江湖豪客 The Carpetbaggers

<p>GeorgePeppardplaysahard-drivenindustrialistmorethanalittlereminiscentofHowardHughes.Whilehebuildsairplanes,directsmoviesandbreakshearts,hisfriendsandloverstrytoreachhishumanside,andfindthatit&#39;sanuphillbattle.Thefilm&#39;stitleisametaphorforself-promotingtycoonswhoperformquickfinancialtakeovers,imposedictatorialcontrolsforshort-termprofits,thenmoveontogreenerpastures.TheCarpetbaggersisthekindoftrashyclassicmostpeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheyenjoyedbackintheearly60s.ButthisHaroldRobbinsadaptationissocheerfullyvulgar,it&#39;shardnottohaveagoodtime-especiallygiventhethinlyveiledportraitofHowardHughesatitscenter.GeorgePeppardplaystheheel-hero,whofoundsanairlinecompanyinthe1920sandbuysamoviestudiointhe1930s,crushingfriendsandmistressesalongtheway.Thehighcheesefactorisaidedbythegood-timecast:CarrollBakerasPeppard&#39;shotstepmom,BobCummings(quitefunny)asacynicalagent,andElizabethAshley,whomarriedPeppard,inherdebut-uncharacteristically,asagoodgirl.OnesadnoteisAlanLadd,lookingandsoundingveryend-of-the-lineinhisfinalrole,asaman&#39;smancowboystar.ElmerBernstein&#39;sswaggeringscorehelpsgoosetheactionalong.</p>

导演

爱德华·迪麦特雷克

主演

乔治·佩帕德,艾伦·拉德,罗伯特·卡明斯,玛莎·海尔,伊丽莎白·阿什利,刘·艾尔斯,马丁·鲍尔萨姆,RalphTaeger,阿奇·穆尔,利夫·埃里克森,卡罗尔·贝克,奥黛丽·托特

类型

剧情

上映

1964-04-09