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...heard by a Québec government inquiry, the Mounties were determined not to be caught short again. Among other things, an elite Mountie dirty tricks squad staged a break-in at a leftist Montreal news agency, and stole dynamite from a construction firm, apparently to convey the impression that terrorists were again running amuck...
...German President Walter Scheel took to television to plead with the abductors: "The whole world ?East and West?is against you. I appeal to you to set your hostage free." To no avail. Twenty-four hours later, the Liberation, which had been used by Schleyer's kidnapers to convey previous messages, received a telephone call from a terrorist. He identified himself as a member of the Commando Siegfried Hausner of the Red Army Faction?the group taking credit for the abduction. "After 43 days," he said, "we have put an end to the miserable and corrupt existence of Hanns...
...constant that knits them together is Mamet's ear, which is a precision instrument. He recognizes the shaping force of language-how it is used as a weapon or a shield depending on what a character wishes to convey or conceal...
...star performances crystallize. Fonda's Hellman, who has previously come across as a rather abrasive ninny, suddenly becomes a figure of some substance and courage. Redgrave's Julia-who is generally shortchanged by the film-metamorphoses into a complete revolutionary; her calm voice and flaming eyes convey both the serenity and passion of the true believer...
...always camouflage its origins as a one-set play: there are too many theatrical monologues that stop the movie dead, and there is a forced climax that is almost a parody of third act curtain scenes. Director Robert M. Young (Nothing but a Man) does, however, convey the authentic pain in Pinero's script, and it really stings...