flashback42 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 The old King, on his deathbed, gives the young man a ring and a medallion, representing authority among these people. The young man, still reluctant, tries to hand them to his father, who would be insulted to accept them under these conditions. The young man finds out that his sister has been sold to another family -- for marriage -- for $6000. He threatens to report this to the police. Among this tribe, it is unthinkable to bring the police into anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 "You were very good today. You're going to be special, like your grandfather. That's it, you eat this, and I'll tell you a story. When the good Jesus was on the cross, the Roman soldiers had four nails, one big one for the heart. But a Gypsy guy was there, and he stole the one for the heart. The soldiers were looking all over for it, but Jesus could see what they could not -- that the Gypsy guy had it. So from that day on, Jesus promised the Gypsies they could roam the world and steal what they want." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 past 250 Views: Negotiations fail. The young man comes and snatches his sister back from the family that purchased her. Then he goes for his father with a shotgun. A chase through a crowd, and then up several floors of an empty building. The father tries to exit by a rope from an upper-story window, and the son blows him away. By the time he reaches ground floor, the police have arrived. confronting several scores of the young man's community. Many swear that the perpetrator was the ubiquitous Unidentified Black Male who commits so many of New York's violent crimes. Several saw him; none knew him. He got away. The young man, who has served as narrator throughout the film. walks with his people away from his father's graveside funeral, noting that he can not evade this responsibility, and he'll have to try to bring this people into the 20th Century. 1970s. B&W. Large cast of familiar names. A lot of talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 There have been nearly 300 Views. Nobody knows this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 duplicate deleated Edited by: flashback42 on Sep 20, 2013 1:24 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Is this an American movie? Doesn't ring a single bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It is indeed an American story. The "kingship" involved is territorial. It covers "New York and Eastern Pennsylvania", although there are others in that community who dispute that title. It involves a culture that was imported from abroad, and it has been compared to that body of tales involving --The Maf-- organized crime "families". It involves excellent ensemble acting, and some very familiar American performers in the cast. The mother's "tell you a story" passage was a deliberately planted clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The same woman who told her son the Crucifixion parable had a fortunetelling business . "You are under an evil curse due to the evil money that your husband left you. You must take it out of the bank and bury it beside your husband's grave on a moonless night...Well, if that frightens you, withdraw the money and bring it to me; I will bury it for you. Then the curse will go away..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback42 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 And very hard to clue up while making spare use of the terms "king" and "Gypsies". Getting close to 375 Views. Sarandon possibly the MVP of this cast, but they all did very well. Your thread, Sixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 mr 6, your thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Many of this film's viewers are likely in costume and talk back to the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 The Rocky Horror Picture Show ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 You bet'cha Your thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Man on the run with not one but two women (wow!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 A gangster owes him a lot of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The gangster helps the man escape from prison, hoping he will get killed during the jailbreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 One of the women is his girlfriend, the other a hostage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Sounds somewhat like *Black Tuesday* ? EGR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 No, haven't seen that one; an earlier movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The villain later became a popular and respected TV actor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Is the villian Raymond Burr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Is the villain Raymond Burr? Edited by: finance on Oct 2, 2013 5:29 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emgee66 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 So the movie is....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 RAW DEAL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 RAW DEAL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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