Green Fire
- Stewart Granger: Rian X. Mitchell
- Grace Kelly: Catherine Knowland
- Paul Douglas: Vic Leonard
- John Ericson: Donald Knowland
- Murvyn Vye: El Moro
- Torvay José Manuel
- Robert Tafur: Father Ripero
- Joe Dominguez: José
Green Fire is an American film directed by Andrew Marton from 1954. Was used as master on the novel by Peter W. Rainier.
Action
The adventurer Rian Mitchell found on the mountain Carrere in Colombia a historic mines, the rock suggests large emerald deposits. On the way back Rian is attacked and injured by local bandits. He comes into the care of Catherine Knowland, the lovely owner of a coffee plantation, and is quickly back to health thanks to their care.
Rian continues with the next river steamer to the capital in order to convince his partner Vic Leonard thereof, to participate in the development of the suspected gemstone deposits. Although Vic has already accepted a new job abroad, Rian manages to stop him with a trick at the departure. Back in the wild hires Rian on Colombian workers and built with the help of a camp near the mine. The weekends spent Rian on the plantation in order to deepen his relationship with Catherine.
The degradation Go to work only slowly. While Vic wants to give up, promises Rian Catherine's brother Donald a share of the profits if this provides his harvest helpers to speed up the work on the mountain. As a result, the plantation is threatened with ruin. Catherine and Vic distance themselves increasingly by Rian. Distrust and disappointment culminate when Donald is overrun and killed in an accident on the mountain from a stone.
To make matters worse could also mean a flood the final end of the plantation, because the nearby river - triggered by the tailings from the mine - is blazing the new run. Only a blast of the mountain and thus the task of the Emerald search promise salvation. Rian refuses and draws only by the sight of a desperate Catherine. At the same moment the three of El Moro and his gang are attacked. Going it alone is Rian bleed through to the prepared explosives and thus enables the withdrawal of Catherine and Vic. Bursting succeeds huge masses of rock fall to the valley and ensure that the flow returns to its old bed. Rian escapes unharmed and Catherine can close happy in the arms.
Background
- The exterior shots in the Colombian wilderness brought for Cast and Crew enormous hardships with it. Some areas could only be reached by mule, was temporarily stayed in houseboats. Grace Kelly told the gossip columnist Hedda Hopper later sorrowfully: " It was not pleasant. We worked at a pathetic village - miserable huts and dirty. . Part of the crew got shipwrecked ... It was awful " ( German :" It was not a pleasure We were working in a miserable village - miserable huts and dirty Part of the crew was shipwrecked .... It was terrible ". .. )
- In a dialogue scene with Stewart Granger Grace Kelly reveals that she " was never really in love and waiting for a Prince Charming ." As the distribution of the film after the announcement of the engagement to Prince Rainier started again, this line made the audience for laughter.
- Although the film should continue the great adventure films of that time, he failed with critics and audiences.
Reviews
" Dangers, passions and struggles in finding two engineers for an emerald mine in Colombia. Varied, exciting adventure drama with precision craftsmanship, effective action passages, impressive landscapes and excellent performers. "