Michael Mann's The Keep

[Drewza89]

Arguably Michael Mann's worst work, The Keep is still a very interesting film. It's still unavailable on DVD. After waiting for what seemed like forever for a DVD release, I eventually had to give in and watch a very poor quality video of it on youtube a couple of years ago.

While the movie itself is a bit of a mess, its cinematography is gorgeous, its atmosphere is completely unique, and its Tangerine Dream soundtrack is awesome. It also sports a great cast that includes Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow and Ian McKellen.

If I remember correctly, the version released to theaters was cut by Paramount without Mann's approval. The rumor has it that there are several hours worth of cut material out there. I would LOVE to see Michael Mann supervise a director's cut of the film for release on Blu-ray.


The Keep at imdb
The Keep at wikipedia