Tracy Letts

Saw it in the movie theaters in 1986.

Directed by Jerzy Skolomowski, the great Polish director.

Of course.

Screenplay by William May and David Taylor based on a German novella by Siegfried Lenz.

The poster for this movie said, good versus evil, life versus death, Robert Duvall versus Klaus Maria Brandauer.

That's how they advertised the movie.

And as you mentioned, one of your favorites there.

I mean, that's how esteemed he was, you know, as an actor, that that was going to be a feature.

It was the last feature film made by CBS Theatrical Films.

CBS had its own division of movie releases.

So it was abandoned and picked up a year later by Castle Hill Productions.

So it made absolutely no money.

Duvall is taking a big swing here.

He's playing this southern character.

He's got this kind of sonorous tone that he speaks when he's doing it.

It does not work.

I like that you're doing some voice work there.

Thank you for that.

Early performances from William Forsythe and Arliss Howard playing.

Duvall's character shows up on this light ship, which is a ship that doesn't sail.