A TV series based on a cult series of movies, starring very popular and well-known actors, that just aired within the last year, selling more copies than a 50 year old movie that not many are aware of makes sense to me. Look at the amount of promotion for either product - Ash Vs. Evil Dead has...
IIRC, Oliver's performance as the Mahdi in Khartoum was based heavily off of the Othello he'd done the year before on stage and in the film adaptation of it. I think the similarities in McKern's Clang was coincidental.
Haha, my silence was me forgetting to actually comment on the topic of the thread. As with any Robert Bolt screenplay, I love AMFAS, I kinda figured it would be inferred.
I must strongly disagree with your opinion, sir. Bolt's screenplay for Zhivago is, to me, a thing of beauty. In some ways, I feel it's better laid out than Lawrence was, mainly because Bolt and Lean had plenty of time to work and lock the script. I also find nothing boring about Ryan's...