Frank Sinatra in a suit and fedora arrives in the small town of "Suddenly" to assassinate the president, who will be passing through there.. He and his henchman take over a house on a hill overlooking the town square, taking as hostages a retired secret service agent, his daughter (a war widow), and a young boy (her son), as well as the town sheriff.
Hostage situations provide good drama: a confined, stage-like place, an automatic situation of power and dominance, ready-made conflict. Sinatra is very good in this role, and doesn't even sing.
This is some of Frank's best work. Doesn't almost the whole film take place in the living room of the house? It's been about a decade since I saw it, but I remember it's pretty much Sinatra by the window and everyone else milling around in front of him, like a theater set.
ResponderEliminarYes, that's pretty much it. It's a great role for him. The supporting cast is also good, but he is really the focus of attention.
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