When Does the Film "Sorcerer" (1977) Take Place?
"Sorcerer" is a crime film written by Walon Green with William Friedkin [adapting "Le Salaire de la peur" (1950) by Georges Arnaud/Henri Girard] and released June 24th, 1977.
It takes place in the year:
We know this because, at the end of the film, a check is written out that reads "FECHA" (the Spanish word for "DATE") followed by "17-9-76"; so the check is dated September 17th, 1976 AD. The large majority of the main action of the film takes place in the days or weeks leading up to this scene.
1976 AD
We know this because, at the end of the film, a check is written out that reads "FECHA" (the Spanish word for "DATE") followed by "17-9-76"; so the check is dated September 17th, 1976 AD. The large majority of the main action of the film takes place in the days or weeks leading up to this scene.
Additionally, the film includes four prologues that are unplaceable other than taking place months or years before the main action, so sometime in the mid-20th century.
