121 mins - United States 1977 Director: William Friedkin Starring: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer and Francisco Rabal After the twin successes of THE FRENCH CONNECTION and THE EXORCIST, director William Friedkin embarked upon the biggest production of his career. SORCERER is a gritty thriller in which desperate times call for desperate measures. A group of down-on-their-luck men, each fugitives from their respective countries, are offered a hefty financial reward if they drive two trucks, loaded with nitroglycerin needed to extinguish an oil well fire, over treacherous mountain dirt roads. Will they make it? SORCERER was not financially successful when it was originally released in 1977 and was drastically re-edited (against Friedkin's wishes) for its European release. Now, almost fifty years later, the film is recognised as a classic of American cinema and hailed by many as the filmmaker's masterpiece. Experience this amazing film on the big screen for maximum effect. “A fierce, austere and intriguing film: a cinematic concerto of pessimism.” The Guardian
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