25.1.2008 A Marlon Brando film presented as part of the "Life and Death in the West" series. Taking place Thursday 31 January in the UTOPIA club (45 Bělehradská St, Praha 2) at 7.30pm. English with Czech subtitles.
ONE-EYED JACKS (USA, 1961). Duration: 142mins.Having spent five years in prison, Rio (M Brando) is coming back to his home-town to take his revenge upon a former friend of his, known as Dad (K Malden), who crossed him during a bank robbery in Mexico and then ran away with the cash. Dad has become the local sheriff in the meantime, though, and has no intention to get killed whatsoever, which makes Rio's plans considerably more difficult than they seemed at first. It's gonna be a tough one...
Directed by Marlon Brando
Screenplay by Guy Trosper and Calder Willingham
Photography: Charles Lang
Original soundtrack: Hugo Friedhofer
Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer, Ben Johnson, Katy Jurado, Slim Pickens, Timothy Carey, Tom Webb, Ray Teal.