Hurry sundown is a 1967 american drama film produced and directed by otto preminger, and. Preminger contacted robinson, who began working on the song, then visited harburg for help with the lyrics. Hurry sundown 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this film, randolph scott plays a flinteyed gunman who rides into a sleepy town to drive out local tough guy john carroll by sundown.
Hollywood would never make hurry sundown today, because it is politically incorrect. Hurry sundown is a 1966 song written by yip harburg and earl robinson, and first recorded by the folk music trio peter, paul and mary. As a result, a couple of actors received death threats, the tires on a few production vehicles were. The whole mess was directed by otto preminger and starred a totally miscast michael caine. Film music site hurry sundown soundtrack hugo montenegro. The release includes the roadshow intermission music and exit pieces as well as music montenegro recorded for the threeplus hour version of the film that is being heard for the first time. Instead, it focuses its gaze on interpersonal relations, parental. Watch hurry sundown full movie in hd visit following the second world war, a northern cannery combine negotiates. Hurry sundown see what tomorrow brings richard huey. Richly recorded at metro goldwyn mayer studios scoring stage during october 1966. Hurry sundown, dvd, remastered, widescreen, dramaclassics, 887090024808. The film will be released on dvd on may 17th by olive films.
Hurry sundown by otto preminger michael caine, jane fonda. Michael caine, jane fonda, faye dunaway, john philip law, robert hooks, burgess meredith, diahann carroll, george kennedy, jim backus, otto. Four members of the band, hughie thomasson, henry paul, billy jones, and harvey dalton arnold who replaced frank okeefe on bass contributed songwriting and lead vocals. View hurry sundown 1967 photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on fandango. Watch the front row hurry sundown the new yorker video. Set in georgia in 1946 and dealing with the attempts of landgrabbers to dispossess a negro smallholder, this is the sort of film in which the good guys are. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Hurry sundown was the first film with black actors in lead roles to be shot completely in the south, an honorable distinction that carried with it a fair amount of offset strife, due to the depiction of a biracial friendship between two men. The major portion of the land s owned by julie warren and has already been optioned by her unscrupulous, husband, henry. Urban industrialization is growing in georgia after world war ii. Obviously, hurry sundown was intended as a paean to racial justice, but producerdirector otto preminger chooses strange ways to display his. Gilden, a pseudonym for the married couple katya and bert gilden. Otto premingers hurry sundown is a frustrating case, not good but not particularly bad, with a smokescreen of controversy surrounding it and obscuring its real faults.
It was originally released as a single in the uk on 26 june 1970, being an edit of the version that appeared on the album hawkwind. While set in georgia, hurry sundown was actually shot on location in louisiana. Overview of hurry sundown, 1967, directed by otto preminger, with michael caine, jane fonda, john phillip law, at turner classic movies. Feb 25, 2015 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises hurry sundown film version hugo montenegro hurry sundown original film soundtrack. For composer hugo montenegro, composing the score for the 1967 otto preminger film hurry sundown was his first assignment for a major hollywood director. Original movie poster for hurry sundown 1967 20508 original paramount pictures deluxe pressbook 12x20. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Olive films dvd of hurry sundown is a very good enhanced transfer of the kind of film that seldom gets a normal home video release. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. I first saw it years ago when released in theaters. As a civil rights film, hurry sundown is tepid at best. Following world war ii, a northern cannery negotiates for the purchase of a large tract of uncultivated georgia farmland. Hurry sundown, an album by the outlaws on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The title track became a concert staple and fan favorite. In 1946, draftdodging, golddigging henry warren and his heiress. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises hurry sundown film version hugo montenegro hurry sundown original film soundtrack. Hurry sundown 1967 20508 movieart original film posters. The opportunity to see a picture that got so much negative attention when new is a treat in itself. Ryan doesnt push the envelope in the same manner as in the heat of the night, which was released the same year. Hurry sundown, let the weary day be over im so tired of hurt, ive been taken my heart has been aching so dont mind struggling, dont mind livin a little if someday my kids are laughing together and have things i never own i can feel many changes are coming beat them drums in a distance, a drumming telling the world a new future has begun. Riverside a modern farm and canning plant, is incomplete because promoter henry warren mic. A movie with racerelations, and moral agendas, but none of the film is inaccurate. Posts about hurry sundown 1967 written by monstergirl. After world war ii, two poor southern families block a land developers michael caine plan.
As if where ever his presence in the story was, it had the same effect as looking in a side view mirror of the car objects are. Foote completed his draft in three months, but preminger was unhappy with it, feeling it was missing the melodrama and theatricality the story. Diahann carroll, michael caine, faye dunaway, jane fonda, john phillip law, robert hooks. Well, hurry on sundown see what tomorrow brings hurry on sundown see what tomorrow brings well it may bring war any old thing well, look into your minds eye.
