retrospective
The Hellstrom Chronicle
The Hellstrom Chronicle | Walon Green, Ed Spiegel | US 1971 | 90 Min
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Sa,30.09.▸13:00
© 1971 WBEI
In diesem spektakulären Zusammenzug aus Dokumentation und SF-Horrorvision berichtet der fiktive Dr. Hellstrom davon, dass Insekten den Überlebenskampf gegen den Menschen wohl letztendlich gewinnen würden und belegt das mit etlichen Thesen. Illustriert werden diese mit Aufnahmen von Schmetterlingen, Wespen, Ameisen und viel anderem Kleingetier, atemberaubend eingefangen von drei Kameramännern und arrangiert zu Lalo Schifrins beunruhigender Musik. The Hellstrom Chronicle, ausgezeichnet mit einem Oscar, entfaltet auch heute noch seine ganze Wucht, wohl nicht zuletzt weil man ahnt, dass der gute Doktor mit vielen seiner Thesen Recht hatte. (mk)
Walon Green, Ed Spiegel
Green, Walon & Spiegel, Ed collaborated on The Hellstrom Chronicle after having worked for producer David L. Wolper on the long-running National Geographic Specials. In his career, Green wrote or co-wrote screenplays for famous films like The Wild Bunch, RoboCop 2, and Eraser and directed documentaries in the 1970s. Spiegel (d. 2010) was an editor and second-unit director on Salt of the Earth (1954). Aside from his work as a documentary filmmaker and film teacher, he is also known for his seminal book The Innocence of the Eye – A Filmmaker’s Guide.
Green, Walon & Spiegel, Ed collaborated on The Hellstrom Chronicle after having worked for producer David L. Wolper on the long-running National Geographic Specials. In his career, Green wrote or co-wrote screenplays for famous films like The Wild Bunch, RoboCop 2, and Eraser and directed documentaries in the 1970s. Spiegel (d. 2010) was an editor and second-unit director on Salt of the Earth (1954). Aside from his work as a documentary filmmaker and film teacher, he is also known for his seminal book The Innocence of the Eye – A Filmmaker’s Guide.