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Ian Holm as Napolean

posted 11 years ago by mdgross50
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As a kid, and now as an aged adult, I find his performance so hilarious that I am now actively seeking out movies with him in it. Any suggestions besides the obvious (Alien, Brazil, etc)?

[–] franzkabuki 11 years ago

Holm is very effectively cruel and evil in John Frankenheeimer´s The Fixer from 1968. And then he stars (for once!) in Atom Egoyan´s 1997 grief opus The Sweet Hereafter. Those two are definitely some of his best performances.

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[–] Joninxbox 11 years ago

He was good in 'The Fifth Element'

[–] kylopod 11 years ago

He has a funny supporting role in the movie Big Night (1996) starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub.

[–] ragusa11 11 years ago

He plays Napoleon again in The Emperor's New Clothes. A romantic comedy which I found pretty good. He obviously is in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit as Bilbo Baggins.

[–] NotASpeckOfCereal 11 years ago

Someone already mentioned that he plays Napoleon again in The Emperor's New Clothes, but there other notable works:

A smallish but very good part in Lord of War (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399295/)

Same for The Aviator (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/)

3rd billed in eXistenZ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/)

As someone already mentioned but I will repeat because it's a Must see, The Fifth Element (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119116/),

Supporting actor in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087365/), with Sir Ralph Richardson again.

And Chariots of Fire (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082158/)

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[–] ragusa11 11 years ago

I also forget he and John Hurt were leads in the first Alien film.

[–] Yankeegator7 8 years ago

4'1" Conquerer of all Italy. Not Bad Eh...