Dead Man (1995)
Dead Man is the story of a young man's journey, both physically and spiritually, into very unfamiliar terrain. William Blake travels to the extreme western frontiers of America sometime in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, named "Nobody," who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name. The story, with Nobody's help, leads William Blake through situations that are in turn comical and violent. Contrary to his nature, circumstances transform Blake into a hunted outlaw, a killer, and a man whose physical existence is slowly slipping away. Thrown into a world that is cruel and chaotic, his eyes are opened to the fragility that defines the realm of the living. It is as though he passes through the surface of a mirror, and emerges into a previously-unknown world that exists on the other side.
Primary Title
- Dead Man
Date Broadcast
- Monday 24 March 2014
Release Year
- 1995
Start Time
- 08 : 25
Finish Time
- 10 : 21
Duration
- 116:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Dead Man is the story of a young man's journey, both physically and spiritually, into very unfamiliar terrain. William Blake travels to the extreme western frontiers of America sometime in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, named "Nobody," who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name. The story, with Nobody's help, leads William Blake through situations that are in turn comical and violent. Contrary to his nature, circumstances transform Blake into a hunted outlaw, a killer, and a man whose physical existence is slowly slipping away. Thrown into a world that is cruel and chaotic, his eyes are opened to the fragility that defines the realm of the living. It is as though he passes through the surface of a mirror, and emerges into a previously-unknown world that exists on the other side.
Classification
- 18
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Mistaken identity--Drama
- West (U.S.)--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Western
Contributors
- Jim Jarmusch (Writer)
- Jim Jarmusch (Director)
- Johnny Depp (Actor)
- 12-Gauge Productions (Production Unit)
- Gary Farmer (Actor)
- Crispin Glover (Actor)
- John Hurt (Actor)
- Iggy Pop (Actor)
- Billy Bob Thornton (Actor)
- Demetra J. MacBride (Producer)
- Neil Young (Composer)
- Pandora Filmproduktion (Production Unit)
- Robby Müller (Cinematographer)
Subjects
- Mistaken identity--Drama
- West (U.S.)--Drama
- Feature films--United States