Irene Papas and Mary Ure, Mclean heroines
Posted: March 1st, 2008, 8:41 am
i only know of 3 Alistair McLean novels turned into movies. therfor it's almost a surprise to see there is no female action heroine in Ice Station Zebra, maybe because in 1968 there was no female' working on Naval submarines and it would be unlikely to have a female secret agent on such a mission as was in the film. it's different today though and no doubt there would be a couple of women in the film if it was remade.
however, in Guns Of Naverone and Where Eagles Dare action heroines are right to the fore with Papas helping Gregory Peck and his men to destroy TGON and managing to fall in love with Anthony Quinn in the process.
i'm sometimes disappointed when Where Eagles Dare is reffered to the Burton/Eastwood film when Mary Ure's character of Mary Ellison does as much to make the mission a success as her bigger co-stars. after all when Burton was driving the bus it was her who stood shoulder to shoulder with Eastwood at the back shooting down the chasing German's
however, in Guns Of Naverone and Where Eagles Dare action heroines are right to the fore with Papas helping Gregory Peck and his men to destroy TGON and managing to fall in love with Anthony Quinn in the process.
i'm sometimes disappointed when Where Eagles Dare is reffered to the Burton/Eastwood film when Mary Ure's character of Mary Ellison does as much to make the mission a success as her bigger co-stars. after all when Burton was driving the bus it was her who stood shoulder to shoulder with Eastwood at the back shooting down the chasing German's