Peter O'Toole on August 28th
Posted: August 27th, 2010, 6:39 pm
Mr. O'Toole will be stopping off for a few (films) tomorrow:
The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England (1960)
Turn-of-the-century Irish patriots plan to overthrow the British government.
Cast: Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O'Toole, Kieron Moore Dir: John Guillermin BW-85 mins, TV-G
The Night of the Generals (1967)
A Nazi officer tries to catch a serial killer attacking prostitutes.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence Dir: Anatole Litvak C-144 mins, TV-PG
My Favorite Year (1982)
A flamboyant star throws a TV comedy show into chaos.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna Dir: Richard Benjamin C-92 mins, TV-14
Becket (1964)
England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him.
Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit Dir: Peter Glenville C-148 mins, TV-PG
The Last Emperor (1987)
China's final emperor, Pu Yi, becomes a pawn of imperial forces, the invading Japanese and the Communist government.
Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci C-163 mins, TV-MA
Lord Jim (1965)
After turning coward, a naval officer tries to redeem himself by helping Asian natives stage a revolution.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curt Jurgens, Eli Wallach Dir: Richard Brooks C-154 mins, TV-PG
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A British military officer enlists the Arabs for desert warfare in World War I.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins Dir: David Lean C-227 mins, TV-14
The Ruling Class (1972)
When a deranged nobleman inherits a fortune, his relatives onspire to seize power.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews Dir: Peter Medak C-153 mins, TV-MA
The Stunt Man (1980)
A man on the run joins an embattled film company run by a maniacal director.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Barbara Hershey, Steve Railsback, Sharon Farrell Dir: Richard Rush C-131 mins, TV-MA
Most of these have shown before with the exception of The Stunt Man, which--despite flaws--is a lot of fun and holds a wonderful performance by O'Toole. Originally released in a nice 2 disc set, The Stunt Man is now OOP (with prices hovering around the $40.00 mark), so you'll want to record this one!
Trailer:
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Other rarely seen fare include The Night of the Generals (Tom Courtenay is always great) and that controversial ode to high society, The Ruling Class.
The old Ruling Class thread is here:
http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis3/vie ... f=1&t=4164