Richard Attenborough acted for decades, including Brighton Rock and The Great Escape, before directing, and spent twenty years trying to finance Gandhi, which finally won him Best Director and Best Picture.
As a performer his best late role is John Hammond in Jurassic Park, played with a warmth the novel’s version does not have.
He directed Cry Freedom, Shadowlands and A Bridge Too Far, and ran BAFTA and several British film institutions. His brother David is the naturalist.
Cate BlanchettElizabeth (1998) rates 8 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. Shekhar Kapur made a Tudor film that behaves like a political thriller, with Cate Blanchett moving from frightened prisoner to constructed icon across two hours. She lost Best Actress…
BD WongDavid Koepp and Michael Crichton adapted Crichton's 1990 novel. The film made approximately one billion dollars worldwide on a sixty-three million dollar budget.
Charles BronsonJohn Sturges's perfect ensemble war film. Steve McQueen and the legendary cast.
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