Crocevia della morte

Titolo originale: Miller's Crossing
Regia: Joel Coen | Ethan Coen |
Anno: 1990
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Thriller Crime
Tag: street gang | corruption | prohibition era | gun | gambling debt | gangster | loyalty | irish-american | irish mob | betrayal | organized crime | shootout | drunkenness | angry | aggressive | neo-noir | 1920s | clinical | violence | approving | embarrassed |
Cast: Gabriel Byrne | Marcia Gay Harden | John Turturro | Jon Polito | J.E. Freeman | Albert Finney | Mike Starr | Al Mancini | Steve Buscemi | Richard Woods | Tom Toner | Mario Todisco | Olek Krupa | Michael Jeter | Lanny Flaherty | Jeanette Kontomitras | Louis Charles Mounicou III | John McConnell | Danny Aiello III | Helen Jolly | Hilda McLean | Monte Starr | Don Picard | Salvatore H. Tornabene | Kevin Dearie | Michael Badalucco | Charles Ferrara | Esteban Fernández | George Fernández | Charles Gunning | Dave Drinkx | David Darlow | Robert LaBrosse | Carl Rooney | Jack Harris | Jery Hewitt | Sam Raimi | John Schnauder Jr. | Zolly Levin | Joey Ancona | Bill Raye | William Preston Robertson | Frances McDormand | Michael P. Cahill |

1929, in una città americana dell'Est: un potente e corrotto pezzo da 90 si scontra, a causa di una donna, con il suo amico e consigliere, mentre è in corso una lotta acerrima con un boss della malavita italoamericana. Film violento ma raffreddato, con risvolti di grottesco umorismo, dove l'intreccio tra politica, affari e criminalità organizzata è un dato di fatto quasi scontato, organico e non patologico.

Approfondimenti

Sam Raimi: Gunman with two pistols during the Sons of Erin Club gunfight. D
The character of "Rug" Daniels takes his name from his unconvincing hairpiece. After he is killed, a [...] D
In the argot of the criminal element, as often heard in early cops and robbers movies, yegg is a ter [...] D
The fight poster in Drop Johnson's apartment has as the under card a fight featuring "Bunky Knudsen. [...] D
Writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen suffered writer's block while writing Crocevia della morte (1990). [...] D
Albert Finney: In drag, as the matron dressed in black and white, on Tom's left as Tom enters the la [...] D
Jon Polito was only 39 years old when he played Johnny Caspar, the same age as Gabriel Byrne, despit [...] D
Frances McDormand: the mayor's secretary D
Bernie is referred to as a Schmatte. 'Schmatte' is a Yiddish word for an old rag and was also used c [...] D
Julia Roberts, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Jason Leigh auditioned to play Verna. D
Trey Wilson was the original choice to play Leo, but he died suddenly just before production began, [...] D
Tom Regan takes a significant beating over the course of this movie. He's punched in the face 12 tim [...] D
The film's cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld married his wife Susan at the wrap party on a riverboat [...] D
This was the Coen Brothers' first collaboration with Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. D
The Miller of the title comes from the Coen Brothers' frequent film editor, Michael R. Miller. D
'Twist' is a slang term for a girl or woman, often used derogatorily. D
The character Eddie Dane was originally written for Peter Stormare and was to be named The Swede. St [...] D
John Turturro based his performance on the film's cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld. D
The 1988 draft written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen included a cast list of potential actors to play [...] D
In a 2015 interview Jon Polito revealed that, during the production, a distressed Marcia Gay Harden, [...] D
While writing the screenplay, the Coen brothers tentatively titled the film "The Bighead"-their nick [...] D
Steve Buscemi was cast as Mink Larouie because he could speak faster than anyone else. D
Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld told the Coen brothers that the forest scenes should be shot during [...] D
Body count: 14 D
This is one of three Coen Brothers films to not be edited by the brothers themselves under the pseud [...] D
Irish tenor Frank Patterson performance of "Danny Boy" was recorded under the Coen Brothers directio [...] D
The city where the story takes place is never named directly in the film. However, there is a clue l [...] D
Although he was a native Irishman playing a lieutenant to an Irish mobster, the Coens did not origin [...] D
The line "Jesus, Tom" is said 8 times: 3 times by Leo, and once each by Frankie, Mink, Bernie, Chief [...] D
The last Coen brothers film on which Barry Sonnenfeld worked as cinematographer. He claims it as his [...] D
Among other details that give hints as to where the events of the film may take place (although it i [...] D
The character of Leo was written for Trey Wilson, who played Nathan Arizona, Sr, in the Coens' previ [...] D
Reagan toasts Volstead outside Caspar's premises during the police raid. Andrew Volstead was the spo [...] D
The Coen Brothers reportedly turned down Batman (1989) because it would have interfered with this fi [...] D
In the newspaper shown at about 1:07:30, there is a story "Party Boss Loses Municipal Contract". Nex [...] D
When Tom visits Clarence Johnson, he searches for his flat number on the mail boxes. The last one of [...] D
Movie was filmed in the childhood home of comedian Mark Normand in New Orleans. D
In the script, the film takes place in 1929. D
The film never expressly states in what year it takes place. The Model A Fords seen throughout the f [...] D
Eddie Dane was originally named Bluepoint in the screenplay. D
This is part of a small group of films that weren't edited by the Coen brothers themselves (under th [...] D
The main theme of the soundtrack is based on the Irish tune "Lament for Limerick". D
Richard Jenkins was heavily considered for a role, but ended up losing it to Albert Finney. D
Jon Polito was originally offered the role of Eddie Dane but he campaigned for the part of Johnny Ca [...] D

