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And you're entitled to your opinion, of course, Coll. But I'm sure there's a lot who'd agree that there are actors who could have played the role better than Burt Lancaster. Not that I have anything against Burt. Besides, I don't think poor Burt had a decent script to work with in the first place.
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Coll,
Good to see you back, by-the-way, if only for a while. Connery, could not play Durnford at Isandlwana, he'd have to play Quatermain (the correct spelling) at Isandlwana, or didn't you know Quatermain was with Durnford at Isandlwana? Here's his description of him from Finished:
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Thanks John
You're right - a dilemma indeed Could he not portray both men ? Mind you, they couldn't be in the same scene together, people might realise it's the same actor I'm thinking though, as an 'introduced' character to the events at Isandlwana for a new film, Quatermain would be an excellent choice, his name mentioned in a previous topic in the old forum. This way the connections between Col. Durnford, Isandlwana, H. Rider Haggard and Quatermain can be maintained. I'd have to read up on Haggard's Quatermain books. However, I wonder about copyright issues ? Coll |
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Coll,
I was recently involved in a documentary on Haggard, which unbeknown to me was transmitted over the holiday period on BBC 4, it is entitled Adventure for Boys: the Lost Worlds of Rider Haggard. It should be worth looking out for when it goes mainstream, if only for the appearance of Prince Shange, as one of the interviewees. Most of Haggard's books are available online as e-books, so if you can just do a search on him. Regards, John |
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I'll certainly watch out for the documentary, as well as Haggard's books. Interestingly, under the title 'Allan Quatermain' in Wikipedia, which includes a film still of Connery, there is a detailed description of Quatermain and what his thoughts were of Africa and the people. Although just a summary of the character, I can't help but feel, that if Quatermain had been a 'real' person, both he and Durnford would have had a lot to talk about with each other, perhaps agreeing on many aspects. However, having not studied the character in-depth, I may be entirely wrong. Apparently, Haggard based Quatermain on individuals around at the time, but I wonder if he included some of Durnford's views, even slightly, in the character's personality ? Coll |
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Coll,
Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Selous and you'll find Haggard's inspiration for Quatermain, I note that they managed to spell the surname incorrectly though Alan's that is. In 1930's version of King's Solomon's Mines Cedric Hardwicke plays Alan, and bears more than a passing likeness to Selous. If you check Stephen Coan's article in the Natal Witness, there's some information about the filming out there. John |
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