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Post by toshtego on Jul 30, 2020 17:48:24 GMT -5
I am watching it now.
"Seven women", 1966.
Missionaries trapped on the Chinese/Mongolian border by a big, bad, warlord and his crew.
IF there was tension before among the ladies, now there is a real sweat. Ann Bancroft is here, playing, well, Ann, and that is plenty disturbing for most missionaries and bandits, alike.
Ford'd final picture. "The Old Master" himself as Orson Wells used to call him.
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Post by toshtego on Jul 30, 2020 19:41:16 GMT -5
Wow! Powerful film. He had something to say about society and its mores. This one was close to "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and its moral tone.
You know, if Ford had not chosen to be a film maker, he would have been one Hell of a Priest!!!!! Can you imagine his Gospels?
I think he would have deafened Ingmar Bergman.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 31, 2020 10:03:09 GMT -5
I'll have to check it out.
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Post by Darin on Jul 31, 2020 11:24:26 GMT -5
Interesting timing … we just watched "Tobacco Road" yesterday and it was tough to make it all the way through!
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Post by toshtego on Jul 31, 2020 17:32:06 GMT -5
I'll have to check it out. The Mongol Warlord is played by Mike Mazurzki and he is appropriately unsympathetic. His right hand bandit is played by Woody Strode. He is excellent as usual. One of Anne Bancroft's best IMHO> |
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