The Shadow
The Shadow
Directed by:
Russell MulcahyScreenplay:
David KoeppCinematography:
Stephen H. BurumComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters, James Hong, Joseph Maher, Andre Gregory, Max Wright (more)VOD (2)
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In another, better time, crime boss Lamont Cranston, using the name Ying Ko, ruled Tibet's underworld. Then someone slashed him with a strange and powerful weapon, changing Cranston forever, both physically and psychically. Now, he lurks in the shadows of Manhattan, battling gangsters -- including one particularly evil man who has followed him from Tibet. (official distributor synopsis)
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A superbly stylized and, in my opinion, deliberately trashy comic spectacle, which also boasts some very good special effects and a reliably great score by Jerry Goldsmith (who was obviously "preparing" for the upcoming Kong, Mummy, etc. soundtracks when composing The Shadow theme). I was perhaps only concerned about Alec Baldwin in the lead role, but in the end I have to say that his acting fit the film as well as Tim Curry's crazy expressions or Mongolian warriors running around New York.__P.S. It seemed to me that the whole Tibetan opening and the first New York scene were borrowed and filmed in their own way by the Nolan brothers for Batman Begins.
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