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Marlon Brando (Apocalypse Now) and Richard Boone star in this taut psychological thriller that examines the darkest impulses of the human psyche. Set in Northern France, a gang of four professional criminals brazenly kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl (Pamela Franklin) from an airport in Paris as part of a meticulous plan to extort a ransom from the girl s father. Holding her prisoner in an isolated beach house, the gang s scheme runs perfectly until their personal demons surface and lead to a series of betrayals that culminate in an intense climax.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Tricky one to review this; basically I purchased this only because Pamela Franklin was in it - another one of Britain's finest actresses who seemed to disappear from the silver screen during the mid seventies.
Pamela Franklin plays the daughter of a rich french man who is kidnapped after stepping off a plane in France. Thing is, one is not sure whether she dreams the whole story - or worse still, has a 'twisted' fantasy about it!
Richard Boone is HORRIBLE as the sadistic abuser of this innocent girl - like pulling the wings off a Butterfly...
I must say; though I enjoy the film in parts, I do find it just a little too disturbing in places. For this reason, a recommendation for Pamela Franklin or Marlon Brando die-hard fans only.
Pamela Franklin plays the daughter of a rich french man who is kidnapped after stepping off a plane in France. Thing is, one is not sure whether she dreams the whole story - or worse still, has a 'twisted' fantasy about it!
Richard Boone is HORRIBLE as the sadistic abuser of this innocent girl - like pulling the wings off a Butterfly...
I must say; though I enjoy the film in parts, I do find it just a little too disturbing in places. For this reason, a recommendation for Pamela Franklin or Marlon Brando die-hard fans only.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Brando looks superb in this very under-rated 60s thriller. He is lean and muscular and (apart from a shockingy bad haircut or wig) looked better than he had in years. The film itself is Brando's all the way. He commands every scene he is in (which is no mean feat considering the barnstorming performance put in by co-star Richard Boone) and keeps the viewer hooked from start to finish. I recommend this film very highly.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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One of Brando's most under-rated films, 'The Night of the Following Day' shows that the great man wasn't just lean, mean & moody back in the '50's - here he is at the grand old age of 43 oozing cool & sex appeal from every pore.
I believe this was filmed in late 1967 & Marlon's slim & fit, dressed entirely in black with a (dyed?,wig?) blond barnet.
Best scene: the one with Brando & Jess Hahn which Marlon is clearly making up as he goes along - he starts talking about stealing oranges at one point & you (well I do) can guess that he's just improvising from seeing that there's some oranges on the table in front of him; then he knocks a beer bottle over on same table & almost tenderly replaces it in it's upright position. Rewind the scene & you can see him watching that beer bottle before he knocks it, thinking 'I could knock that bottle over '. Or perhaps this is just me seeing what I want to see, but I've never seen another actor who comes close to giving me the same sense of excitement I get watching Brando - just doing weird stuff like playing with beer bottles and oranges. You never knew what he'd do next.
I'm pretty sure Brando dismissed this film as one he just did for the money and ran, & OK it's no 'On the Waterfront' or 'Last Tango', not even a 'Young Lions' or a 'Reflections in a Golden Eye' (2 other hugely under-rated Brando films), but it's a good, fairly tense little crime thriller - & if this is Brando on auto-pilot taking the money & running then give me that to practically any other actor giving 100%.
Plus this has Pamela Franklin in it as the victim of Brando's gang - a great actress who the next year appeared as Maggie Smith's nemesis in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'.
Unbelievable that this is still unavailable on UK Region 2 DVD. Likewise 'Reflections in a Golden Eye'.
I believe this was filmed in late 1967 & Marlon's slim & fit, dressed entirely in black with a (dyed?,wig?) blond barnet.
Best scene: the one with Brando & Jess Hahn which Marlon is clearly making up as he goes along - he starts talking about stealing oranges at one point & you (well I do) can guess that he's just improvising from seeing that there's some oranges on the table in front of him; then he knocks a beer bottle over on same table & almost tenderly replaces it in it's upright position. Rewind the scene & you can see him watching that beer bottle before he knocks it, thinking 'I could knock that bottle over '. Or perhaps this is just me seeing what I want to see, but I've never seen another actor who comes close to giving me the same sense of excitement I get watching Brando - just doing weird stuff like playing with beer bottles and oranges. You never knew what he'd do next.
I'm pretty sure Brando dismissed this film as one he just did for the money and ran, & OK it's no 'On the Waterfront' or 'Last Tango', not even a 'Young Lions' or a 'Reflections in a Golden Eye' (2 other hugely under-rated Brando films), but it's a good, fairly tense little crime thriller - & if this is Brando on auto-pilot taking the money & running then give me that to practically any other actor giving 100%.
Plus this has Pamela Franklin in it as the victim of Brando's gang - a great actress who the next year appeared as Maggie Smith's nemesis in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'.
Unbelievable that this is still unavailable on UK Region 2 DVD. Likewise 'Reflections in a Golden Eye'.
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Entertaing enough
Not a great film but it is entertaing enough. Someone like Melville may have done something more memorable with the material. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Davy L
The Night of the Following Day [DVD] [1969] [Region 1] [US Import]...
The Night of the Following Day 1968
Audio Language English . DVD Widescreen Format. Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1. subtitles..English/spanish/french. Read more
Audio Language English . DVD Widescreen Format. Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1. subtitles..English/spanish/french. Read more
Published on 23 April 2010
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