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The Gene Hackman


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By Joffa - 31 Aug 2013 8:35 PM

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By Benjamin - 19 Dec 2013 3:11 PM

Joffa wrote:
Benjamin wrote:
Can't believe how many have only seen one or two films with him in. He's a f*cking legend of the screen - one of the best actors ever. Only film I can ever recall him being bad in was "A Bridge Too Far" with his dodgy attempt at a Dutch accent.


Mind you A Bridge too Far was still a very good movie.


An amazing film, everyone except Hackman on top form - which means the only other bad performance in the thing is Ryan O'Neal (who at his best still isn't as good as Hackman at his worst).

The story of how they made it is almost as good as the film itself - and the true story behind it is actually more heroic than the cinematic version (a rare case of filmmakers not being able to do something bigger than the reality).