Fine movie with great human interest and excellent shots of wildlife, though the wolves did look remarkably like alsatian dogs. I noticed Chief Dan George in the town, who had a big part in "The Outlaw Josie Wales". The girl's guardian points out that the massacre of her family occurred south of the border, Canadian "indians" being mainly refugees from the US genocide or, possibly apart from those two dead kidnappers, pacific natives.
Great to see this in widescreen again! Thank you. What a shame Oliver Reed & Rita Tushingham didn't make Jane Eyre! What perfect casting that would have been.
What can I say? This movie is just absolutely incredible. From Childhood Youth to rediscovering it now. The sheer blunt and honest truth of what cinema should be. No padding, no flash, no 'garbage' of what cinematography has become just real and acurate times of how lif was.And seriously now,for months I cannot stop this song from departing my mind. "'When I'm a man I'll take me a wife, and live in a house on a hill, a hill... The Best, Beast or La Bete! Its all the same in this case...
It is sad to know that Oliver Reed is no more after reading some comments from our YT friends. This movie I watched in the cinema soon after it was released and liked it very much. Its story is very different from what todays movies are made upon. I like the character of Rita Tushingham very much as she had played her role better than other movies. Thanks for this beautiful and unforgetable movie.
thanks for the movie i saw it years ago in the movie hall in scotland... it was one of the best i have ever seen.. gives one a great feeling at the end.. thanks again!..
@helmuthoorn David Osborn wrote the original script. John Burke wrote the novelization of the screenplay. You can still find copies of his novel if you Google "John Burke" and "The Trap".
@helmuthoorn Couldn't agree with you more. Russell Crowe may have won the Oscar for Gladiator, but he was outshone for sheer enigmatic presence by Oliver Reed.
I love this movie. I have always wanted to read the story that it is based on. I find the character of Le Bete very interesting. yes he is loud, angry, and sometime Drunk. But there is something underneath all of that, a gentleness that is only really displayed in the final scene in the movie...I love talking about this movie so send me comments..
@MrsJaneEyreRochester I first discovered this movie on Youtube. Where did you first find out about this film? I, also, love the way Le Bete's character shows gentleness around Eve. Jon and Eve where both alone in the world, and they find each other. I really love the way the movie ends. I love romance! If you know of any other 1960s Brit films, Rita Tushingham films, or Oliver Reed films that would be good to check out, please let me know.
Interestingly, the minor character 'Baptiste' plays the movie's most pivotal role. If he had not doubted that La Bête had money, then La Bête would not have gone to the Trader to get his money to settle the argument. Thus the Trader's wife would not have sold Eve to him, and thus Eve would not have been present to save La Bête from the wolves.
@rjd0309 You could also argue that the Indians played the movies most pivotal role. If they had not murdered Eve's family, she would not have been an orphan and thus would not have been sold to the trapper and he would have died. The traders wife was pivotal as well. If she weren't so greedy, Eve would not have been sold. Probably numerous other characters in the movie as well were pivotal.
@MeOnYT Yes, I see your point. At the moment when Jean La Bête says, "I have money. You don't believe me?" and Baptiste says, "No." -- I was thinking that if Baptiste said "Yes, I believe you," then the entire sequence of purchasing Eve would not have happened, and La Bête would have ended up facing the wolfpack alone, without Eve. So La Bête's life literally depends upon whether Baptiste says "Yes" or "No." But I take your point also, that many other factors could also affect the outcome.
good movie. thanks for the upload.
2000joec 1 month ago
Fine movie with great human interest and excellent shots of wildlife, though the wolves did look remarkably like alsatian dogs. I noticed Chief Dan George in the town, who had a big part in "The Outlaw Josie Wales". The girl's guardian points out that the massacre of her family occurred south of the border, Canadian "indians" being mainly refugees from the US genocide or, possibly apart from those two dead kidnappers, pacific natives.
Hendrikdevuile 1 month ago
thank you, it's great to see this again after so many years (decades)... :-)
sagittaep 2 months ago
Thank you
Greya77 2 months ago
Great to see this in widescreen again! Thank you. What a shame Oliver Reed & Rita Tushingham didn't make Jane Eyre! What perfect casting that would have been.