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Errori

When Tom and the other mobsters go into the woods and find the dead Mink, for a brief moment, his fa [...] D
When Verna and Tom are talking in the women's dressing room, Verna slugs him. As he staggers away, t [...] D
When Johnny Caspar is being driven up to Tom Reagan's apartment building he is talking about how to [...] D
Caspar repeatedly refers to Bernie as "the Schmatte" - Yiddish slang for "a worthless person". Berni [...] D
When Tom is picked up by TicTac and The Dane before they go looking for the body in the woods the st [...] D
After The Dane punches Tom to the floor in Caspar's house and threatens to beat Mink's fate out of T [...] D
At 20 minutes into the film, when Tom Reagan pours his third drink at the bar, he never drinks it. W [...] D
The robe that Verna wears when Tom visits her the morning after he loses his hat keeps changing posi [...] D
After the Sons of Erin club blows up, a burning body flies out onto the street. In the subsequent sh [...] D
When Tom is picked up by TicTac and The Dane before they go looking for the body in the woods the st [...] D
After Tom shoots Bernie, he leaves his fingerprints all over the gun. D
Towards the end of the opening scene, the cigar on Leo O'Bannion's desk mysteriously changes positio [...] D
At 00:36:10, when Tom talks with Verna, she's holding cigarette between the forefinger and the middl [...] D
The US flag in the mayor's office in the 1920s appears to be a 50-star flag. D
When Tom is taking Bernie out into the woods, in one shot Bernie's shirt is clean, in the next it is [...] D
At 00:03:36, Tom drinks his Whiskey, so the glass is almost empty. Later, at 00:04:50, when Johnny i [...] D
Tom's whiskey glass on Leo's desk disappears after he confesses to Leo. D
At 20 minutes into the film, when Tom Reagan pours his third drink at the bar, he never drinks it. W [...] D
At 0:16:48 when the boy pulls the wig off the dead man, the dead mans bottom lip moves D
When Tom throws the glass at the mirror in the woman's washroom, the cracks in the glass change betw [...] D
In the scene where Leo uses the Thompson sub-machine gun he should have had to reload at least 6 tim [...] D
After Tom loses his hat to Verna, he goes to her apartment and spends the night (Apartment #3). Yet, [...] D
When the little boy finds Rug Daniels in the alley, as he takes off his toupee, the body's mouth and [...] D
Verna dials 911 when Tom Regan comes to her apartment, on the night of the hit on Leo's house. In th [...] D
When the Dane goes to Verna's apartment, Verna pulls a gun out of her purse on the bed and points it [...] D
The position of the police chief's arms while talking to Tom during the attack on Leo's club. D

