译名:刑法典
片名:The Criminal Code
年代:1931
产地:美国
类别:剧情/犯罪
语言:英语
字幕:中字
上映日期:1931-01-03(美国)
时长:97分钟
导演:霍华德·霍克斯 Howard Hawks
演员:沃尔特·休斯顿 Walter Huston,德威特·詹宁斯 DeWitt Jennings,鲍勃·科特曼 Bob Kortman,Otto Hoffman Otto Hoffman,Tetsu Komai Tetsu Komai,李·费尔普斯 Lee Phelps,保罗·波尔卡西 Paul Porcasi,John Sheehan John Sheehan,约翰·圣波利斯 John St. Polis,埃瑟尔·威尔士 Ethel Wales,艾尔·希尔 Al Hill,罗素·霍普顿 Russell Hopton,菲利浦·霍尔姆斯 Phillips Holmes,Nicholas Soussanin Nicholas Soussanin,安迪·德怀恩 Andy Devine,波利斯·卡洛夫 Boris Karloff,玛丽·多兰 Mary Doran,康斯坦茨·卡明斯 Constance Cummings,弗兰克·哈格尼 Frank Hagney,亚瑟·霍伊特 Arthur Hoyt,James Guilfoyle James Guilfoyle,
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Detailing the conflict between a cynical prosecuting attorney turned warden (Huston) and a green young killer (Holmes), whose stretch in the slammer threatens to destroy not only his faith in life but also his sanity, the taut, unsentimental plot about betrayal and revenge proposes that the convicts' sense of honour and justice is not so very different from that of the authorities: 'Someone's gotta pay' lies all too easily on the lips of both vengeful hard-asses like Karloff and self-righteous perpetrators of the law such as Huston. But there's no facile moralising here; rather, the fast pacing, grimly realistic atmosphere, and superb performances summon up a tragic battle of wits and power in which both sides are equally right and wrong, forced to do what their position in life requires them to, and from which the only way out is death. Hawks' later concerns are in full bloom here - pride in professionalism, loyalty and betrayal within the group, the difficulties facing men forced to live without women, responsibility and respect - and his totally assured style is reflected in the quick, naturalistic dialogue, quirky black humour, and the ability to turn potentially risible set pieces - like Huston's first confrontation with a yard full of riotous cons - into electrifying suspense.