TheAdelaidehall 3 months ago
@TheAdelaidehall An excellent idea. Now that you point it out, Tushingham and Reed would be perfect for Jane Eyre.
rjd0309 3 months ago
What can I say? This movie is just absolutely incredible. From Childhood Youth to rediscovering it now. The sheer blunt and honest truth of what cinema should be. No padding, no flash, no 'garbage' of what cinematography has become just real and acurate times of how lif was.And seriously now,for months I cannot stop this song from departing my mind. "'When I'm a man I'll take me a wife, and live in a house on a hill, a hill... The Best, Beast or La Bete! Its all the same in this case...
TresBouch 6 months ago
It is sad to know that Oliver Reed is no more after reading some comments from our YT friends. This movie I watched in the cinema soon after it was released and liked it very much. Its story is very different from what todays movies are made upon. I like the character of Rita Tushingham very much as she had played her role better than other movies. Thanks for this beautiful and unforgetable movie.
Sameer691000 7 months ago
thanks for the movie i saw it years ago in the movie hall in scotland... it was one of the best i have ever seen.. gives one a great feeling at the end.. thanks again!..
namqua123 7 months ago
Really liked this movie!
SuperStrik9 10 months ago
What an awesome movie! I stayed up until almost 3 am watching it! Thanks for posting :)
Smalltowngal29 10 months ago
I haven't seen this movie in years. Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham were superb.Thank you for sharing this wonderful film.
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suebg15 10 months ago
Thank you so much for uploading this.
Nobody could have done a better job in portraying this marvelous character than the late Oliver Reed.
Who wrote the book?
helmuthoorn 10 months ago 2
@helmuthoorn David Osborn wrote the original script. John Burke wrote the novelization of the screenplay. You can still find copies of his novel if you Google "John Burke" and "The Trap".
rjd0309 10 months ago
@rjd0309
Thanks for reacting.
The ancient motive of the beauty and the beast, mixed with elements from Jack London and James Michener, yields a great story.
helmuthoorn 10 months ago
@helmuthoorn Couldn't agree with you more. Russell Crowe may have won the Oscar for Gladiator, but he was outshone for sheer enigmatic presence by Oliver Reed.
TheMG63 10 months ago
I love this movie. I have always wanted to read the story that it is based on. I find the character of Le Bete very interesting. yes he is loud, angry, and sometime Drunk. But there is something underneath all of that, a gentleness that is only really displayed in the final scene in the movie...I love talking about this movie so send me comments..
MrsJaneEyreRochester 11 months ago
@MrsJaneEyreRochester I first discovered this movie on Youtube. Where did you first find out about this film? I, also, love the way Le Bete's character shows gentleness around Eve. Jon and Eve where both alone in the world, and they find each other. I really love the way the movie ends. I love romance! If you know of any other 1960s Brit films, Rita Tushingham films, or Oliver Reed films that would be good to check out, please let me know.
eldritch1985 10 months ago
Interestingly, the minor character 'Baptiste' plays the movie's most pivotal role. If he had not doubted that La Bête had money, then La Bête would not have gone to the Trader to get his money to settle the argument. Thus the Trader's wife would not have sold Eve to him, and thus Eve would not have been present to save La Bête from the wolves.
rjd0309 1 year ago
@rjd0309 You could also argue that the Indians played the movies most pivotal role. If they had not murdered Eve's family, she would not have been an orphan and thus would not have been sold to the trapper and he would have died. The traders wife was pivotal as well. If she weren't so greedy, Eve would not have been sold. Probably numerous other characters in the movie as well were pivotal.
MeOnYT 1 year ago
@MeOnYT Yes, I see your point. At the moment when Jean La Bête says, "I have money. You don't believe me?" and Baptiste says, "No." -- I was thinking that if Baptiste said "Yes, I believe you," then the entire sequence of purchasing Eve would not have happened, and La Bête would have ended up facing the wolfpack alone, without Eve. So La Bête's life literally depends upon whether Baptiste says "Yes" or "No." But I take your point also, that many other factors could also affect the outcome.
rjd0309 1 year ago
Many thanks for uploading the whole movie !!! :))
MultiCathy1 1 year ago