"Sir Ian Holm" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Jun 2020 3:37 p.m. PST |
"Very sad to learn that Sir Ian Holm, the distinguished actor, died today. He was 88 years old. He had a remarkably successful career in movies, and I have a particular fondness for him. Of course he will mostly be remembered as Bilbo, and for his roles in Chariots of Fire and Alien, but he also has the unique distinction of having played the part of Napoleon in two films. OK – neither of them was what you would call an orthodox take on European history. One was Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, and the other is one of my very favourite movies of all time, The Emperor's New Clothes, released in 2004 and directed by Alan Taylor, which must be one of the supreme "what-if" stories ever…"
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| ConnaughtRanger | 20 Jun 2020 1:20 a.m. PST |
He also played Napoleon through 9 episodes of a 1974 British TV series "Napoleon and Love" which chronicled the Emperor's life through his relationships with a number of women. Despite being almost entirely studio-bound, it's very good with some excellent performances including Billie Whitelaw as Josephine. Available from Amazon! |
Shagnasty  | 20 Jun 2020 9:05 a.m. PST |
He did a great job in all three but I was most impressed by the BBC series. |
| Tango01 | 20 Jun 2020 11:58 a.m. PST |
Thanks!.
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 deadhead | 20 Jun 2020 2:01 p.m. PST |
I just "knew" he was also in "Eagle in a Cage" at Napoleon on St Helena….at least until I checked my copy of it…. I was so sure |
| ConnaughtRanger | 20 Jun 2020 2:15 p.m. PST |
"I was most impressed by the BBC series". It was made by Thames TV – an ITV Company! |
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