It was published in a feuileton (newspaper) and not quite completed at the time of his death. It was never published in book form, and the paper, and the...
When I tried to order Sabatini from my local bookshop all they had was Scaramouche in English and Captain Blood in Russian (they actually had a Hebrew one on...
http://billy-petersen.com/plummer/zenda.html has more information on the 1961 PofZ, starring Christopher Plummer. Farley Granger (whom I recall from Visconti's...
Wasn't Farley Granger in Rope? And Liberty, is that the dreadful thing from about 15 years ago that was a ripoff of Zorro (and every other thing up to then)...
Dear Allen, ... I think so, but I've never seen it; I'm more into Visconti than Hitchcock. ... No, it was a US-produced documentary on the War of Independence,...
And Rope is not a film everyone can get into. Love Richard Holmes. That movie I mentioned, to be avoided AT ALL COSTS. Dear Allen, ... I think so, but I've...
Dear Allen, ... Sounds interesting from what I've read about it, but I'm not really a Hitchcock fan. Granger still seems to be going strong, anyway - I saw him...
It's a slow film, basicaly takes part in one room, but the techniques used are fascinating. Very long takes. Anyway, this is OT for Swashbuckler, so I'll set...
Hi! Spotted this review in today's 'Observer': http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5178151-102280,00.html It could be fun! love, Doc M Who was that...
Hi! I have added a few pieces to my Ruritania pages: http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/ruritania on the TV versions and stage versions pages. These include a pic...
Hi! I have got a spare copy of Hope's 'The Prisoner of Zenda' (Arrowsmith, 1898 ed.) with Charles Dana Gibson plates. A bit of cover wear, but otherwise good,...
I've posted an IMDb review on the 1986 Russian biopic, 'Lermontov': http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0091399/usercomments-1 It's great fun: has 2 nice fencing scenes...
I'm worried. This is basically the movie of one of my undergraduate courses, and from what I've heard so far, I'm very worried. And I want to beat the...
Personally, I'm more ... disappointed, really, that the reviews of the film are generally pretty bad. Just like with Braveheart, or Gladiator, I didn't expect...
I always felt that if a crusades film got made it would be more sympathetic to the Muslim side and according to the reviews it is so. Some academics have gone...
Yeah, Balian was Armenian gentry, definetly not a blacksmith. I do wish they'd leave the scum Reynaud as a seprate character. Far more interesting. What really...
Well it should all be done according to context. Muslims Good Crusaders Bad is silly. Salah ad-Din was very cultured and generous, don't think you can deny...
I think if they'd wanted to do something interesting, the struggle for the crown after Hattin is much juicier - all the political infighting. The defence of...
Altough a problem with filiming something set in Hattin, I can't think of anywhere that bears a resmblence. There are no shortages of stories if they had...
... This is where digital landscaping comes in handy... ... It already sounds like it! I think Conrad's own story would make a damn good film in itself. His ...
Of course I would put an idea behind my film, say have an affiar start up between the hero and the wife of one of the Greeks in the town, with a growing sense...
Hi! So, I went on Crusade and made it back. It was indeed one of those films where I kept thinking that while bits of it looked good, how much better it could...
I think I'm the first person who has actually seen "Kingdom of Heaven" to give an opinion on the list... As usual ("The Duellists", "Gladiator") Ridley Scott...
Dumas actualy didn't play all that loose with history. Sounds too simplistic, the Templars had no love for the Moslems, but were pragmatic about day-to-day...
Hi! I thought I'd posted a link to my IMDb piece on it? http://imdb.com/title/tt0320661/usercomments-257 Well, I've now seen it twice and am even contemplating...
I found it enjoyable enough probably a bit better than Gladiator but too long and meandering. If you are going to spend that much money it couldn't hurt to...
... I think if they'd used more of the real story, it would have been stronger. Hence I felt the King's story would have been more dramatic. ... I thought a...
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