Freed Roger wrote:One other film I forgot to mention was "Paths of Glory" excellent on several levels. not as climactic as most war films (anti-war in this case).
Glad you liked it. One of Douglas' best roles, IMO.
The main antagonist, the general (George Macready) was a pretty bad dude.
Kirk Douglas plays a military man in many films. Very good in "Seven Days in May" too. and I did not know Kirk Douglas is still among the living.
Freed Roger wrote:One other film I forgot to mention was "Paths of Glory" excellent on several levels. not as climactic as most war films (anti-war in this case).
Glad you liked it. One of Douglas' best roles, IMO.
The main antagonist, the general (George Macready) was a pretty bad dude.
Kirk Douglas plays a military man in many films. Very good in "Seven Days in May" too. and I did not know Kirk Douglas is still among the living.
Yes, he is. If you want to see him in a really different role, another great one, IMO, check him out in his first ever film The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. One of the great, underrated film noirs of all time.
Richie Allen wrote:Rio Bravo is also on my list. Which, from what I've read, was a response to the earlier mentioned High Noon.
I've read the exact same thing.... which makes me dislike it more than I normally would, since High Noon was allegorical for the actors/directors that got blacklisted for alleged communist ties. "Rio Bravo" was the 50's equivalent of a Toby Keith album.
Richie Allen wrote:Rio Bravo is also on my list. Which, from what I've read, was a response to the earlier mentioned High Noon.
I've read the exact same thing.... which makes me dislike it more than I normally would, since High Noon was allegorical for the actors/directors that got blacklisted for alleged communist ties. "Rio Bravo" was the 50's equivalent of a Toby Keith album.
yes , Rio Bravo is no High Noon. goes musical with Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. if i wanted a western-based musical, I'd go the distance with Oklahoma or Seven Brides.
