With richard widmark, sidney poitier, russ tamblyn, rosanna schiaffino. The obituary was featured in legacy on march 26, 2008, and the times on march 28, 2008. Check out richard widmark s career compared to current and classic actors. In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, rolfe richard widmark is a viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. Mar 27, 2011 this is the fantastic opening theme music to the 1963 britishyugoslavian viking film, the long ships. Rolfe tells others sailors of the mother of voices, a mammoth bell made of gold and as tall as three men, but he adds enough incorrect details to throw them.
Richard widmark was one of the real men of the movies. Becoming richard widmark covers everything you may have wanted to know about this hollywood legend, maybe more. It was one of the most striking debuts in hollywood history. For the rest of us who like pure entertainment, the long ships is an exciting voyage. If fords iconic location could speak, in fact, it might sound like this. Shop movies starring richard widmark on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. Rolf richard widmark as leader of a band of norsemen along with his brother orn russ tamblyn stealing a ship sets sail for the unknown land in search of a missing solidgold bell. The long ships by jack cardiff jack cardiff, richard widmark. Based on the swedish novel, the long ships by frans g.
He learns the whereabouts of a legendary bell made of solid gold. With richard widmarks viking raiders and sidney poitiers moorish hordes in bloody. A vagabond viking adventurer and a moor both compete to. He stayed on after graduation as a drama instructor, then headed to new york to find. After stealing the norse kings funeral ship as well as his attractive. Warlock 1959 richard widmark, henry fonda, anthony quinn a famous gunman becomes the marshal of warlock to end a gangs rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former. By contrast, the long ships comes off as a feeble joke, an unfunny satire on actioncostume pictures. A vagabond viking adventurer and a moor both compete to find the mother of all voices, a legendary golden bell near the pillars of hercules.
Richard widmark celebrity profile check out the latest richard widmark photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. A highseas actionadventure film with a viking warrior and moorish chief who race against time to find a hidden treasure, the long lost and priceless golden bell. The 1964 britishyugoslav film the long ships starring richard widmark and sidney poitier very loosely based on the book, retaining little more. The son of a traveling salesman, actor richard widmark had lived in six different midwestern towns by the time he was a teenager. His original ambition was to become a lawyer, so he enrolled at lake forest. Widmark was born in the farming community of sunrise, minnesota, where his swedishborn father ran the general store. The long ships or red orm is an adventure novel by the swedish writer frans g. Filmed at what one might saw was the end of the classic epic picture which was so prevalent in the 1950s, the long ships has a rather odd pairing of richard widmark and sidney poitier in the lead roles. Cardiff had problems with producer irving allen a reputation for being a nasty piece of work and lead actor richard widmark, as well as rewrites of the script, and from the final result you can understand his. Cross, whose harmless adaption of a frans bengtsson novel is hardly affecting.
Jake wade robert taylor wants to go straight, but his old partner richard widmark wants to know where he buried the loot from an old bank job. Meanwhile they kidnap a viking princess beba loncar and hold her for security. The long ships film the long ships is a 1964 angloyugoslav adventure film shot in technirama directed by jack cardiff and stars richard widmark, sidney poitier and russ tamblyn. There have been very few films dealing with these scandinavian warriors. On the surface down to the sea in ships is a simple whaling story set in the late 19 th century. The long ships by jack cardiff jack cardiff, richard. Anywayfor history scholars and lovers of authenticitystay away. His daughter with wife jean hazlewood, anne heath widmark, an artist and author, married baseball legend sandy koufax on january 1, 1969. The long ships was a somewhat lame britishyugoslavian joint venture, shot around belgrade over six months in 19634. In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, rolfe richard widmark is a. The film was very loosely based on the swedish novel the long ships by frans g.
Rent the long ships 1964 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. Vec etabliran na radiju i pozornici, duboko je impresionirao hollywood svojim filmskim debijem kao psihopatski gangster tommy udo u film noiru kiss of death. Unable to find another ship, he steals a magnificent funeral ship made for the king, harald, and. Filmed at what one might saw was the end of the classic epic picture which was so prevalent in the 1950s, the long ships has a rather odd pairing of richard widmark and sidney poitier in the lead roles, as a delinquent yet playful son of a viking lord, and a moorish ruler, respectively. Though never considered in the same star category as burt lancaster or gregory peck, his era, widmark nonetheless established himself as a dependable and popular leading man in westerns, dramas, adventures, gangster and war films. Their daughter anne married 60s baseball star sandy koufax.
