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The Fixer

Play trailer Poster for The Fixer PG-13 Released Dec 8, 1968 2h 12m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Based on the acclaimed Bernard Malamud novel of the same name, this drama finds Yakov Bok (Alan Bates), a Jewish handyman, wrongly imprisoned and accused of murder by the Russian Empire. As Bok struggles to deal with life in jail, his unsympathetic captors only make his existence harder as they cruelly press him for a confession to a crime that he did not commit. With nothing but time on his hands, Bok contemplates his existence and tries to come to terms with his bleak situation.

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Philip Strick Sight & Sound If [director] John Frankenheimer occasionally shows uncharacteristic signs of letting the story ride along as best it can, [Alan] Bates ensures that it never loses its force. Mar 31, 2020 Full Review Renata Adler New York Times "The Fixer" is not equal to the dignity of the case is that the movie is such an unremittingly. unenlighteningly depressing experience. May 9, 2005 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times What were needed were fewer self-conscious humanistic speeches, less articulate nobility, and more of the real experience. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Robert Kotlowitz Harper's Magazine In the face of Frankenheimer's beautiful intentions it is really awful to have to say that The Fixer is a high-minded, monotonous drone. Aug 11, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews I came away admiring only the acting. Rated: B- Dec 30, 2014 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Alan Bates received an Oscar nomination (his only one) for this mediocre version of the famous novel. Rated: C+ Apr 25, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d this is a great film, other reviews here should get back to watching hunger games Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/20 Full Review steve d Really bleak but really well acted. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent film, above all Alan Bates acting. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This is "The Fixer" who didn't know he had courage...until courage was all he had left. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Boring for the most part. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member deep but at the time of the revolution it would be worth watching for the history Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the acclaimed Bernard Malamud novel of the same name, this drama finds Yakov Bok (Alan Bates), a Jewish handyman, wrongly imprisoned and accused of murder by the Russian Empire. As Bok struggles to deal with life in jail, his unsympathetic captors only make his existence harder as they cruelly press him for a confession to a crime that he did not commit. With nothing but time on his hands, Bok contemplates his existence and tries to come to terms with his bleak situation.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 8, 1968, Original
Runtime
2h 12m