Frase

Leo O'Bannion: Goddamn kid's just like a twist! D
Eddie Dane: I am gonna send you to a deep, dark pl [...] D
[repeated line] Tom Reagan: I'll think about it. D
Eddie Dane: Jesus, I open my mouth, the whole worl [...] D
Leo O'Bannion: Seein' you mope around here ruins m [...] D
Eddie Dane: How'd you get the fat lip? Tom Reagan [...] D
Tic-Tac: I told you to put one in his brain, not i [...] D
O'Doole: Guttin' the golden calf again! I don't kn [...] D
Tom Reagan: You don't hold elected office in this [...] D
Tom Reagan: Miss me? Verna: Drop dead! D
Tom Reagan: If I'd known we were gonna cast our fe [...] D
Johnny Caspar: It's gettin' so a businessman can't [...] D
Mink: Listen, Bernie wants to see you. It's import [...] D
Tom Reagan: Drop Johnson? He play your book much? [...] D
Verna: You're a pathetic rumhead! Tom Reagan: And [...] D
Bernie: Don't smart me! See I wanna watch you squi [...] D
Tom Reagan: Tell Lazarre no hard feelings. Lazarr [...] D
Tom Reagan: It's not Leo's debt. I'll pay me own w [...] D
Johnny Caspar: I'm talkin' about friendship. I'm t [...] D
Eddie Dane: You understand that if we don't find a [...] D
Terry: The old man's still an artist with a Thomps [...] D
Verna: Why don't we just pick up and leave town? T [...] D
[Last lines] Leo O'Bannion: Dammit, Tom, I forgiv [...] D
Tom Reagan: You're a fickle boy, Mink. The Dane fi [...] D
Verna: Maybe that's why I like you, Tom. I've neve [...] D
Johnny Caspar: One thing I always try to teach my [...] D
Eddie Dane: Not so fast, there, Kaputnik. D
Tic-Tac: You gotta remember to put one in his BRAI [...] D
Tom Reagan: Last I heard, Leo was still running th [...] D
Tom Reagan: [on finding someone sitting in the dar [...] D
Adolph: Hey, horses got knees? Tom Reagan: I don' [...] D
Leo O'Bannion: You hear about Rug? Tom Reagan: Ye [...] D
Tony: No small talk, huh? They shoot your horse? [...] D
Tom Reagan: I am awake. Tad: Your eyes are shut. [...] D
Tom Reagan: Is there a point... or are you just br [...] D
Verna: What're you chewin' over? Tom Reagan: Drea [...] D
Tom Reagan: Think about what protecting Bernie get [...] D
Tic-Tac: [finds a corpse] It's hanky time! D
Eddie Dane: Where's Leo? Hitman at Verna's: If I [...] D
Verna: Leo's got the right idea. I like him, he's [...] D
Johnny Caspar: Friends is a mental state. Wuddya s [...] D
Tom Reagan: So, uh, you didn't see Bernie Birnbaum [...] D
Eddie Dane: Very smart. What were you doing at the [...] D
Tom Reagan: If you want me to keep my mouth shut, [...] D
Eddie Dane: Hey, Tic-Tac! You ever notice how the [...] D
Tic-Tac: C'mon, Tom. Boss wants to see ya. He didn [...] D
[repeated line] Tom Reagan: Nobody knows anybody, [...] D
Verna: What did you tell Leo? Tom Reagan: I told [...] D
Leo O'Bannion: I figure I can still trade body-blo [...] D
O'Doole: Look, don't nobody ask me, since I'm just [...] D
Caspar's Driver: Ain't it the life, though? D
Eddie Dane: You dumpin' Leo for the guy who put a [...] D
Tom Reagan: Hello, Brian. Still fighting the good [...] D
Johnny Caspar: You double-cross once - where's it [...] D
Johnny Caspar: [after killing Eddie Dane] That son [...] D
Verna: I thought you said you didn't care about Le [...] D
Johnny Caspar: You got references? You been to col [...] D
Tom Reagan: So what's the deal, you get to live an [...] D
Tom Reagan: Then it's not just the money he's afte [...] D
Bernie: Look in your heart! Look in your heart! T [...] D
Eddie Dane: You are so goddamn smart. Except you a [...] D
Leo O'Bannion: If I never see him again, it would [...] D
Eddie Dane: Up is down, black is white. D
Verna: What you doing? Tom Reagan: Walking... Ve [...] D
Verna: That's you all over, Tom. A lie and no hear [...] D
Verna: That's not why you came, either. Tom Reaga [...] D
Johnny Caspar: When you're right you're right, but [...] D
Tom Reagan: You can't hijack me, Tic-tac, we're on [...] D
Leo O'Bannion: So you wanna kill him... Eddie Dan [...] D
Tom Reagan: Tell Leo he's not God on the throne, h [...] D
Johnny Caspar: You can't say, "I told you so." To [...] D
Tom Reagan: Rug Daniels is dead. Verna: Gee, that [...] D
Johnny Caspar: You think that I'm some guinea, fre [...] D
Tom Reagan: [after the attempt on Leo's life] Who' [...] D
Tom Reagan: Nobody knows anybody. Not that well. D
Verna: Shouldn't you be doing your job? Tom Reaga [...] D
Johnny Caspar: What is this, the high hat? D
Leo O'Bannion: You ain't got a license to kill boo [...] D
Tom Reagan: My chin's hanging out right next to yo [...] D
[Tom holds Bernie at gunpoint, and walks him out d [...] D
Tom Reagan: Close your eyes ladies! I'm comin' in! D
Mink: Hey Tom, what's the rumpus? D
O'Doole: Jesus, Tom, I was just speculatin' about [...] D
Verna: I guess we both double-crossed Leo. He's we [...] D
Tom Reagan: All in all not a bad guy - if looks, b [...] D
Verna: You think you've raised hell. Tom Reagan: [...] D
Andy: Hello, Tom. How are ya? Care to scrape a knu [...] D

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