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Morituri, 1965
I enjoyed a picture called The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri because my pals Wally Cox and Billy Redfield were in it. I played a World War II saboteur sent on a secret mission aboard a ship commanded by Yul Brynner, who wasn't a great actor but who taught me a lesson about making movies....Yul did something that impressed me. In one scene I thought his acting was very stagey and artificial, but when I saw the scene on film it succeeded because the lighting was effective, and I learned he suggested to the lighting man how to light the scene. I had never paid much attention to lighting, and it made me realise that the man who sets it up can do a lot for your performance or break your neck if he wants to. With lights, he can add drama to your face, make it dull, or put you in darkness. From then on, I began checking with the lighting man before doing a scene, using a mirror to see what effect different lighting gave my appearance and performance...
Morituri, 1965
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Morituri, 1965
A collection of material relating to Morituri, including:
- three revised first draft scripts, all dated 26 May, 1964, 178pp. of mimeographed typescript, with green paper covers, including several pages of script revisions, one copy with with approximately 12 pages annotated in blue ballpoint pen in Brando's hand with additions and amendments to the script and notes on the script, plot and characterizations, including:
- p. 9: Why did he not first claim that he is a refugee and not bother with a passport (forged) docks and dagger;
- p. 15: Stat. "But this is a just war", Crain "They are all just wars. American vs Indian...Napoleon vs Russia. England vs Somebody. Besides I am a Swiss citizen. My country is not at war and I know nothing about espionage...;
- p. 22: next to Crain's line And I wear a tiny moustache, Brando has commented Light and airy for one about to die; another copy with approximately 20 pages annotated in blue ballpoint pen in Brando's hand, including on the inside back cover: # Relationship between Mueller + Keil forced, he (Capt.) should hate Gestapo not as poss. tattletale but something profound and real. Should be fight in first part...Perhaps some big error should be made on part of Keil...No justification for conflict bet. them, # Knows conflict phoney - if he was put on as Head of ship (capt) and then removed he'd have a better case. Also est him as political nut who because of perf. defect was refused service in submarine duty. He wants to get something on Capt like sabotage (3)
A collection of material relating to Morituri, including:
- three revised first draft scripts, all dated 26 May, 1964, 178pp. of mimeographed typescript, with green paper covers, including several pages of script revisions, one copy with with approximately 12 pages annotated in blue ballpoint pen in Brando's hand with additions and amendments to the script and notes on the script, plot and characterizations, including:
- p. 9: Why did he not first claim that he is a refugee and not bother with a passport (forged) docks and dagger;
- p. 15: Stat. "But this is a just war", Crain "They are all just wars. American vs Indian...Napoleon vs Russia. England vs Somebody. Besides I am a Swiss citizen. My country is not at war and I know nothing about espionage...;
- p. 22: next to Crain's line And I wear a tiny moustache, Brando has commented Light and airy for one about to die; another copy with approximately 20 pages annotated in blue ballpoint pen in Brando's hand, including on the inside back cover: # Relationship between Mueller + Keil forced, he (Capt.) should hate Gestapo not as poss. tattletale but something profound and real. Should be fight in first part...Perhaps some big error should be made on part of Keil...No justification for conflict bet. them, # Knows conflict phoney - if he was put on as Head of ship (capt) and then removed he'd have a better case. Also est him as political nut who because of perf. defect was refused service in submarine duty. He wants to get something on Capt like sabotage (3)