Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape is a 1970 British film directed by Joseph Losey and written by star Robert Shaw, based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Barry England.
Plot
Two men run across a beach at dawn with their hands tied behind their backs. After several shots of a helicopter frantically searching the landscape, it becomes apparent that the two men are escapees of some kind. It is later revealed that their names are MacConnachie and Ansell. The two continue running across barren land, trying to escape the sight of the helicopter. MacConnachie continuously berates Ansell as they run, showing that he is the leader, more or less.
More details
author | Robert Shaw |
---|---|
director | Joseph Losey |
editor | Reginald Beck |
events | aviation |
genre | mystery thriller |
keywords | dead body force fortnum & mason goat herder goatherd guard helicopter kill last stand machine gun melt rifle run search shoot small town trying to escape |
musicBy | Richard Rodney Bennett |
producer | John Kohn |
productionCompany | Cinema Center Films |
publisher | 20th Century Fox National General Pictures |
theme | war |