The Fixer (1968)
The Fixer is a 1968 drama movie directed by John Frankenheimer, with a running time of 2h 12m. It stars Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde and Georgia Brown.
Set in tsarist Russia around the turn of the century and based on a true story of a Russian Jewish peasant Yakov Bog who was wrongly imprisoned for a most unlikely crime - the “ritual murder” of a Gentile child in Kyiv. We witness the unrelenting detail of the peasant handyman's life in prison and see him gain in dignity as the efforts to humiliate him and make him confess fail.
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What is The Fixer about?
Set in tsarist Russia around the turn of the century and based on a true story of a Russian Jewish peasant Yakov Bog who was wrongly imprisoned for a most unlikely crime - the “ritual murder” of a Gentile child in Kyiv. We witness the unrelenting detail of the peasant handyman's life in prison and see him gain in dignity as the efforts to humiliate him and make him confess fail.
When was The Fixer released?
The Fixer was released on 8 December 1968.
How long is The Fixer?
The Fixer runs 2h 12m.
Who made The Fixer?
The Fixer was directed by John Frankenheimer.