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Post by WarrenPeace on May 28, 2017 6:49:07 GMT
Even though I just watched it and read about it on Wikipedia, I still don't get it.
So here are my questions.
What was the job of Doc?
Why were there assassination attempts on Doc?
Who was behind those?
I get it that Szell is a Nazi war criminal.
But why were he and Doc meeting and why did he kill Doc at that meeting?
Why were he and Doc and connected?
How is Elsa connected to Szell, if at all?
How or why is Janeway connected to Szell or why is he helping him and his henchmen?
Why did Janeway kill the henchmen and Elsa in the country house?
Where did all those diamonds come from?
Why is this a well known movie?
Is it the dental torture scene that makes it infamous?
I didn't find it all that disturbing.
Any help and any answers to what I recently watched is helpful.
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Post by poelzig on May 28, 2017 7:09:12 GMT
Nazis in particular an evil dentist stole a bunch of diamonds from Holocaust victims. Various sleazebags wanted to keep the diamonds for their self and so they kept doublecrossing each other. Dustin Hoffman was an innocent pulled in because his brother Doc was a government agent that had been helping the evil nazi dentist cash in the diamonds in exchange for turning over other nazis in hiding or something. Doc was killed and the bad guys assumed Dustin knew what was up but he didn't.
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Sept 28, 2017 23:26:08 GMT
Hmm. Is this SOLVED?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 28, 2017 23:30:03 GMT
Can we assume that the use of SPOILERS won't come into the answers any more than they came into the questions ?
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Post by RedDeadFallout on Dec 31, 2017 20:56:38 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong: What was the job of Doc? He was a government agent involved in working with a Nazi dentist to protect his diamonds. Why were there assassination attempts on Doc?Someone thought Doc was a traitor. Who was behind those?
His colleagues who thought he was a traitor, or Szell. I get it that Szell is a Nazi war criminal.
But why were he and Doc meeting and why did he kill Doc at that meeting?Szell wants to know if it's safe to retrieve his diamonds, people don't like Nazi's Why were he and Doc and connected?Doc's job was involved helping Szell and protecting the diamonds. How is Elsa connected to Szell, if at all?
The government agency hired her to keep tabs on Doc's brother. How or why is Janeway connected to Szell or why is he helping him and his henchmen? Same agency as Doc. Why did Janeway kill the henchmen and Elsa in the country house?Getting rid of witnesses, he's a bad person. Where did all those diamonds come from?Holocaust victims teeth. Why is this a well known movie? Because people know it. Is it the dental torture scene that makes it infamous?It is particularly iconic. I didn't find it all that disturbing.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Dec 31, 2017 21:26:55 GMT
Is it safe...to reveal all the spoilers?
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Post by RedDeadFallout on Dec 31, 2017 21:33:48 GMT
Is it safe...to reveal all the spoilers? Maybe people who don't want spoilers won't open a thread explaining the plot of a film. |
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Post by WarrenPeace on Dec 31, 2017 22:35:12 GMT
Is it safe...to reveal all the spoilers? For any movie as old as this or older, yes. |
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Post by WarrenPeace on Dec 31, 2017 22:36:43 GMT
Can we assume that the use of SPOILERS won't come into the answers any more than they came into the questions ? Anyone can search and find it on Wikki and it's an older movie so spoilers no longer apply. Besides, I don't believe in them and will never use them. |
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Post by WarrenPeace on Dec 31, 2017 22:59:30 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong: What was the job of Doc? He was a government agent involved in working with a Nazi dentist to protect his diamonds. Why were there assassination attempts on Doc?Someone thought Doc was a traitor. Who was behind those?
His colleagues who thought he was a traitor, or Szell. I get it that Szell is a Nazi war criminal.
But why were he and Doc meeting and why did he kill Doc at that meeting?Szell wants to know if it's safe to retrieve his diamonds, people don't like Nazi's Why were he and Doc and connected?Doc's job was involved helping Szell and protecting the diamonds. How is Elsa connected to Szell, if at all?
The government agency hired her to keep tabs on Doc's brother. How or why is Janeway connected to Szell or why is he helping him and his henchmen? Same agency as Doc. Why did Janeway kill the henchmen and Elsa in the country house?Getting rid of witnesses, he's a bad person. Where did all those diamonds come from?Holocaust victims teeth. Why is this a well known movie? Because people know it. Is it the dental torture scene that makes it infamous?It is particularly iconic. I didn't find it all that disturbing.
It hurts when teeth are drilled into. Wow. Thank you for coming back and answering! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 0:13:29 GMT
I didn't think the dentist torture scene was great at all, it never appeared scary or tense.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Nov 12, 2018 20:50:12 GMT
Nazis in particular an evil dentist stole a bunch of diamonds from Holocaust victims. Various sleazebags wanted to keep the diamonds for their self and so they kept doublecrossing each other. Dustin Hoffman was an innocent pulled in because his brother Doc was a government agent that had been helping the evil nazi dentist cash in the diamonds in exchange for turning over other nazis in hiding or something. Doc was killed and the bad guys assumed Dustin knew what was up but he didn't. ^^^this^^ |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 12, 2018 21:16:53 GMT
That scene where Doc gets his hand in the wire.
Yuck.
I did like Olivier's entrance when he washes his hands and asks "Is it safe?"
He really should have taken better care of his teeth though.
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