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Topic History of: Orson Welles
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Author	Message
Barney	Barney wrote: more recently, an English actor won an Oscar - although he had no lines. Who was he? John Mills in Ryan's Daughter...
Barney	JK2006 wrote: dreadful film; A Little Romance Won an Oscar though - for the music...
Barney	One more offer then, than I received! Although I could have done Christopher Lee's Hamlet part (a non-speaking guard) well. However more recently, an English actor won an Oscar - although he had no lines. Who was he?
JK2006	And the only film part I was ever offered - when the producers would not accept me (not famous enough) went to Sir Laurence - dreadful film; A Little Romance.
Barney	Oliver's Hamlet was the making of him, particularly in the US; he also produced and directed it - as well as writing the screenplay. And recruiting the cast - including Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stanley Holloway and Jean Simmons. With almost 40% of the lines spoken by Hamlet - cuts to Shakespeare's longest play had to be made, and invoked criticism. Overall, the movie was a great commercial success though - and the winner of Britain's first Oscars.