The film is based upon the events in the American Revolution in which Benedict Arnold offered to surrender the fort at West Point to the British in exchange for money. It stars Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, and Anne Francis.
dbc:Adventure_films_based_on_actual_events.dbr:List_of_films_about_the_American_Revolution.dbc:Cultural_depictions_of_Benedict_Arnold.wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/The_Scarlet_Coat_FilmPoster.jpeg?width=300.De film werd destijds uitgebracht onder de titel De fatale scharlaken mantel. The Scarlet Coat is een Amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1955 onder regie van John Sturges.È ambientato nel 1780 ed è basato sugli eventi della guerra d'indipendenza americana riguardanti Benedict Arnold, generale dell'esercito americano che tradì e passò al nemico. È un film di guerra a sfondo storico statunitense con Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding e George Sanders. Duello di spie (The Scarlet Coat) è un film del 1955 diretto da John Sturges.It was Olaf Hytten's last film appearance. The script is noted for its even-handedness in depicting both sides of the conflict. André is treated sympathetically in the film while Wilde's fictional Major Bolton is portrayed as more ruthless, particularly in the brutality he employs to accomplish his objectives.
Another important departure from history is that during the course of events André saves Bolton when the latter is arrested for being a spy, something that never occurred. Bolton betrays this friendship out of duty in the film, but Karl Tunberg's script ameliorates that difficulty by having Bolton make attempts to save Andre's life. While historically André and Major Benjamin Tallmadge, Bolton's historical counterpart, did meet shortly before André was to be hanged as a spy (Talmadge's regiment of light dragoons was charged with guarding André), their acquaintance was not the longer-term and deeper friendship suggested in the film. There is also some rivalry between the men for the love of a beautiful woman, the fictional Sally Cameron (Anne Francis). It weaves a spy/counterspy tale in which British and American counterparts, played by Michael Wilding as the historical personage Major John André and Cornel Wilde as the fictional Major John Bolton (Bolton being the "code name" used real life Continental Army Intelligence officer Benjamin Tallmadge for this film it is simply treated as the character's actual name), each unaware that the other is attempting to outsmart him for the sake of their countries, deal with issues of honor, loyalty, and friendship. The film purports to tell the story of the creation of the "American Secret Service".
Duel d'espions (titre original : The Scarlet Coat) est un film américain réalisé par John Sturges, sorti en 1955.Der scharlachrote Rock (Originaltitel The Scarlet Coat) ist ein US-amerikanischer Abenteuerfilm von John Sturges aus dem Jahr 1955 mit Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, Anne Francis und George Sanders in den Hauptrollen.lícula estatunidenca dirigida per John Sturges el 1955.
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