Almost 30 years ago, director icon Michael Mann (Collateral) brought his Opus Magnum Heat into the cinemas and put it with it Standards in the action genre. The meticulously staged masterpiece, which UA inspired, such as Christopher Nolan and Ben Affleck, runs on TV this evening.
Action classic on TV: That’s what Heat is about
Neil McCauley (Robert de Niro) is an intelligent and prudent criminal who Planned robberies carried out by him and his gang gang to the last detail and therefore has never been caught. However, when one of these coups does not go as expected for the first time, the criminal genius suddenly stands with its back to the wall and has to reveal its carefully caught principles.
The main reason for this is the hard -boiled investigator Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), who chose the hunt for McCauley for his personal obsession and sits close to his neck. The men driven by their instincts are standing On different sides of the lawhowever, have a lot more in common than they want to admit themselves.
In the heated city jungle of Los Angeles, the two alpha animals are included Merciless psycho-duelconstantly trying to always be one step ahead of the other. But who of them keeps the upper hand in the end?
For Heat, Robert de Niro and Al Pacino stood together in front of the camera for the first time
It is hard to believe, but the acting greats acted for Heat De Niro and Pacino together in a film for the first time. In one of the most famous scenes of the action thriller, the two sit opposite each other at a table and virtually play each other on the wall. With skin and hair, they embody their respective figures and thus even make their co-stars that also play brilliantly look old.
Speaking of the remaining line -up: Here everything gathers gathered that had rank and names in the 90s. Would you like a short sample? Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Natalie Portman, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Diane Venora-You all and much more prominent actors: Inside wanted to be in Mann’s crime epos.
The fact that the director’s stroke of genius was completely ignored at the Oscars at the time is particularly good from today’s perspective One of the greatest errors of the Academy at all. But who knows, maybe the upcoming heat continuation will get one or the other gold boy.
When is the Action masterpiece HEAT on TV runs?
To experience Heat with de Niro and Pacino in top form, you have to Tonight on March 15th at 10:25 p.m. ZDFneo turn on. The repetition of March 16 at 3:15 a.m.
Alternatively, there is the action classic in the streaming flat rate from Disney+ or for various providers as a purchase and LeiOste.