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mikenyc

In Reply to: Not sure if this counts posted by JAD on March 18, 2002 at 06:38:56:

I always loved Robert Aldrich's extremely taut war drama "Attack" with Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, and Buddy Ebsen, among other great acting peformances.
You can't get any more manic than Jack Palance or cowardly and simpering than Eddie Albert in this one. I don't honestly know how Palance managed to do it for the whole films length! Truly amazing film performance.
Robert Aldrich is the ultimate Man Film Director...with themes pitting everyone against each other. "Flight of the Phoenix", "The Longest Yard", "Emperor of the North Pole"...a "lost" classic as far as I'm concerned, "The Big Knife", "Kiss Me Deadly" and others.
A very macho man film director, that was also ahead of his time with the films of female subjects in "The Killing of Sister George", "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" and "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane ?".

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Palance in Attack-- - Des 23:25:57 03/18/02 (0)
-- Heaven forbid--yes I recall that chilling performance--saw it as a kid and still remember vividly Jack P with I think his arm crushed under a Tank grimacing up and mouthing to Eddie Albert--" I'm gonna kill you Cooney"
You're right Jack P was amazing in that--far better than his doodle play in Shane.
Ah yes the Flix!
Des
Re: Not sure if this counts - danj 20:34:15 03/18/02 (1)
Aldrich - a fine director. Have always been a big fan of EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE, which was filmed almost in my backyard. Ernest Borgnine was r-e-a-l-l-y a bad guy in that one. Lee Marvin was great, too. FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is very exciting.
- Re: Not sure if this counts - mikenyc 13:08:09 03/19/02 (0)
  It's a very simple story...that's what I love about Aldrich.
  He deals in basic emotional situations of conflict...with such powerful performances from his actors. What a loss.

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