Pressure point 1962 pressure point unfolds when a young psychiatrist peter falk, tvs columbo. Its an unusually empathetic film, small, contained, but flush with insight into postdepression, prewwii race relations. Explaining the tragic results of the case, the older psychiatrist encourages his younger. In a 20year career from 1955 to 1975, he directed only a dozen films and tv episodes. Certainly in a league with eliah kazans a face in the crowd starring andy griffith. Frustrated by his inability to help an africanamerican patient who hates whites, a psychiatrist peter falk asks his superior. In a 20year career from 1955 to 1975, he directed only a. This is a dramatic film that makes its point and leaves you satisfied with the final conclusion. Pressure point 1962 the name of hubert cornfield 19292006 does not loom large over hollywood. Pressure point is a 1962 psychological drama film about a prison psychiatrist who is called upon to treat a nazi. Pressure point, starring sidney poitier and bobby darin practically burned a hole in movie screens in 1962, a year in which a handful of films were pushing many envelopes that had never been pushed, and none of them pushed the. A film that, while a product of its time remains chillingly immediate in its depiction of hate, pressure point has sidney poitier as a prison psychiatrist, who, much to his own surprise, is tasked with trying to get through to a virulently racist, antisocial nazi sympathizer played by bobby darin, leading to a disturbingly textured study of. Stanley kramer, the film s producer, was a major player in the socialproblem genre, part of the cinematic variant of the studies of social and. Pressure point 1962 codirectors hubert cornfield and stanley kramer created a powerful and terrifying portrait of the psychology of indoctrination in the overlooked film pressure point.
Varmam, the corresponding concept in tamil traditional. Pressure point hubert cornfield, 1962 dennis grunes. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Lawrence of arabia won the academy award for best picture.
Pressure point is a 1962 psychological drama film about a prison psychiatrist who is called upon to treat a nazi sympathizer during world war ii. Like all his other performances, the role is flawless. Original soundtrack from the classic film pressure point. The film was produced by stanley kramer and kramer was noted for bringing very difficult subject matter. The film was based on the short story destinys tot by robert lindner. Pressure point first aid, a point on the body where direct pressure is applied to constrict blood flow in the event of bleeding acupuncture point, in traditional chinese medicine. In 1962, sidney poitier and bobby darin appeared as a prison psychiatrist and an american nazi in pressure point dir. His score is as surreal and weird as the film isand its a phenomenal piece of work, breathtaking in its ability to set the mood and especially underscore the sick mind of the bobby darin character. Political psychology, screen adaptation, and the management. The patient almost no one in pressure point is given a name is a nazi sympathizer in world war ii, and in 1962, that must have seemed like a hopelessly dated cause to explore, even if it was meant to be somewhat metaphorical and.
Pressure point 1962 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. He did receive an oscar nomination for his next picture, captain newman, m. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Pressure point, starring sidney poitier and bobby darin practically burned a hole in movie screens in 1962, a year in which a handful of films were pushing many envelopes that had never been pushed, and none of them pushed the envelope harder and further than pressure point.
Civil rightsera hollywood in 1962 doctor sidney poitier recounts to young psychiatrist peter falk his experiences 20 years earlier treating a nazi sympathizer bobby darin whose development of racist and sociopathic views are explored. Sidney poitier, peter falk, bobby darin, barry gordon. Pressure point, no matter how true or honest, is propaganda. Pressure point, bluray, dramaclassics, 887090116602. The same goes for pressure points attempted and some would say, failed emphasis on social problems. Now 2016 a lot of israel particularly judah need to hear the truth from esau red man. Pressure point is a film directed by hubert cornfield and starring sidney poitier, bobby darin, peter falk. Set shortly after wwii, bobby darrin plays an american nazi in prison for his role in. Also starring the one and only peter falk, who will always be colombo to me. The film was produced by stanley kramer and kramer was noted for. The film i highly recommend and always praise is 1965s a patch of blue. The superior relates a case from his own past during world war ii when he treated a young nazi bobby darin who despised blacks. He has graced the cinema world with a mastery beyond simple words to describe his importance in film. Film historians have called poitier things like saint sidney for the heroic good roles he played back in the day as the first black leading man in mainstream films.
My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. It is about a black prison psychiatrist is assigned the distasteful task of helping a paranoid american nazi charged with sedition. Hubert cornfield, us, a not particularly successful socialproblem film. Pressure point dvd, uaafi anniversary edition for sale. This was bobby darins fourth film and perhaps the best in his brief career.
