Picky Picky.
Still one of the best films ever made.
I didn't think he was that good in The Sand Pebbles, or The Thomas Crown Affair, because in both cases he was acting like someone who was not like himself.
Consider th source. Had I noticed I wouldn’t have wasted my time.
Amazing film- i can watch it over and over and over again.
Ironic that two of the main characters went on to star in the greatest racing movies ever made- McQueen (LeMans) Garner (Grand Prix)
Think they’d ever write an article such as this about the movie “Hidden Figures?? Tend to doubt it. Great movie but, as the author states, “well known for its flagrant, Hollywood-friendly fabrications”
I loved the movie as a kid, and bought Paul Brickhill’s book at my grade-school book fair. That is where I learned about the far-more chilling reality of how the 50 recaptured prisoners were killed. I still love the movie knowing that it is the Hollywood version of what actually took place. I think it is important to also know the true history, so we don’t just glorify the actors playing a role and give the real prisoners their proper due.
By the way, The Wooden Horse is also an amazing escape book and movie, telling the story of a much smaller but no less thrilling escape from the same POW camp.