In 1975, Arthur Hiller directed a film version of Robert Shaw's classic play THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH. Lisa … As is the norm with Carpenter, we don’t simply have to rest on his technical expertise as he fills his movies with great acting talent and in another crowd pleaser - Donald Pleasence adds one more great Carpenter performance to his resume. Ich übernehme die Führung, wenn Sie in der Strömung sind. Then a Catholic priest (the magnificent Donald Pleasence) requests to meet with Professor Birack. Dr. Crippen' Stars Donald Pleasence:British Movie Opens at the Paramount, https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/15/archives/dr-crippen-stars-donald-pleasencebritish-movie-opens-at-the.html. "I will not be dictated to by a 2½-year-old child," he tells his daughter. Ich übernehme die Führung, wenn Sie in der Strömung sind. . Beginning in 1962, the EON series of Bond films placed a far greater emphasis on the SPECTRE organisation, which effectively replaced SMERSH as the primary antagonists of the novels. Moreover, Borgnine … A sickly Mina Van Helsing (Jan Francis), who is visiting her friend Lucy Seward (Kate Nelligan), discovers Dracula's body after his ship has run aground. The cinematic On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceis a close adaptation of the novel, but adds a few sequences, such as Bond's breaking in to a Swiss lawyer's office in Bern, Tracy's capture and rescue, etc. The album allowed the Beatles to hide behind an alter ego and it actually turned out to be a great way to channel their frustration. In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. Donald Pleasence was director Michael Reeves' original choice for the title role in THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968). . Er zeigt ihr mit Laserstrahl, wohin sie gehen soll und sie bringt ihm dann die Sachen. Soon, he comes across the … Donald Pleasence was originally announced in the cast of the 1979 Italian sci-fi film THE HUMANOID. . Patiently, Mr. Pleasence, crouched behind a droopy mustache, peers out through limpid eyeglasses at a tawdry Victorian home dominated by a flagrantly vulgar, lustful and faithless wife. . . . . TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. As they descend into the church’s labyrinthine cellar, the Priest explains that he was on his way to visit another … The film starred Richard Dreyfuss, Jack Warden, Randy Quaid, and Denholm Elliott. Donald Pleasence's HALLOWEEN alter ego, Sam Loomis, was named after John Gavin's character in Alfred Hitchcock's landmark horror film PSYCHO (1960). he innocently asks, as he delivers the tray. Donald Pleasence was originally announced in the cast of the 1974 Canadian comedy THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ. . When American-International agreed to finance the picture, they insisted that Reeves use their top star Vincent Price. Votes: 453,574 | Gross: $57.94M Der Professor ist seit einem Autounfall auf den Rollstuhl angewiesen, hat aber eine Schimpansin (Inge), die ziemlich viele Dinge kann. Written by Simon Gray. Inzwischen ist … . Information provided by Tim Murphy! He would have worked about ten weeks on all three films. The 1960s were a golden era for spies on TV and in film. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. Donald Pleasence prides himself on knowing his way around a dollar. The film starred Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda, Brian Keith, and Karl Malden. . Needless to say, this was better but not necessarily good.. Gabrielle Beaumont directs this 1980 killer kid flick, adapted from a novel by Bernard Taylor of the … Paul CarpenterHarry . . . History [edit | edit source] A man whose secrets have secrets Blofeld is one of the most myserious intelligent and … Oliver JohnstoneClerk of the Court . Nary a violent gesture nor even a grisly detail is shown to furnish a bit of satisfaction for the sanguinary crime-film buff.This is one of those pictures in which an almost tangible restraint is stiffly enforced by the director, as the film shows how a mild little man is defeated by circumstance and chance. Fun City Jan 02, 1972 Jan 08, 1972 . The figure and its clothes were hand crafted by my good friend Mark Harrison, a fellow HALLOWEEN and Pleasence enthusiast. . Produced by Paul Alter. The Priest claims he has made a terrible discovery, and he asks for Birack’s help in doing something about it. He says it with such firmness and conviction that it's obvious to everyone, including the child, that all the villains in his world fall victim to her charm. Years later, during an Avco-Embassy function for ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Lee told Hill that he regretted not taking the role. Information provided by Tim Murphy! ‘Ol D-Man holds the movie well and anchors the weirdness around him, ably assisted by Victor Wong and Dennis Dun - who bring up the rear admirably. Donald Pleasence (1919-1995, Dr. Loomis in Halloween, Ernst Stavro