The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters, sculptors, and photographers.
This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.
This sad and often moving portrait of a fading genius perfectly captures Nicholas Ray's love for the cinema and the influences that are felt still today by one of the giants of American cinema. Interviewees include Francois Truffaut, Natalie Wood and John Houseman, with the inimitable Nick Ray (eye patch and all) taking centre stage. A poignant look at a tragic figure.
19世纪末,传教士、探矿家和骗子在美国西部一个偏僻的小火车站等车。闲谈中他们讲起了最近发生的一桩著名的杀人案。声名狼藉的匪徒绢·卡拉斯被法庭宣判处以绞刑,因为他强奸了一名上校的妻子,还杀死了上校。这个案件扑朔迷离,当事人的说法都各不相同。卡拉斯的说法是:他先将上校绑了起来,然后把他的妻子强奸了,在最后的决斗中,他把上校杀了。而上校的妻子则是另一种说法:她说上校死在她的手上。法医的鉴定是:上校死于自杀。真实的情况究竟怎样?惟一的知情者探矿家目睹了事情发生的全过程,实际情况是:上校的妻子向卡拉斯卖弄风情,促使上校和卡拉斯展开决斗,而在决斗中,上校死在了自己的剑下。那把惟一可以作为物证的剑也被探矿家拿走。