Sidney poitier is ben munceford, a photojournalist aboard the bedford, assigned to record a typical mission. The family moved around before settling in princeton, ill. Bengtsson 19411945, retaining little more than the title of the english. Crafty viking sea captain rolfe richard widmark stages the sacrifice of a maiden to satisfy the rebellions sven edward judd in the long ships, 1964. If i had to pick a favorite widmark movie, it would be run for the sun. Richard widmark, sidney poitier, russ tamblyn, rosanna schiaffino, oskar homolka, edward judd, lionel jeffries, beba loncar, clifford evans, gordon. Information page about the long ships starring richard widmark, sidney poitier, russ tamblyn and more on netflix uk from mafts newonnetflixuk based on the book by frank bengtsson, this 1964 film tells the tale of viking brothers rolf and orm, who are hunting for a. After stealing the norse kings funeral ship as well as his attractive daughter, gerda beba loncar and his brothers rolfe widmark and orm russ tamblyn sail off to find the fabled mother of voices, a solid gold bell as tall as three tall men. Richard widmark, sidney poitier, russ tamblyn, rosanna schiaffino, oskar homolka, edward judd, lionel jeffries, beba loncar. Though 1964s the long ships was directed by jack cardiff, the cinematographer of the vikings, the similarities do not go much farther. Take it from us, the long ships is a big one for the eye, if not the mind. This movie is about vikings so i love it no matter what. Richard widmark and sidney poitier star in this viking adventure film directed by jack cardiff.
Richard widmark sword fights a man in a scene from the film the long ships, 1964. Richard widmark established himself as an icon of american cinema with his debut in the 1947 film noir kiss of death 1947 in which he won a best supporting actor academy award nomination as the killer tommy udo. Rent the long ships 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Down to the sea in ships 1949 with richard widmark. He entered illinois lake forest college with plans to earn a law degree, but gravitated instead to the colleges theater department. Take to the high seas with this thrilling saga chronicling the race to find a fabled treasure known as the golden bell.
Richard widmark, sidney poitier, russ tamblyn, rosanna schiaffino, oskar homolka, edward judd, lionel jeffries, beba loncar, clifford. Richard widmark richard weedt widmark was an american film, stage and television actor and producer. We dont see the likes of actors like richard widmark anymore. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Kirk douglas, sidney poitier, robert wagner and doris day are among the few who have outlived him and are still with us. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Apr 12, 2015 i will put forth the greatest viking novel is frans g. He died only six years ago on march 24, 2008, at the age of 93, having outlived 95% of his costars from the golden age of hollywood. Kiss of death 1947 and other noir thrillers established widmark as part of a new generation of american movie actors who became stars in the post. These were the first words uttered on screen by richard widmark, who has died aged 93. Kirk douglas made the best one of course, which the long ships emulates, particularly the long ship entering the fjord.
Richard widmark uses his patented chortling laugh, but is essentially charmless as a douglas fairbanksstyle rogue, the sort who will lie to his own brother for another chance to go to sea. Widmark continued to appear in a number of successful films, including the tunnel of love 1959 with doris day, the westerns warlock also 1959 with henry fonda, and john waynes the alamo 1960, the courtroom drama judgment at nuremberg 1961, and reuniting with sidney poitier in the adventure the long ships 1964. This is the fantastic opening theme music to the 1963 britishyugoslavian viking film, the long ships. Richard widmark short bio richard widmark was born in minnesota and always had an interest in movies. Richard widmark has passed away at 93, after a long illness.
The long ships is a movie starring sydney poitier as a moorish king named aly mansuh. Widmark and poitier became close friends and subsequently worked together on the long ships 1964 and the bedford incident 1965, a serious version of dr strangelove. The long ships also features russ tamblyn and oscar homolka. For this, theyve stolen the norse kings ship and abducted his daughter beba loncar. Long will you remember the men and the might of the long ships. Sep 18, 2014 filmed at what one might saw was the end of the classic epic picture which was so prevalent in the 1950s, the long ships has a rather odd pairing of richard widmark and sidney poitier in the lead roles, as a delinquent yet playful son of a viking lord, and a moorish ruler, respectively. Even though the role was small, widmark stole the picture. Richard widmark simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The long ships 1964 with richard widmark classic film freak. Viking seamen battle a moorish prince for possession of a golden bell imdb.
Richard widmark made three movies with sidney poitier1950s no way out, 1964s the long ships and 1965s the bedford incident. Richard widmark richard widmark when richard widmark deserted villainy the screen lost one of its best villains. The long ships original trailer featuring sydney poitier as. Men like john wayne,robert mitchum, humphrey bogart, william holden. Richard and susan widmark now live in connecticut, in a rural part of the state, among lush green hills and narrow country lanes. Richard weedt widmark december 26, 1914 march 24, 2008 was an american film, stage, and television actor and producer he was nominated for an academy award for his role as the villainous tommy udo in his debut film, kiss of death 1947, for which he also won the golden globe award for most promising newcomer.
