節目簡介
國影電影編號:M2024_09_009
放映規格:35mm
級別:輔12級
片長:93分鐘
發音:英語
字幕:中字
茂文李洛埃 Mervyn LEROY|美國 USA|1932|35mm|B&W|93min
※ 劇照提供:I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang © 1932 WBEI
1932 美國國家評論協會最佳影片 Best Film, National Board of Review
1934 奧斯卡金像獎最佳影片、男主角、錄音提名 Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Sound (Recording), Academy Awards
1991 美國國家電影保護局典藏影片 National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board
搭輪船回鄉的退役軍人詹姆士,不甘屈就於工廠一成不變的生活,離鄉背景追求成為建築工程師的夢想。他踏遍天涯卻屢次碰壁,身無分文之際,無意間捲入一樁搶劫案而含冤入獄,成為鎖鏈囚幫的一員。酷刑日復一日,詹姆士一心等待逃亡的機會,在獄友的協助下,他順利重返社會。無奈過去已蒙上陰影,絕望仍埋伏在暗處驅之不散,等待再次反噬。
監獄中重複的音效基調,揭示了酷刑與束縛的輪迴:清晨叫醒囚犯的三角鐵、烈焰下鐵鎚與石頭的碰撞、綑綁自由的鐵鍊摩擦,不論何時聽到,都能召喚恐懼的記憶,令人同理並體會囚犯的處境。當年上映後,更掀起美國社會對司法公正的質疑與批判。
World War I veteran James Allen struggles to find a career in engineering after abandoning a secure factory job home. Penniless, things take a turn for the worst when he is forced to commit robbery at gunpoint. The police arrests and throws James into a chain gang where he endures brutal torture. With the help of his inmates, James escapes and returns to society assuming a new identity, but lives with fear as a fugitive.