Cold and lonesome is a relaxed, swaying tune contributed by arnold. Sep 28, 2012 urban industrialization is growing in georgia after world war ii. Hurry on sundown is a 1970 song by the uk rock group hawkwind. Hurry sundown film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository.
Hurry sundown is a 1967 american drama film produced and directed by otto preminger, starring jane fonda and michael caine. This mournful, haunting song features a regretfilled protagonist drinking at night while. Sigma productions olive films about racial prejudice and emotional unrest in 1940s georgia. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie hurry sundown composed by hugo montenegro, released by rca victor us in 1967.
Hurry sundown is a 1967 american drama film produced and directed by otto preminger. One belongs to a white relatives family, and the other belongs to a black family whose lineage traces back to time spent as slaves to mrs. It is rare to unearth so much musical material from premingers epic roadshowstyle films. Though it makes some fine points about equality and harmony, the screenplay by horton foote and thomas c. Hurry sundown is an american film directed by otto preminger, released in 1967. The trouble with this film sanctimonious bleats from newsweek and bosley crowther notwithstanding is not that its racist and tasteless, but that its naive and dull. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english volume 1. Hurry sundown is the third album by american southern rock band outlaws, released in 1977.
Thomassons excellent hurry sundown, an edgy story song with piercing guitar lines, was a minor hit single. Hurry sundown 1967 movie photos and stills fandango. Richard brody on otto premingers hurry sundown 1967. May 03, 2016 to present this expanded edition of hurry sundown, intrada transferred the 35mm multichannel scoring session masters, courtesy paramount pictures. Hurry sundown 1967 after world war ii, two poor southern families block a land developers michael caine plan. Hurry sundown 1967 full movie download full hd youtube. Hurry sundown, original soundtrack by hugo montenegro, on rca victor records, 1967, stereo. The book is long gone and the only thing i during high school, i worked part time for the now defunct w. Hurry sundown is a 1967 american drama film produced and directed by otto preminger, and starring jane fonda and michael caine. Montenegro spent three months on location, later crediting the director with helping teach him how not to mickey mouse a film score and how to avoid placing musical emphasis in the wrong places. Ryan is based on the 1965 novel of the same title by k. Jane fonda may not have quite as many lines as does michael caine in otto premingers 1967.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The otto preminger film made harry medveds list of 50 worst films of all time. Ooh, hurry sundown the gypsies cry ooh, hurry sundown ooh, hurry sundown the gypsies cry silver devils in his holsters, stars strapped to his heels there was fire in his eyes, they say that he was dressed to kill he had hands as fast as lightning, a heart as cold as steel he had come for the one that took her life, to lie him in boot hill. With michael caine, jane fonda, john phillip law, diahann carroll. Let the weary day be over im so tired of the hurt, ive been taking my heart has been. See the full list of hurry sundown cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Burgess meredith said himself, that he wasnt born to be a leading man, yet somehow he always managed to create a magnetic draw toward any performance of his. Composed by clarence williams 18931965 and richard huey, a gospelturnedbroadway singer popular during the wwii era. Nothing amazing, but some entertaining stereotypical. The audio is good as well, and hugo montenegros overlooked music score is one of the films definite assets. The song was commissioned by director otto preminger, who wanted a theme song for his 1967 film hurry sundown. Henry warren is an unscrupulous and racist landowner obsessed with buying. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. To present this expanded edition of hurry sundown, intrada transferred the 35mm multichannel scoring session masters, courtesy paramount pictures.
Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie hurry sundown composed by hugo montenegro, released by rca victor us in 1967 toggle navigation film music site news. Hurry sundown 1967 directed by otto preminger genres. The major discovery on hurry sundown is jones startling night wines. Hurry sundown henry warren michael caine is a landowner on the brink of making a big deal, but there are still two plots of land he needs to acquire. The audio is good as well, and hugo montenegros overlooked music score is one of the film s definite assets. Gilden, a pseudonym for the married couple katya and bert gilden, it marked faye dunaways film debut. Caine in otto premingers 1967 drama hurry sundown which i discuss in. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. The film says our parents, children, neighbors, law enforcement officers. Diahann mention it in the legs are the last to go as being a bad experience a film about overcoming racism with a lot of racism going on behind the scenes. Premingers films continued to decline with skidoo 1968, a gangster comedy with a notable cast that included. Posted on november 15, 2014 december 11, 2018 by monstergirl posted in burgess meredith, burnt offerings 1976, charles laughton, classic tv, day of the locust 1975, diary of a chambermaid 1946, eileen heckart, franchot tone, hurry sundown 1967, jean renoir, joseph l. Rich packaging features flipperstyle booklet cover. I loved the novel so much, i reread it every year or so.
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