Sidney poitier, richard widmark, rosanna schiaffino, oscar homolka, jack cardiff, irving allen, warwick film productions. Widmark died at age 93 in 2008, of health complications following a fractured vertebra. Inspired by the success of the vikings 1958 starring kirk douglas and tony curtis, producer irving allen used swedish writer frans bengtssons wellresearched novel the long ships and dumbed it down for his own. Like so many, he attends college to become a lawyer but he was derailed by the acting bug. Some of you may have seen the movie of the same name starring richard widmark and sidney poitier. I do not own this music or anything else that has to do with the film or the novel by frans. He is best known for his role as tommy udo in his first movie, kiss of death. Initially, robert taylor was lined up to play rolfe, the norse leader of a gaggle of seafarers bent on finding a huge golden bell known as the mother of voices, but when that idea fell through the producers fixed upon george peppard as his. When it came out it was really quite successful as a light, slightly comedic kind of thriller. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. As viking brothers rolfe richard widmark and orm russ tamblyn steal a norse kings funeral ship and head off in search of the prize with the late royals daughter, they must do battle with a group of vengeful moorish troops led by evil prince sidney poitier. Sell richard widmark advised the studios publicity manual that an alert 20th century fox sent to theater owners.
The author max zorn, now in his early 60s, is on a promotional book tour in new york when he meets up again with the woman he could never forget. Richard widmark uses his patented chortling laugh, but is essentially charmless as a douglas fairbanksstyle rogue, the sort who will lie to his own brother for another chance to. Though never considered in the same star category as burt lancaster or gregory peck, his era, widmark nonetheless established himself as a dependable and popular leading man in westerns, dramas, adventures, gangster and war films, and by 1984, he had appeared. The long ships rolfe 1964 how the west was won mike king 1962 judgment at nuremberg col. The long ships is a rollicking, actionpacked viking adventure saga starring richard widmark best supporting actor oscar nominee, kiss of death, 1947 and sidney poitier oscarwinning best actor,lilies of the field, 1963. Widmark produced and starred in the films time limit 1957, the secret ways 1961 based on a novel by alistair maclean, which widmark also directed uncredited due to. This biobibliography is the first book to examine the life and career of one of hollywoods most durable leading men, richard widmark. Rolfe tells others sailors of the mother of voices, a mammoth bell made of gold and as tall as three men, but he adds enough incorrect details to throw them off the proper trail. The press books announced sidney poitier in his first nonnegro role. Clearly a labor of love for first time and selfpublished author kassabaum, the book is extensively researched and nicely written if prone to wander far afield of the primary subject. He was nominated for an academy award for his role as the villainous tommy udo in his debut film, kiss of death, for which he also won the golden globe award for most promising newcomer. Fan comments for richard widmark turner classic movies.
The long ships is a 1964 angloyugoslav adventure film shot in technirama directed by jack cardiff and stars richard widmark, sidney poitier and russ tamblyn. As a hero, to be blunt, he is secondrate oh, likeable, full of integrity, conscientious and all of that, but when he is tough and cocky it is a long. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Richard widmark simple english wikipedia, the free.
Dec 29, 2014 richard widmark would have turned 100 this coming friday, december 26, 2014. Richard widmark december 26, 1914 march 24, 2008 was an american actor of movies, stage, radio and television. Mar 20, 2020 richard widmark, american actor born dec. Apr 25, 2017 the long ships was a somewhat lame britishyugoslavian joint venture, shot around belgrade over six months in 19634. Initially, robert taylor was lined up to play rolfe, the norse leader of a gaggle of seafarers bent on finding a huge golden bell known as the mother of voices, but when that idea fell through the producers fixed upon george peppard as his replacement. Lionel barrymore, in one of his last roles plays captain bering joy great name, a well worn captain nearing retirement and quite set in his perceptions of the right way to do things. Less drawn to showstopping outbursts than john goodman but much more of a star, only slightly more flamboyant and extroverted than red garland, the most recorded and least obtrusive jazz musician ever, richard widmark may well have been the most dependable actor of his generation. Viking brothers rolfe widmark and orm russ tamblyn, west side storysteal. Bengtsson was a swede who originally wrote the long ships as two books, which were later combined. So went the publicity blurb for this entertaining rehash of nordic history.
Richard widmark biography, movie highlights and photos. With big stars such as richard widmark and sidney poitier, its hard to go wrong. Richard widmark would have turned 100 this coming friday, december 26, 2014. Mar 24, 2008 richard widmark was married for 55 years to jean hazelwood, a former actress and occasional screenwriter who wrote the script for her husbands 1961 film the secret ways 1961. Richard widmark centennial brian camps film and anime blog. The long ships 1964 with richard widmark classic film. Eric finlander, the maniacal commander who drives his tense crew to the brink of nervous exhaustion. Before long, widmarks abducted taylors fiance patricia owens and theyre all headed into comanche territory and the comanches are on the warpath. With richard widmarks viking raiders and sidney poitiers moorish hordes in bloody combat over a huge, golden bell. Overview based on the book by frank bengtsson, this 1964 film tells the tale of viking brothers rolf richard widmark and orm russ tamblyn, who are hunting for a mythical golden bell. The long ships is a rollicking, actionpacked viking adventure saga starring richard widmark best supporting actor oscarr nominee, kiss of death, 1947 and sidney poitier oscarrwinning best actor,lilies of the field, 1963.
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