Alfred Hitchcock presents

Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge

Genre: Thriller

Erstausstrahlung: 20.12.59

Filmlänge: 23 Min.

Drehbuch: Harold Swanton nach einer Geschichte von Ambrose Bierce

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Regie: Robert Stevenson

Produzent:

Darsteller: Ronald Howard (Peyton Farquhar), Juano Hernandez (Josh), Kenneth Tobey (Col. Venable), James Coburn (Union soldier).

Inhaltsangabe: When Peyton Farquhar (Ronald Howard) attempts to burn down a bridge built by Union troops, he is caught and sentenced to hang for aiding in the Confederate cause. Escorted to the top of Owl Creek Bridge, Farquhar is sentenced to hang. But when the wooden plank drops, the rope snaps in two and Farquhar's body falls to the river below, where he loosens his tied wrists and swims away among a hail of bullets. Running through the forest, Farquhar seeks refuge with the assistance of Josh (Juano Hernandez), an old friend he once thought died in a house fire. Even when the two pass a regiment of Union troops, not one of the soldiers notices Farquhar. Finally arriving at his estate and mansion, the elated Farquhar catches a glimpse of his wife, who he thought died the previous week giving birth. Just as he's about to fall into the arms of his beloved woman, he suddenly......

Info: An episode you will not soon forget, a story you will always remember!

The short story on which this episode was also adapted for The Twilight Zone.

Neuverfilmungen:
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge 1964

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