[Film] Best Film you have probably never seen?

[jakarta]

My vote goes to Ridley Scott's 1977 debut The Duellists.

Made on two tenths of f*** all but got Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel to emerge from Hollywood to play the leading roles. The supporting actors must have been on minimum wage but are almost all of the great and good of British Theatre and film.

Let me give you:

• Albert Finney as Joseph Fouché, Minister of Police
• Edward Fox as Colonel Perteley, a Bonapartist agent
• Cristina Raines as Adele, later d'Hubert's wife
• Robert Stephens as Brigadier-General Treillard
• Tom Conti as Dr. Jacquin, an army surgeon and friend of d'Hubert
• John McEnery as Feraud's tall second in the final duel
• Arthur Dignam as d'Hubert's one-eyed second in the final duel
• Diana Quick as Laura, d'Hubert's mistress
• Alun Armstrong as Lieutenant Lecourbe, a friend of d'Hubert
• Maurice Colbourne as Feraud's second
• Gay Hamilton as Feraud's mistress
• Meg Wynn Owen as Leonie, d'Hubert's sister
• Jenny Runacre as Madame de Lionne, a lady in Strasbourg
• Alan Webb as the Chevalier du Rivarol, Adele's uncle
• Matthew Guinness as the Mayor of Strasbourg's nephew
• Dave Hill as Cuirassier
• William Hobbs as Swordsman
• W. Morgan Sheppard as the fencing master
• Liz Smith as the fortune teller
• Hugh Fraser as Officer
• Michael Irving as Officer
• Tony Matthews as Treillard's aide-de-camp
• Pete Postlethwaite as Treillard's orderly
• Luke Scott as Léonie's son
• Stacy Keach as the narrator

Based on a Joseph Conrad novella it follows two French officers through the Napoleonic wars and their constant clashes over 15 years as one of the officers (Keitel) is frankly a psycho and loves duelling more than life.

The visuals are stunning considering the budget. A go to film every night when it is shit on TV e.g. tonight.

 

[The Clamp]

I’m not sure what the question means, given your post.

You have seen it or you haven’t?


Sorry, confused

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Dunno. Probably not seen it yet

 

[Flounce]

Many others but for starters

Citizen Kane
Streetcar Named Desire
On The Waterfront
Avatar
All except the first Star Wars rubbish

 

[jakarta]

I’m not sure what the question means, given your post.

You have seen it or you haven’t?


Sorry, confused

Obvious answer is that it is a great film but never gets shown on TV.

Your loss not mine, there is a thing called the interweb where you can see bits of it on YouTube...

 

[Weststander]

Pretty sure that I've never seen:

The Manchurian Candidate (1962 version)
Dr Strangelove
Gladiator
Schindler's List .... can't bear the underlying subject matter.
Life Is Beautiful .... ditto.
American History X .... ditto. You may spot a pattern.

 

[Zeberdi]

Just two major box office films I’ve never seen:

War Horse
Harry Potter (none of them)

And have no desire to do so.

 

[The Clamp]

Obvious answer is that it is a great film but never gets shown on TV.

Your loss not mine, there is a thing called the interweb where you can see bits of it on YouTube...

Sorry.

No need to get nasty. I was just looking for clarification.

You titled the thread the best film you have NEVER seen but then go on to describe in great detail a film you have seen.

Can you not see where the confusion has arisen?

Anyway, thread that’s been done hundreds of times in various forms but never quite so confused as this.

 

[jakarta]

Sorry.

No need to get nasty. I was just looking for clarification.

You titled the thread the best film you have NEVER seen but then go on to describe in great detail a film you have seen.

Can you not see where the confusion has arisen?

Anyway, thread that’s been done hundreds of times in various forms but never quite so confused as this.

Apologies

just saying that there are many hundreds of superb films that never get shown so no-one knows about them.

Anyway my Duellists DVD is set up for this evening!

 

[The Clamp]

Apologies

just saying that there are many hundreds of superb films that never get shown so no-one knows about them.

Anyway my Duellists DVD is set up for this evening!

