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Was that Max von Sydow on the train?

posted 14 years ago by donjmiller
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The man in the train who goes for his gun during the hold-up looks very much like Max von Sydow. This would have been right before The Exorcist, so he was a Swedish actor relatively unknown to audiences elsewhere (Bergman's The Seventh Seal was not widely viewed). This film is full of actors from all over Europe, after all. This character utters not a word, so we don't get to hear his voice. I ran that scene several times, in slo-mo even, and it sure looks like him to me, but he's not in the credits, even here at IMDb. Any one else see this?

[–] filmeuro 14 years ago

Actually, he was in "the Greatest Story Ever Told" back in 1965 as Jesus, "Hawaii" in 1966, among other films, so it's not like he was unknown. I don't think it's him.

[–] donjmiller 14 years ago

You're right; those would have put him on the map even here in the U.S, and this production was in Europe, where he was well known and probably would not have gotten a role without a line (unless it suited him). I'd forgotten those were major and before this. Oh, well; sure looks like him, though.

[–] DwightFry 11 years ago

Can't really see the resemblance. I think he looked much more like Joe Turkel (Tyrell from Blade Runner) but I don't think it's him either.

Incidentally, I thought the "main" Comanche (the red headband one, who fights Mifune in the end) looked like a young Patrick Stewart.

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[–] benth04 8 years ago

Would not think so.
MvS must have quite a big shot at the time - being credited for the main male character in the TV-series 'Emigrants' (Utvandrarne). In this film he is not even on the credits list for a 'small' part.