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by masonic 2563 days ago
The 1968 film version starring Anthony Quinn is excellent as well.
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vram22 2562 days ago
Didn't know about it, thank you. Will check it out if I can. IIRC, Quinn is the same actor who plays the Greek, Andrea, in the movie The Guns of Navarone, based on the book of the same name by Alistair MacLean.

I just googled about Quinn, and it seems he has played a role in some other famous movies too, including Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia and Lust for Life:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Quinn

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masonic 2562 days ago
His performance in the scene after the final failed vote during the papal conclave is one of my favorite film performances ever.

He also played the title role in Barabbas.

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vram22 2562 days ago
Ha ha, nice. I also have a few personal favorite scenes like that. If I think of some soon, will post them here. Thanks for those tips.
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vram22 2560 days ago
Here is one:

The scene between (actors) Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise in which Tom tells Jack "I'm not your son, and you're under arrest, you $#%#%@^!" is a good one. I forget the name of the film though.

Another one is the scene in the movie Julius Caesar (maybe based on some classical novel about him, possibly by Shakespeare?), which occurs just before his death. Powerful performances by both the actor playing Caesar and other Roman officials of the time.

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