No worries. And yes, a great film. Rich in every way.

 

[The Clamp]

The Browning Version with Albert Finney as Andrew Crocker Harris gets my vote.



And Greta Scatchi in her absolute prime.


Rarely shown on telly. I stumbled across it while channel surfing late one Saturday night many years ago.


“you shall get exactly what you deserve. No less and certainly no more”


A genuine treat.

 

[Happy Exile]

“Best” is such a value judgment and so subjective it’s hard to say. Loads of people think Shawshank Redemption is one of the best films ever made but I’d sooner sit through the April 2019 0-0 away at Wolves again than endure that film a second time. In my view it’s that bad. (I appreciate this view probably says more about me than about the merits or not of the film.)

But on the basis that Rocky seems to be almost universally loved and I’ve not seen it then I’d probably say that in answer to the question.

 

[TugWilson]

The Duellists is a stonking film with fantastic acting and emotion , haven`t seen it for a while , as @jakarta rightly says - rarely on the box .

My addition is "The Libertine" , i don`t need an excuse to watch Depp i love his films , but this like "The Duellists" is not shown very often .

 

[jcdenton08]

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, 1960’s Jacques Demy directed French romantic operetta, with 16 year old Catherine Deneuvre in her movie debut.

A beautiful film, with gorgeous music from Michel Legrand. One of my favourite movies and certainly one of the most stunning movies ever made visually.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

My vote goes to Ridley Scott's 1977 debut The Duellists.

Made on two tenths of f*** all but got Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel to emerge from Hollywood to play the leading roles. The supporting actors must have been on minimum wage but are almost all of the great and good of British Theatre and film.

Let me give you:

• Albert Finney as Joseph Fouché, Minister of Police
• Edward Fox as Colonel Perteley, a Bonapartist agent
• Cristina Raines as Adele, later d'Hubert's wife
• Robert Stephens as Brigadier-General Treillard
• Tom Conti as Dr. Jacquin, an army surgeon and friend of d'Hubert
• John McEnery as Feraud's tall second in the final duel
• Arthur Dignam as d'Hubert's one-eyed second in the final duel
• Diana Quick as Laura, d'Hubert's mistress
• Alun Armstrong as Lieutenant Lecourbe, a friend of d'Hubert
• Maurice Colbourne as Feraud's second
• Gay Hamilton as Feraud's mistress
• Meg Wynn Owen as Leonie, d'Hubert's sister
• Jenny Runacre as Madame de Lionne, a lady in Strasbourg
• Alan Webb as the Chevalier du Rivarol, Adele's uncle
• Matthew Guinness as the Mayor of Strasbourg's nephew
• Dave Hill as Cuirassier
• William Hobbs as Swordsman
• W. Morgan Sheppard as the fencing master
• Liz Smith as the fortune teller
• Hugh Fraser as Officer
• Michael Irving as Officer
• Tony Matthews as Treillard's aide-de-camp
• Pete Postlethwaite as Treillard's orderly
• Luke Scott as Léonie's son
• Stacy Keach as the narrator

Based on a Joseph Conrad novella it follows two French officers through the Napoleonic wars and their constant clashes over 15 years as one of the officers (Keitel) is frankly a psycho and loves duelling more than life.

The visuals are stunning considering the budget. A go to film every night when it is shit on TV e.g. tonight.

The guitar player from Slade was in it? I'm definitely going to give it a look.

 

[peterward]

My vote goes to Ridley Scott's 1977 debut The Duellists.

Made on two tenths of f*** all but got Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel to emerge from Hollywood to play the leading roles. The supporting actors must have been on minimum wage but are almost all of the great and good of British Theatre and film.

