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THE MISSING of its day.

posted 17 years ago by Carycomic
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I especially loved the mood music, with that zither! Properly nerve-wracking, it was.

[–] Eradan 17 years ago

I just watched Stalking Moon tonight and I'm sorry man, but I wasn't that impressed. I'd agree with you that it was roughly as good as Missing, but that's not saying much because Missing wasn't that great either....

If you're interested in this period, the three best movies are:

1. Ulzana's Raid

2. Chato's Land

3. Geronimo

Neither Missing or Stalking Moon comes anywhere near any of these....

[–] Carycomic 17 years ago

Then, I'm afraid we must agree to permanently disagree. Because, as far as I'm concerned, those three are aced out by DUEL AT DIABLO w/Sidney Poitier, James Garner, and Dennis Weaver. But, what I'm talking about here is Westerns that included elements of the psychological thriller!

And, in that regard, STALKING MOON and THE MISSING undeniably ace out the above three, as well.

"Here endeth the lesson."
---Sean Connery

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[–] majorsmith 17 years ago

Hi David,
so, you were an movie operator back in the sixties? I am one now, would love to hear more about this days in this profession!
I have an old IB Tech copy of Stalking Moon and just love it.

Best Regards from Switzerland
Christian

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[–] dreamonforever1 16 years ago

so that's what that instrument is? a zither?
can't remember the last time i heard a zither in a film...least of all, as a solo instrument. :-) i think it's more that minor (dis)chord that gets repeated over and over again, though, than the zither, that sets the film's mood, though.
you don't normally think of a zither as "mood music." :-)

gregory 072808

[–] themoviebuff2003 15 years ago

The most famous use of a zither was in the film THE THIRD MAN, and the song was called 'The Third Man Theme.'

[–] richard-III 10 years ago

It's also used in THE POWER, an interesting 1968 sci-fi thriller with Michael Rennie. Produced by George Pal, who also gave us THE TIME MACHINE (1960) and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953).

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