Blofeld in James Bond 007: Man lebt nur zweimal, Danglars in Der Graf von Monte Christo 1975, Die Klapperschlange; starb an Komplikationen nach einer Herzklappenoperation) als Dr. Michaels, Chef der medizinischen Abteilung ("Machen Sie sich keine Sorgen! Robert Shaw was so disatisied with the film version that he had his name taken off the film. Samantha EggarR. — Mindy Kaling . But Pleasence is the first to admit that the eagle flew south when he negotiated the price for playing mad old Dr. Loomis in the original Halloween. Narrow Road to the Deep North Jan 06, 1972 Feb 12, 1972 . He knows what his appearance can mean to a movie and, consequently, can usually get the eagle to fly his way. Pleasence, who was recently seen here as the filthy old bum in "The Guest," is especially impressive with his unctuous disgust with the sordidness of his wife.But the mystery, the action and the pathos are all too academic and thin—too milky and uneventful — except for those who are real Crippen fans. Needless to say, this was better but not necessarily good.. Gabrielle Beaumont directs this 1980 killer kid flick, adapted from a novel by Bernard Taylor of the … . Wes Craven compared his work with actor Ernest Borgnine to John Carpenter’s work with Donald Pleasance in the original “Halloween”. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. camp, where he was tortured by sadistic Nazi guards. Information provided by Tim Murphy! . Information provided by Tim Murphy! On the cover of the Playbill for Robert Shaw's The Man in the Glass Booth, which opened at the Royale Theater last night, is a diagrammatic picture of a man in a glass booth. Birack accompanies the Priest to an abandoned derelict church called St. Goddard’s. In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges. . They offered the role to Lee, but he refused it. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Information provided by Tim Murphy! Ernest Borgnine had to be taken to the hospital to be treated for a head injury following a mishap involving a horse and buggy. . He states that Borgnine was the first “big name actor” he had worked with and was at first intimidated by the actor. . . Plus záběry na Michaela pořád děsivé a hudební motiv znovu dokonale využit. Presented by Warner Brothers. In 1955, what finished footage there was was put together by the BFI and shown as INDIAN FANTASY. Donald Pleasence (1919-1995, Dr. Loomis in Halloween, Ernst Stavro Blofeld in James Bond 007: Man lebt nur zweimal, Danglars in Der Graf von Monte Christo 1975, Die Klapperschlange; starb an Komplikationen nach einer Herzklappenoperation) als Dr. Michaels, Chef der medizinischen Abteilung ("Machen Sie sich keine Sorgen! . To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The derivative … A sickly Mina Van Helsing (Jan Francis), who is visiting her friend Lucy Seward (Kate Nelligan), discovers Dracula's body after his ship has run aground. . The new special edition is exquisite. Donald Pleasence had been slated to star in the film as Adolf Hitler. The film starred Arthur Kennedy and Barbara Bach. Reeves and co-author Tom Baker wrote the screenplay specifically as a Pleasence vehicle. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. Dracula is a 1979 British-American horror film directed by John Badham.The film starred Frank Langella in the title role as well as Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence and Kate Nelligan.. . Donald Pleasence is listed in the cast as a voice. Zase tu byl skvělý. The Sign … Information provided by Tim Murphy! Donald Pleasence rules the roost as always giving depth to his character and dramatic presence to everything he does. . Donald PleasenceBelle Crippen . The last movie I watched with one of his brood was an awful slasher called Into the Darkness starring Angela's younger, half-sister, Polly Jo. John ArnatClara Arditti . This 8 inch action figure of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence's HALLOWEEN alter ego) is an absolute must for any die-hard Pleasence collector! It ends up by boring—and this despite a virtuoso performance by Donald Pleasence in the equally virtuoso role of a transvestite criminal on the run from the law. Donald Pleasence once wrote a children's book called SCOUSE THE MOUSE. Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal Amazon.com Taken from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front is a devastating portrait by Delbert Mann ( Desire Under the Elms , Marty ) of a small group of German soldiers throughout the World War I. Donald Pleasence was originally cast as Blair in John Carpenter's remake of THE THING (1982), but there was a scheduling conflict and Wilford Brimley ended up in the role. Donald Pleasence was originally announced in the cast of the 1981 Spanish/British co-production of ASALTO AL CASINO (aka: BLACK JACK). When I was twenty-five, I went on exactly four dates with a much older guy whom I'll call Peter Parker. Soon, the clock begins to alter time and space and starts to possess members of the household. Price gave one of his finest performances in THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL, which was retitled THE CONQUEROR WORM for U.S. distribution. Donald Pleasence did not want to do HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988) and was supposedly tricked by producers into doing it. . . WITH DONALD PLEASENCE, ARRIVES A review by Clive Barnes of THE NEW YORK TIMES This, if you will pardon the frankness, is going to be a difficult notice to write. Tobin . Donald Pleasence's eldest daughter, Angela, has a small but integral part in The Godsend as "The Stranger." TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. He also followed it with a sequel called SCOUSE IN AMERICA. D. Muir . After having already played Dr. Crippen, Pleasence was afraid the role of Christie would further stereotype him as a film psychotic. Directed by James Hammerstein. Information provided by Tim Murphy! Elspeth MarchDr. As is the norm with Carpenter, we don’t simply have to rest on his technical expertise as he fills his movies with great acting talent and in another crowd pleaser - Donald Pleasence adds one more great Carpenter performance to his resume. Information provided by Tim Murphy! Ve výsledku slabší než díl předchozí, ale v rámci série pořád nadprůměr. The adventure begins one evening, with James Bond driving his Aston Martin DBS on a Portuguese coastal highway. Edward OgdenMrs. . Sandy Farina as Strawberry Fields; Dianne Steinberg as Lucy; Aerosmith as Future Villain Band (F.V.B.) As a result of this move, SPECTRE's leader, Blofeld, also plays a more prominent role than he had in the books. . The movie, ... Donald Pleasence as B.D. Maximilian Schell starred as Goldman in the finished film. Suddenly, a woman in a red Mercury Cougar convertible roars up behind him and overtakes him. . Pleasence was unable to do the film, because he was still committed to Universal's SGT. . The Count visits Mina and her friends at the household of Lucy's father, Dr. Jack Seward (Donald Pleasence), whose clifftop mansion also serves as the local asylu… This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker. At the Paramount Theater, Broadway and 43d Street. Producers told him that HALLOWEEN 4 had been read by John Carpenter, and he had hailed it as the best of the series. Sir Donald WolfitCaptain Kendall . . Undoubtedly, this real life horror helped add to the authinticity of his performances as a P.O.W. Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by ... Donald Pleasence. Donald Pleasence's eldest daughter, Angela, has a small but integral part in The Godsend as "The Stranger." . The man is neatly split down the middle. . . Basil Henson, See the article in its original context from. James Robertson JusticeMr. . The role of Dr. Loomis gave Donald Pleasence his biggest horror film success and made him a cult horror icon. . Evil after Donald Pleasence from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. John LeePaul Arditti . They all would have taken place during World War II, and Pleasence agreed to take the role of Toulon. . During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson. The film was based on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of Stoker's original plot was revised to make the film—which was advertised with the tagline "A Love Story"—more romantic. Christopher Lee was John Carpenter and Debra Hill's first choice for Dr. Sam Loomis in HALLOWEEN. CRIPPEN, screenplay by Leigh Vance, directed by Robert Lynn and produced by John Clein. Jackson . Larven erkunden und fast auf die Tage genau sagen. Donald Pleasence was Lucio Fulci's first choice for the … They, however, changed their mind and decided to go with a more mainstream romantic leading man. In the 1997 comedy AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY, Mike Myers (the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE alum---not the HALLOWEEN killer) patterned his villain Dr. John McGregor (Donald Pleasence) kann "das Alter" der menschlichen Teile der Leiche anhand der Fliegen bzw. November 1943: der frühere Kriegsheld und Nazioffizier Kurt Steiner erhält den brisanten Auftrag, den britischen Premierminister Winston Churchill zu entführen, um ihn dazu zu bringen, Verhandlungen mit Hitler aufzunehmen. He submits willingly to the bullying of Coral Browne as this blowsy, termagant creature, so long as she will leave him alone.It is only when she tries to force him to do the service of a husband for her, after he has piously promised a sweet young woman, with whom he has become friendly, that he will have no more to do with his wife, that the poor little man takes the notion to put a tranquilizing powder in his wife's tea and inadvertently sprinkles the whole package of same in the sugar bowl. Klevere Inge! Mit Hilfe des IRA-Agenten Liam Devlin werden die Deutschen - als polnische Soldaten verkleidet - in der … While Donald Pleasence was never known to turn down many film parts, he