David Niven won Best Actor for Separate Tables and was among the most reliably charming British performers of his era. He served as a commando during the war and rarely discussed it, saying the men who deserved talking about had not come back. He wrote two bestselling memoirs, and was on stage at the 1974 Academy Awards when a streaker ran past him.
Buster KeatonAround the World in 80 Days (1956) rates 4 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. Mike Todd shot the Verne novel in six countries with about forty recognizable faces in one-scene appearances, invented the modern cameo, and beat Giant…
Angela LansburyDeath on the Nile (1978) rates 7 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. Christie on a paddle steamer with a closed passenger list and a cast of stars. The correct way to film a detective novel, and the only…
Cary GrantAn Episcopal bishop praying for help with his cathedral project receives an angel who arrives to assist, though not in the way expected. David Niven plays Bishop Henry Brougham.
David Niven1967 non-Eon Bond spoof with David Niven, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen. Multiple directors, chaotic production, cult oddity.
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