From Shatner to Jack Cassidy, Cameron Mitchell to Kenneth Tobey, Albert Salmi to John Anderson, to the late great Richard Basehart, and on and on and on..WOW!
-"pass me the butter..." Brando in Last Tango in Paris
Also one of the earliest appearances of a very young Martin Sheen, and it also contains great performances by actors you've seen a million times but never knew them, like John Anderson and Albert Salmi. A powerful statement on the contradictions of war and the agony of the human condition.
shareAlso one of the earliest appearances of a very young Martin Sheen
Oh man, I agree. This performance was splendidly cast. And I don't know whether contemporary actors, however good they are, would understand how to taper their performances for the camera or to fill them out for same, as this cast gives us!
shareIndeed! But I've always wondered why they wasted the talents of such actors as Ford Rainey, Alan Hale Jr., Ken Tobey, etc. by using them as essentially "window dressing" in totally non-speaking roles.
shareRemember, this is based on a play. A lot of these actors, likely, just wanted to be associated w/this prestigious production.
Carpe Noctem!