This was the illfated film that accompanied brando and costar rita morenos love affair, which led, you may recall, to morenos attempted suicide. One of the pioneering films of the early sixties, allowing for more freedom of the screen in terms of both subject matter and style, still waits to be rediscovered. Sidney poitiers psykiatriker forsoker bota rabid amerikansk nazist i en udda film som kanske ar lite praktigt men i ruggiga flashbacks. So, more or less, did cornfields career, although he would direct marlon brando in the night of the following day 1968. An africanamerican prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted nazi. Pressure point stood no chance next to such a wonderful example of a film done right. Pressure point is a film directed by hubert cornfield with sidney poitier, bobby darin, peter falk, carl benton reid, year. Pressure point 1962 hubert cornfield, stanley kramer. At that time racial tensions were at an alltime high and yet they were changing for the better. Pressure point on bluray 887090116602 from olive films. Pressure point 1962 hubert cornfield, stanley kramer, sidney poitier, bobby darin, peter falk, drama april 19, 2017 an africanamerican prison psychiatrist sidney poitier finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate bobby darin with bigoted nazi tendencies. Pressure point official trailer this was bobby darins fourth film and perhaps the best in his brief career.
Overview of pressure point, 1962, directed by hubert cornfield, with sidney poitier, bobby darin, peter falk, at turner classic movies. Set shortly after wwii, bobby darrin plays an american nazi in prison for his role in a small riot. A doctor poitier in a psychiatric institution is asked to reassign a patient to a. In pressure point, sidney stars as the character simply known as doctor. Pressure point is a 1962 american film directed by hubert cornfield and starring sidney poitier and bobby darin.
Frustrated by his inability to help an africanamerican patient who hates whites, a psychiatrist peter falk asks his superior sidney poitier to release him from the case. Elementary psychology is driven home with sledgehammer associative cutting from a violent fantasy about the patients mother to the alcoholic father tenderising meat, from a mezuzah on the doorframe of a spurning lover to a swastika flag but poitier and surly, potatofaced darin underplay coyly, and cornfield and haller discover a few truly striking images. Pressure point 1962 rotten tomatoes unable to get through to a particularly hostile patient, psychiatrist peter falk goes to grayhaired senior shrink sidney poitier for advice. Essentially a conformist psychological melodrama, pressure point. To score pressure point, director stanley kramer turned to his frequent composing partner, ernest gold. In september 1962, pressure point was released and it was a highlight in. A film that, while a product of its time remains chillingly immediate in its depiction of hate, pressure point has sidney poitier as a prison psychiatrist, who, much to his own surprise, is tasked with trying to get through to a virulently racist, antisocial nazi sympathizer played by bobby darin, leading to a disturbingly textured study of racism, hatred, and the horrific way it takes root in the human mind. Pressure point 1962, a film by hubert cornfield theiapolis. Having just watched this film for the first time, even though it was released in 1962, i was surprised to see how contemporary the themes are. An africanamerican prison psychiatrist sidney poitier finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate bobby darin with bigoted nazi tendencies. Pressure point 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec 28, 2009 to score pressure point, director stanley kramer turned to his frequent composing partner, ernest gold. Though much of the film is grimly realistic in the black and white style so popular at the time, darins dream sequences while. Staring mary munday, carl reid, howard caine and richard bakalyan.
Its pressure point, which almost but not quite made a fullblown movie star out of bobby darin. Watch pressure point online stream full movie directv. Stanley kramer, the films producer, was a major player in the socialproblem genre, part of the cinematic variant of the studies of social and political problems that had gained unprecedented. Sidney poitier is starring, alongside bobby darin, peter falk, carl benton reid, mary munday and barry gordon. Explaining the tragic results of the case, the older psychiatrist encourages his. The film earns little notice beyond dedicated cinema admirers, this despite pressure points surehanded attempt to prod and understand it asks why people hate.
A pressure point is an area on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated pressure point may also refer to. In this catandmouse political thriller, a talented african american psychiatrist must treat a cunning, paranoiac nazi sympathizer. Jul 17, 2018 pressure point 1962 codirectors hubert cornfield and stanley kramer created a powerful and terrifying portrait of the psychology of indoctrination in the overlooked film pressure point. Pressure point first aid, a point on the body where direct pressure is applied to constrict blood flow in the event of bleeding.
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