导演:爱德华·迪麦特雷克
主演:乔治·佩帕德 艾伦·拉德 卡罗尔·贝克
关键词:江湖男女 天姿云 佩帕德 休禾 工业家 欲绝 霍华德
GeorgePeppardplaysahard-drivenindustrialistmorethanalittlereminiscentofHowardHug
GeorgePeppardplaysahard-drivenindustrialistmorethanalittlereminiscentofHowardHughes. Whilehebuildsairplanes,directsmoviesandbreakshearts,hisfriendsandloverstrytoreachhishumanside,andfindthatit'sanuphillbattle. Thefilm'stitleisametaphorforself-promotingtycoonswhoperformquickfinancialtakeovers,imposedictatorialcontrolsforshort-termprofits,thenmoveontogreenerpastures. TheCarpetbaggersisthekindoftrashyclassicmostpeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheyenjoyedbackintheearly60s. ButthisHaroldRobbinsadaptationissocheerfullyvulgar,it'shardnottohaveagoodtime-especiallygiventhethinlyveiledportraitofHowardHughesatitscenter.GeorgePeppardplaystheheel-hero,whofoundsanairlinecompanyinthe1920sandbuysamoviestudiointhe1930s,crushingfriendsandmistressesalongtheway. Thehighcheesefactorisaidedbythegood-timecast:CarrollBakerasPeppard'shotstepmom,BobCummings(quitefunny)asacynicalagent,andElizabethAshley,whomarriedPeppard,inherdebut-uncharacteristically,asagoodgirl. OnesadnoteisAlanLadd,lookingandsoundingveryend-of-the-lineinhisfinalrole,asaman'smancowboystar. ElmerBernstein'sswaggeringscorehelpsgoosetheactionalong.
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