I thought the stand-out performance in that film was Russell Osman
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Greatest Acting Performances Of All Time
- Thread starter Uncle Spielberg
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I thought the stand-out performance in that film was Russell Osman
Not Kevin O'Callaghan pretending to be a keeper?
1234andcounting
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- Mar 31, 2008
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OK, US - here are some serious suggestions:
Recently
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
and agree with you 100% re Bruno Ganz in Downfall.
Otherwise, some of the obvious ones:
De Niro in Taxi Driver & Raging Bull.
Cagney in White Heat
Judi Dench in just about anything, but I thought she was particularly good in Mrs Brown.
Recently
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
and agree with you 100% re Bruno Ganz in Downfall.
Otherwise, some of the obvious ones:
De Niro in Taxi Driver & Raging Bull.
Cagney in White Heat
Judi Dench in just about anything, but I thought she was particularly good in Mrs Brown.
Eric Potts
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A perfect role , and performance from l'homme was Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano De Bergerac .
Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb
Robert DeNiro as Jake LaMotta
Robert DeNiro as Jake LaMotta
Meade's Ball
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Martin Short as Jack Putter in Innerspace.
Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in National Lampoons Vacation.
Steve Martin as Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr in The Man With Two Brains.
Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in National Lampoons Vacation.
Steve Martin as Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr in The Man With Two Brains.
Captain Haddock
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Keanu Reeves in The Matrix!.....what, oh serious, you say?
Ok.
De Niro in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The King Of Comedy.
Bruno Ganz in Downfall, as mentioned above.
This guy:
(Ulrich Muhe in The Lives Of Others
and
Spencer Tracy in Bad Day At Black Rock (in fact anything with him in it
James Cagney in White Heat
James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause
Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood
David Strathairn in Goodnight, And Goodluck
Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and, especially in On The Waterfront
Sir Alec Guiness in Kind Hearts And Coronets
Ok.
De Niro in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The King Of Comedy.
Bruno Ganz in Downfall, as mentioned above.
This guy:
(Ulrich Muhe in The Lives Of Others
and
Spencer Tracy in Bad Day At Black Rock (in fact anything with him in it
James Cagney in White Heat
James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause
Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood
David Strathairn in Goodnight, And Goodluck
Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and, especially in On The Waterfront
Sir Alec Guiness in Kind Hearts And Coronets
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Uncle Spielberg
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No were getting serious
Also Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley in Schindler's list and the latter in Gandhi. I think the best trio of performances in one film was Fiennes, Neeson and Kingsley in Schindler's List. Absolutely criminal none of them won an Oscar especially Fiennes who was overlooked by Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugutive for heaven's sake. The greatest ever Oscar travesty in my opinion.
Also Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley in Schindler's list and the latter in Gandhi. I think the best trio of performances in one film was Fiennes, Neeson and Kingsley in Schindler's List. Absolutely criminal none of them won an Oscar especially Fiennes who was overlooked by Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugutive for heaven's sake. The greatest ever Oscar travesty in my opinion.
Uncle Spielberg
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Ralph Fiennes - Count Laszlo de Almasy - the English Patient
Ralph Fiennes - Lenny Nero - Strange Days - A criminally underated film, watch it, its rather good.
Ralph Fiennes - Lenny Nero - Strange Days - A criminally underated film, watch it, its rather good.
Uncle Spielberg
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Ray Milland - Don Birnam - The Lost Weekend
The Merry Prankster
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Jimmie Stewart in Harvey. Gets me every time.
Publius Ovidius
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Tom Courtney - Billy Liar
Charlton Heston - Ben Hur
Sean Connery - James Bond
Dustin Hoffman/lawrenceOlivier - that film where he was a nazi dentist.
Gregory Peck - The boys from Brazil
Charlton Heston - Ben Hur
Sean Connery - James Bond
Dustin Hoffman/lawrenceOlivier - that film where he was a nazi dentist.
Gregory Peck - The boys from Brazil
A recent one is Forest Whitacker in The King of Scotland
Uncle Spieberg in
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Captain Haddock
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Hoffman / Olivier film was Marathon Man, Dave, and a great call!
Agree with US (stop the press!
) about the overlooking of the actors in Schindler's List, despite all it's Oscar success.
SJ's Love Monkey
Ambrose-ia
Hoffman / Olivier film was Marathon Man, Dave, and a great call!
Agree with US (stop the press!
Marathon Man is one of my all time favourite films, Hoffman was phenomenal
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Robert De Niro - Leonard Lowe - The Awakenings
Robin Williams - Dr Malcolm Sayer - The Awakenings
Julie Kavner - Eleanor Costello - The Awakenings
Robin Williams - Dr Malcolm Sayer - The Awakenings
Julie Kavner - Eleanor Costello - The Awakenings