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L'apprenti criminel

Titre original : Apprentice to Murder
  • 1988
  • PG-13
  • 1h 37min
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Mia Sara, Donald Sutherland, and Chad Lowe in L'apprenti criminel (1988)
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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe small beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch community is rocked by a series of bizarre events which lead to a web of deception, violence and murder. Apprentice to Murder is a story of infatuation... Tout lireThe small beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch community is rocked by a series of bizarre events which lead to a web of deception, violence and murder. Apprentice to Murder is a story of infatuation with love, dreams, and out-of-world temptations.The small beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch community is rocked by a series of bizarre events which lead to a web of deception, violence and murder. Apprentice to Murder is a story of infatuation with love, dreams, and out-of-world temptations.

  • Réalisation
    • Ralph L. Thomas
  • Scénario
    • Wesley Moore
    • Allan Scott
  • Casting principal
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Chad Lowe
    • Mia Sara
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  • NOTE IMDb
    5,0/10
    849
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    • Réalisation
      • Ralph L. Thomas
    • Scénario
      • Wesley Moore
      • Allan Scott
    • Casting principal
      • Donald Sutherland
      • Chad Lowe
      • Mia Sara
    • 12avis d'utilisateurs
    • 9avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • John Reese
    Chad Lowe
    Chad Lowe
    • Billy Kelly
    Mia Sara
    Mia Sara
    • Alice Spangler
    Knut Husebø
    • Lars Hoeglin
    Rutanya Alda
    Rutanya Alda
    • Elma Kelly
    Eddie Jones
    Eddie Jones
    • Tom Kelly
    Mark Burton
    • Clay Myers
    Adrian Sparks
    Adrian Sparks
    • Irwin Myers
    Tiger Haynes
    • Rufus
    Minnie Gentry
    • Mam Isobel
    Blain Fairman
    Blain Fairman
    • Foreman
    Mert Hatfield
    Mert Hatfield
    • Sheriff
    Keith Edwards
    • Cop 1
    Chris Langman
    • Patterson
    Lars Hiller
    • Prouty
    Ed Wiley
    Ed Wiley
    • Mr. Krieglander
    Agnete G. Haaland
    • Mrs. Krieglander
    Irina Eidsvold
    • Jessica
    • Réalisation
      • Ralph L. Thomas
    • Scénario
      • Wesley Moore
      • Allan Scott
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    5Coventry

    Pow-Wow … Not Too "Wow-Awesome"

    This is quite weird… "Apprentice to Murder" combines three major elements that I always deliberately seek for in horror/cult movies, but rarely ever find together. And yet, in spite of featuring this rather unique potpourri, the film sadly left me Siberian cold. For starters (1) the film is obscure and incredibly hard to find. Usually there's a good reason for this, but personally I still hope to stumble upon some genuine undiscovered gems from time to time. Then (2) the story is based, or at least loosely inspired, by true events. More than often, facts are far more astounding than fiction could ever be. And finally but foremost (3), "Apprentice to Murder" takes place in the 1920's and I personally think this is the most suitable time to narrate a tale of the macabre. The ambiance that comes with this decade is like automatically melancholic and downbeat. The people were poor, vulnerable to all sort of illnesses and petrified of God. Why there aren't any more horror movies timed in the 1920's is completely beyond me.

    "Apprentice to Murder" has all this, except that… well … the story, inspired by true events as they supposedly took place in Pennsylvania in 1927, honestly isn't worth telling. It's fairly dull and commonplace. Definitely not something to consider as thought-provoking or recognize as one of the darkest pages in recent history. Donald Sutherland, who couldn't look less interested in starring in this film, depicts a so- called Powwow Doctor practicing in a rural Pennsylvanian county, a few days of traveling away from Philadelphia. After his "cures" the father of a young illiterate adolescent with a drawing talent, he takes the boy under his wing as an apprentice. Dr. Reese teaches Billy to read and write and also gradually becomes convinced that he can also become a blessed healer, much against the will of Billy's girlfriend Alice. But Dr. Reese and especially his methods are unorthodox and often abased as witchery by the superstitious and deeply religious communion. When some of his cases don't end well, Billy is dragged along in a downwards spiral of accusations, curses and punishments.

    Director R.L. Thomas obviously treasured the best of intentions, but sadly doesn't manage to make full use of the contemporary folklore mysticism and small-town paranoia. For way too long, the screenplay exclusively focuses on the bonding sessions between the Dr. and his young acolyte. I swear, the undertones even get homosexual at certain moments, whereas the really interesting aspects of the story remain untouched. The actually disturbing ordeal our Powwow has to face (a creepy local hermit who may or not be the Devil himself) is incomprehensibly pushed to the background, like it's some kind of insignificant sub plot. The filming locations and set pieces are terrific, but apparently R.L Thomas and his crew had to travel to the beautiful region of Hordaland in Norway in order to recreate the rural Pennsylvania of 1927. "Apprentice to Murder" definitely remains a curious 80's feature, well worth checking out if you cherish cheap but ambitious cult cinema, but overall it's a missed opportunity.
    3merklekranz

    Rather lame folktale ........

