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Se ei ollut leading role, mutta kun Colonel Kilgore aloitti United Artists Apocalypse Now, Robert Duvalli pysÀhtyi esiin.
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Duval said the film gave an overly romantic portrayal of the mafia, but was a masterpiece nonetheless. Despite the dark subject matter, he and James Caan found time to play jokes on their illustrious co-star. Brando would say, could I have a minute, and then he'd get emotionally prepared, and then he'd do a wonderful scene, and the next day Shivan Caan would say...
Son of an admiral, Robert Duvall said acting was the only thing he was ever any good at. He studied theatre in New York, where he was good friends with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman. He got his break when Arthur Miller saw him appear in his play A View from the Bridge. TV and film roles followed, To Kill a Mockingbird, True Grit and Mash, and a lead part in THX 1138.
After Godfather Parts 1 and 2 he had further success in Network, and then leading performances and Oscar nominations in The Great Santini and Tender Mercies. The latter, made by Universal Pictures and directed by Bruce Beresford, saw Duval singing his own songs and winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. Let me know what you decide, dear, then let me rest.
He never really capitalized on that Oscar success, refusing to do Godfather 3 because he was offered much less money than Al Pacino. He turned to TV and was nominated for a series of Emmys, but couldn't get studios interested in his film The Apostle, which he ended up financing and directing himself, as well as being the main star. It's always you underneath. I mean, if I was going to play King Lear, it would be me underneath. It has to be, you only have one temperament.
He only have one psyche, only one mind, so it's always you underneath. It earned him another Oscar nomination. Two more were to follow, including one at the age of 84 for The Judge. A big fan of the tango, he included the dance in a film he made with his fourth wife. He had no children, but leaves a body of work that few actors can rival.
Oliver Conway there, looking back on the life of actor Robert Duvall. And I'm sure millions of people will be re-watching classics like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now this week.
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I'm Will Chalk, and in the early hours of the 31st of January, these are our main stories. The US Justice Department releases over 3 million more documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, warned that US tariffs on countries helping Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of protesters have again gathered in the city of Minneapolis in the United States to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents.
So three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos. In other words, it's going to be a busy few weeks for lawyers, journalists and anyone else just curious to sift through the latest, and we're told, last dump of files relating to the case of the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. We're told there are references to public figures who've previously been associated with Epstein, including the former Microsoft boss Bill Gates, President Donald Trump and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
But there's no suggestion that appearing in the files implies any wrongdoing, and many people who have featured in previous releases have denied any illicit behaviour in relation to the late sex offender. Women who were abused by Epstein want criminal charges brought against some of his associates. Todd Blanche is US Deputy Attorney General.
Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes told me more. It is, as you imply, a vast collection of documents, images, videos, many with redactions, and that's what's making it so difficult. In some cases entire pages blacked out, and that fact in itself has caught the eye of many since...
It makes it very difficult to verify any of the claims being made. But we know that there are several high profile figures who are mentioned, including Donald Trump, with hundreds of references. In one document there are a number of allegations about the president that come from an FBI tip line, which investigators at the time deemed not to be credible. Many of these
appear to be based on unverified tips received by the agency and were made without any supporting evidence. Donald Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Jeffrey Epstein and has not been accused of any crimes. Bill Gates, another high profile figure, has dismissed claims that he caught a sexually transmitted disease
Klaims made in email sent from Epstein's email account. A spokesman for Mr. Gates told the BBC that these allegations were absolutely absurd and completely false. Obviously there's the redactions, but there are also documents that still haven't been released. Is this doing anything to satisfy those people who are convinced that there is a cover-up still?