Let me give you:

• Albert Finney as Joseph Fouché, Minister of Police
• Edward Fox as Colonel Perteley, a Bonapartist agent
• Cristina Raines as Adele, later d'Hubert's wife
• Robert Stephens as Brigadier-General Treillard
• Tom Conti as Dr. Jacquin, an army surgeon and friend of d'Hubert
• John McEnery as Feraud's tall second in the final duel
• Arthur Dignam as d'Hubert's one-eyed second in the final duel
• Diana Quick as Laura, d'Hubert's mistress
• Alun Armstrong as Lieutenant Lecourbe, a friend of d'Hubert
• Maurice Colbourne as Feraud's second
• Gay Hamilton as Feraud's mistress
• Meg Wynn Owen as Leonie, d'Hubert's sister
• Jenny Runacre as Madame de Lionne, a lady in Strasbourg
• Alan Webb as the Chevalier du Rivarol, Adele's uncle
• Matthew Guinness as the Mayor of Strasbourg's nephew
• Dave Hill as Cuirassier
• William Hobbs as Swordsman
• W. Morgan Sheppard as the fencing master
• Liz Smith as the fortune teller
• Hugh Fraser as Officer
• Michael Irving as Officer
• Tony Matthews as Treillard's aide-de-camp
• Pete Postlethwaite as Treillard's orderly
• Luke Scott as Léonie's son
• Stacy Keach as the narrator

Based on a Joseph Conrad novella it follows two French officers through the Napoleonic wars and their constant clashes over 15 years as one of the officers (Keitel) is frankly a psycho and loves duelling more than life.

The visuals are stunning considering the budget. A go to film every night when it is shit on TV e.g. tonight.

Never seen Forest Gump, though many say its good ?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

My vote goes to Ridley Scott's 1977 debut The Duellists.

Made on two tenths of f*** all but got Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel to emerge from Hollywood to play the leading roles. The supporting actors must have been on minimum wage but are almost all of the great and good of British Theatre and film.

Let me give you:

• Albert Finney as Joseph Fouché, Minister of Police
• Edward Fox as Colonel Perteley, a Bonapartist agent
• Cristina Raines as Adele, later d'Hubert's wife
• Robert Stephens as Brigadier-General Treillard
• Tom Conti as Dr. Jacquin, an army surgeon and friend of d'Hubert
• John McEnery as Feraud's tall second in the final duel
• Arthur Dignam as d'Hubert's one-eyed second in the final duel
• Diana Quick as Laura, d'Hubert's mistress
• Alun Armstrong as Lieutenant Lecourbe, a friend of d'Hubert
• Maurice Colbourne as Feraud's second
• Gay Hamilton as Feraud's mistress
• Meg Wynn Owen as Leonie, d'Hubert's sister
• Jenny Runacre as Madame de Lionne, a lady in Strasbourg
• Alan Webb as the Chevalier du Rivarol, Adele's uncle
• Matthew Guinness as the Mayor of Strasbourg's nephew
• Dave Hill as Cuirassier
• William Hobbs as Swordsman
• W. Morgan Sheppard as the fencing master
• Liz Smith as the fortune teller
• Hugh Fraser as Officer
• Michael Irving as Officer
• Tony Matthews as Treillard's aide-de-camp
• Pete Postlethwaite as Treillard's orderly
• Luke Scott as Léonie's son
• Stacy Keach as the narrator

Based on a Joseph Conrad novella it follows two French officers through the Napoleonic wars and their constant clashes over 15 years as one of the officers (Keitel) is frankly a psycho and loves duelling more than life.

The visuals are stunning considering the budget. A go to film every night when it is shit on TV e.g. tonight.

Ahead of its time having a Gay as well.

 

[happypig]

Just two major box office films I’ve never seen:

War Horse
Harry Potter (none of them)

And have no desire to do so.

I've been forced to sit through all the Harry Potter films and, IMO, they're all bollocks.

 

[jcdenton08]

I've been forced to sit through all the Harry Potter films and, IMO, they're all bollocks.

The first two, the Chris Columbus ones, I found quite fun and whimsical. By the 6th-7th it’s all taking itself a bit too seriously for my liking

 

[Han Solo]

Shawshank Redemption.

I've been thinking about seeing it a 100 times but then I see the stills of a nicely groomed Freeman and some other lad sitting around talking in a fake rough environment and I just can't be arsed.