did pass on the role of Britain's notorious murderer John Christie in Richard Fleischer's 1970 suspense drama 10 RILLINGTON PLACE. Price and Reeves did not get along during filming. It was later filmed for television in 1982 by Marvin J. Chomsky (director of GOOD LUCK, MISS WYCKOFF) with Derek Jacobi as Hitler. Nary a shriek nor a shiver ruffles the solemn London court or the commonplace home of the Crippens, in which most of the action occurs. Jan 20, 1972 Apr 29, 1972 . Donald Pleasence was originally announced in the cast of the 1979 Italian sci-fi film THE HUMANOID. There's One in Every Marriage Jan 03, 1972 Jan 15, 1972 . IN THE light of the lurid legends of the Crippen murder case, which occurred in 1910 and is still a favorite in the annals of London crime, it is quite disillusioning and distresing to be shown, at this late date, that the gentleman involved—one Dr. Crippen, who was convicted and executed for murdering his wife—was really a meek and harmless person and the wife's death was caused by an accident.This is the dreary disappointment in store for those who go to see the British film, "Dr. Crippen," which came to the Paramount yesterday.Almost as disappointing is the drab, bloodless nature of this film, which has a pallid Donald Pleasence in the title role. The CastDR. Goeffrey TooneLord Chief Justice . Votes: 121,489 | Gross: $0.10M Information provided by Julian Grainger! … During the 1970s, an adaptation of Albert Speer's autobiography INSIDE THE THIRD REICH had been planned, but was, unfortunately, shelved for unknown reasons. And that is how Dr. Crippen came to do away with his wife.The rest of it is a piteous recount of how the widower, finally alarmed by the interest of Scotland Yard detectives in the whereabouts of his wife (who, we are told, but have no other way of knowing, is tucked away in the basement under a pile of coal), tries to flee to America with his young friend dressed up in the clothes of a boy.Considering the race and form of Samantha Eggar, who plays this delicate role, it is no wonder that gruff old James Robertson Justice as the ship's captain, discovers the flimsy ruse and returns Dr. Crippen to London and to the injustice of a ruthless court.Well, one must give good scores to Mr. Pleasence, Miss Browne, Miss Eggar and the rest of the cast for giving a sense of solemnity and suffocation to this stiff tale.Mr. There was a British animated version of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS made in 1939, though never completed. . . In Whitby, England in 1913, Count Dracula (Frank Langella) arrives from Transylvania via the ship Demeter one stormy night. Donald Pleasence stops in mid-sentence, and calls Blofeld in from the wings. This upset Reeves, but he agreed to their terms. At dinner, he proves to be a charmi… . As a member of the R.A.F., Donald Pleasence flew sixty missions over Europe in World War II before being shot down and spending 1944-45 in a P.O.W. . At one point there were plans to make PUPPET MASTER's 6, 7, 8 back to back to back. Vivat! We will never know. Douglas Bradley-SmithChief Inspector Dew . . . In the beginning, its producers had announced that Donald Pleasence would repeat his famous stage role of Arthur Goldman in the film version; they even bought a full-page ad in DAILY VARIETY to announce the fact. - 70%. After praising her as his "Savior," the Count visits Mina and her friends at the household of Lucy's father, Dr. Jack Seward (Donald Pleasence), whose clifftop mansion also serves as the local asylum. . Director: Tony Randel | Stars: Stephen Macht , Shawn Weatherly , Megan Ward , Damon Martin Votes: 2,453 in John Sturges' THE GREAT ESCAPE and a tortured kidnapped President of the United States in John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Olga LindoBruce Martin . Für den in Ungnade gefallenen Steiner ist es eine Chance auf Rehabilitierung. "), Arthur … The drawing symbolizes … . . I also enjoyed Victor Wong who did a brilliant job as a counterpart to Pleasence both being the ultimate spokesperson for Science Vs Religion. How well would have Lee performed in the role? Vivat Regina! Directors: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Elden Henson. . As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal. combined of Donald Pleasence, Telly Savalas, Charles Gray Affiliation: SPECTRE Status: Active Mission(s): On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a character from the 1969 Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service that was adapted for the 2012 video game 007 Legends. I'm calling him Peter Parker because the actual guy's name was also alliterative, and because, well, it's my book and I'll name a guy I dated after Spider-Man's alter ego if I want to. The last movie I watched with one of his brood was an awful slasher called Into the Darkness starring Angela's younger, half-sister, Polly Jo. The role was eventually played effectively by his co-star from THE GREAT ESCAPE, Richard Attenborough.