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2 days ago · They roped in Richard Fleischer as director and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant to adapt. With rising star Stacy Keach in the lead and George C. Scott persuaded by Fleischer to take on a secondary role as veteran beat cop Andy Kilvinski 1, The New Centurions promised to be as bit a hit at the cinema as it was in the bookshop.
2 days ago · Some of Bruce's celebrity students included Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Stirling Silliphant, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.In fact, Steve McQueen and James Coburn were pallbearers at Bruce Lee's funeral.
Jun 25, 2024 · After reading the script, McQueen noticed that Newman had 12 more lines of dialogue than he did, presumably after perusing the story for no other reason than to see who got the most screen time. Upon this startling discovery, Silliphant was instructed to craft a dozen additional soundbites and put them on equally verbose footing.
Jun 12, 2024 · Abject swansong for director James Goldstone (Winning, 1969) and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Carl Foreman (The Guns of Navarone, 1961) but Oscar-winning co-writer Stirling Silliphant (Marlowe, 1969) carried on longer. Who wrote the most effective scenes, Shelby’s engagement ploy and Hank’s initial rejection of Kay, is anybody’s guess but ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Bruce Lee appeared in the MGM movie Marlowe staring James Garner. It was a cameo appearance and included two scenes filmed on August 21, 1968. Lee’s friend Stirling Silliphant adapted the movie from Raymon Chandler’s book The Little Sister. This book was previously made into the 1946 film The Big Sleep starring Humphrey Bogart.
Jun 14, 2024 · Screenplay: Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner. Cast: Clint Eastwood (Harry Callahan), Tyne Daly (Kate Moore), Harry Guardino (Al Bressler), Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum, Bill Ackridge. Trivia: Eastwood considered directing the film himself. Followed by Sudden Impact (1983).
2 days ago · Stirling Silliphant: The novel by John Ball: Cool Hand Luke: Donn Pearce & Frank Pierson: The novel by Pearce The Graduate: Buck Henry & Calder Willingham: The novella by Charles Webb: In Cold Blood: Richard Brooks: The book by Truman Capote: Ulysses: Fred Haines & Joseph Strick: The novel by James Joyce: 1968: The Lion in Winter: James Goldman ...