    Donald Sutherland plays a pseudo priest / medicine man in what is supposed to be Pennsylvania Dutch Country, but is actually Norway. Unfortunately this based on fact Devil hunt, doesn't have enough of a story to maintain interest for 97 minutes, and a romantic subplot comes across as nothing but an afterthought. The real problem with "Apprentice to Murder" however, is the fatal flaw of not playing fair with it's audience. What is presented as fact, is suddenly turned upside down, as relates to the powers of a suspected "Devil". If a movie is going to basically trick people for the sake of sensationalism, it better present the trick in a way that leaves room for actually being able to believe the outcome. - MERK
    3planktonrules

    A film set in a Pennsylvania GERMAN community...made by Canadians and filmed in Norway!!

    This direct to video film has a strange pedigree. It's supposed to be set in a Pennsylvania Dutch town and is made by a Canadian production company...and it was filmed in Norway!! To make it even more confusing, the term 'Pennsylvania Dutch' is an erroneous one, as the settlers were Germans, not Dutch...and the word 'Deutsch' (meaning German) was somehow bastardized into Dutch. I mention this because my family is originally from that part of the country and my relatives HATE folks thinking when they are Dutch when they are usually German or French-German. Now that I've given you a bit of a history lesson, on to the film!

    The film claims to be based on a true story. It stars Donald Sutherland as an odd preacher/medicine man/exorcist as well as Chad Lowe (Rob's brother) as a young man working in a tannery (a really awful job). Over time, the young man becomes the assistant to the odd preacher and ultimately they get in trouble when an exorcism goes wrong.

    This is a weird film. It tells the story from the point of view of the preacher and his assistant. In their eyes, they did nothing wrong exactly....but the law saw it differently and you'll just have to see it to understand more about this.

    The acting is pretty good and the production values aren't bad. But the story itself is a bit nonsensical and weird...and not in good ways. I really am not completely sure why they even made this strange movie...suffice to say many people watching it will likely not be all that impressed with it.
    10CatherineYronwode

    Almost a Folk Magic Docu-Drama

    I love this movie and have recommended it to my students in folk-magic because it is closely based on a true story of murder, mysticism, and (possible) madness concerning a Pennsylvania Dutch Pow Wow doctor in the mid-1920s. Donald Sutherland is superb as John Reese, the highly eccentric conjure and herbalist. Chad Lowe is quite good as his young apprentice. The location shots, filmed in Norway, are spectacular -- not Pennsylvania Dutch country, exactly, but a wonderful rural landscape, with great old 19th century buildings. There is also a very good look at contemporaneous hoodoo practices, as the Pow Wow doctor seeks an outside consultation to cure his ills. If you're a prop and set decoration fan and knowledgeable about magic, look for the couple of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs (inexplicably called "hexagrams" -- the movie's one false step) that contain Norse bind-runes thrown in on them -- obviously that was the Norwegian prop-maker's little in-joke. This is a great little underrated classic, and the perfect vehicle for Donald Sutherland.
    5Rodrigo_Amaro

    A very weak movie

    "Apprentice to Murder" carries an interesting theme with its narrative about a young man (Chad Lowe) who befriends a medicine man (Donald Sutherland) who can feel the presence of demon in other people and decides to commit murders in the name of God. Sounds something you seen before in other movies but this time we have a real life story that took place in the late 1920's. However the movie fails to deliver an interesting story and also fails to make viewers curious or deeply interested in the story thanks to a slow oriented presentation that takes ages to reach its summit and present the horrific elements behind the final murder.

    Here's a regular and weak movie with some fine performances. Too bad those don't match with such a film that wastes the use of good actors (Eddie Jones is amazing as the boy's drunken father, and Donald plays the usual sinister type). The more it progresses the more the film gets stuck with repetition and a really progression of events that waste everybody's time. Don't waste yours, not even out of curiosity in seeing how the performances and settings go. 5/10.

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      Released on star maker vhs in Canada who did several direct to video movies in Canada
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      Referenced in Hex Hollow: Witchcraft and Murder in Pennsylvania (2015)

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    • Date de sortie
      • 1989 (Norvège)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Canada
      • États-Unis
      • Norvège
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Apprentice to Murder
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Bergen, Hordaland, Norvège
    • Sociétés de production
      • New World Pictures
      • Hot International A/S
      • K/S LLF Productions
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      • 466 369 $US
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    • Durée
      • 1h 37min(97 min)
    • Couleur
      • Color
    • Mixage
      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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