second stephen mcnally alexis smith jan sterling 1953 danish movie program good condition with agerelated marks. Split second ganzer film 1953 deutsch stream komplett. Original movie poster for split second 1953 3389 rko original onesheet poster 27x41 folded very good plus condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Films of the united states, 1953 wikimedia commons. He started as a juvenile lead in musicals for warner brothers in the 1930s. Filmed in 1953, split second was former songanddance man dick powells directorial.
At the recent arthur lyons film noir festival in palm springs i saw 10 films, four of which i watched for the first time. English, french, and spanish subtitles are accessible. February 22, 2015 added links to the forthcoming uk bluray release of pickup on south street 1953. Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a nevada mining ghost town knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning. Soundwise however, split second does fail to a point.
Wingsuit world champion espen fadnes and project managers goovinn team up again for split of a second after last years film sense of flying, this time for an up close, personal look at espens thoughts and motives behind flying and some neverbeforeseen footage of human flight. Split second 1953 not rated 1h 25min crime, drama, filmnoir 2 may 1953 usa two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a nevada mining ghost town knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning. The closedcaptioned english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital surround. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. I ship without tracking due to high shipping costs from denmark worldwide.
The violent killer has just busted out of jail but his buddy bart w. Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test. I liked the bleak outlook of the landscape in this futuristic dystopian world even though it takes place only 16 years into the future. Dec 02, 2012 youve probably heard of short films before, but youll only need a fraction of a minute to watch this one second film. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, keith andes, arthur hunnicutt, paul kelly, robert paige, richard egan. Split second on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Original split second 1953 movie poster in v condition. Full secs is a series of usersubmitted animation shorts that involve only one second of action. Read the full synopsis of split second, 1953, directed by dick powell, with stephen mcnally, alexis smith, jan sterling, at turner classic movies.
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