Autobiography of peter ustinov imdb
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Through Joy and Beyond
A fine introduction to the life of C. S. Lewis.
The excellent documentary "Through Joy and Beyond" addresses the life, career, and religious conversion of author, Christian apologist, and Medieval and Renaissance scholar C. S. Lewis (). It follows Lewis from his boyhood in Belfast, through his school years, military service in W.W.I, two professorships, transition from atheist to orthodox Christian, writing and publishing career, and finally to his happy, though brief, marriage late in life to Joy Davidman.
Rev. Walter Hooper narrates as the film visits various locations, doing a brilliant job of visually documenting--inside and out--the physical locations where Lewis lived (from the family home in Belfast to The Kilns, where he spent the last decades of his life) and taught (Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalen College, Cambridge), as well as giving brief glimpses of such legendary places as The Eagle and Child Pub where the Inklings gat
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Peter Sellers big Hollywood break in The Pink Panther () only came about because Peter Ustinov dropped out at the last minute as his wife didn't want to go to Italy for the duration of the shoot. The studio were furious with Ustinov and threatened to sue him but backed down when they saw the dailies of Sellers in the role.
Peter Sellers did not give a pony to his son Michael as shown in the film. He gave it to his younger daughter by Britt Ekland several years later. The change was made in order to compress events for dramatic purposes. According to the screenwriter, the horse disappeared after a couple of weeks, and when his daughter wanted to know where it was, he replied that he had given it to Princess Margaret.
The real Blake Edwards hailed Geoffrey Rush's performance as the best he'd ever seen, and said that in some shots he thought he was seeing the real Sellers.
Scenes with Peter Sellers' fourth wife, Lynne Frederick, were cut from th
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Peter Gonzales Falcon Dies: Star of Fellini’s ‘Roma’ Was 75
Gonzales Falcon got his start with a bit part in Viva Max(), a satirical film about a modern-day Mexican general (Peter Ustinov) who retakes the Alamo.
The actor went on to model for a year in London before he landed the role that would man his career.
In , Gonzales Falcon related the story of auditioning for Fellini after being recommended bygd actor Eugene Walter, a friend of a friend:
I went to Cinecittà where there was a line about a block long with ung men wanting to meet Fellini. inom went around the line to the main door and buzzed. The door was opened by Liliana [Fellini’s longtime assistant] who looked like a little Edward G. Robinsonand even had a cigar in her mouth.
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