Al pacino heads a stellar cast including nastassja kinski, donald sutherland, richard o brien, joan plowright, and annie lennox in this powerful and unsentimental depiction of. Also included is a conversation with pacino and hudson discussing the film being. His mother moved to the bronx to live with her parents, kate and james gerardi, who, coincidentally, had come. A battle in america from the movie revolution directed by hugh hudson. Yes, its true that al pacino with his bwooklyn bwogue is an odd choice for scottish fur trapper tom dobb, as is daisy mcconnahay actress nastassja kinski daughter of klaus her odd patois never passes for irish yet theres still so much to like about this latterday epic. It is difficult to choose one, but i will try scent of a woman the oscar says it all. Al pacino, in particularly, genuinely compels as an actually pretty powerful leading man who is too good for this film, as pacino boasts constant charisma and does a fine job at the faux accent. From a distance al pacino guns down britts with marksmanship and speed. With al pacino, donald sutherland, nastassja kinski, joan plowright. Of course, that filmthe godfatheris known as something of a classic. Al pacino was sick, the press were sniping and the production company wanted.
Nov 25, 2019 the godfather and its sequel are two of the greatest films ever made. Revolution proved to be the beginning of the end of goldcrest films as a significant industry player, and even derailed al pacinos career for a. Revolution stream complet vf film en streaming complet. Revolution 1985 films en streaming regarder des film. See more ideas about the godfather, godfather movie, great films. Revolution 1985 official trailer al pacino, donald. Director hugh hudson on the shooting of revolution with al pacino.
His parents salvatore pacino and rose, divorced when he was two years old. How revolution 1985 burned al pacino and goldcrest youtube. Its star, al pacino, was so embarrassed by it by that he steppedaway from filmacting for four years. Actrices et acteurs revolution 1985 revolution, casting du film. Dog day afternoon this movie will show you various acti. Title sequences from films starring al pacino, from the panic in needle park 1971 to once upon a time. Al pacino is an american actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and screenwriter his full name is alfredo james pacino he was born on april 25, 1940, in the bronx, new york, to an italianamerican family. Looking a little longer in the tooth than in their seventies. Kings lynn was the best place in the world to film it.
It derailed the attempt to turn nastassja kinski into a bankable movie star. April 25, 1940 in only al pacinos third film, he was nominated for an academy award. The official trailer for revolution starring al pacino. Klip from a movie in 1985 with al pacino, donald sutherland.
An american actor in film and theatre, as well as a director, al pacino is an oscarwinning, emmywinning, and tonywinning master who is widely considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. A single father losing his son due to them signing up for the continental army. As with michael corleone in the godfather, pacinos revolution character, tom dobb, undergoes a transformation. Revolution by hugh hudson al pacino, donald sutherland. New york trapper tom dobb al pacino becomes an unwilling participant in the american revolution after his young son ned dexter fletcher is conscripted into the british army as a drummer by the villainous sergeant major peasy donald sutherland. Tom dobb al pacino falls in love with daisy mcconnahay nastassja kinski, an aristocrat who deserts her class to fight alongside the rebels. Al pacino biography and filmography al pacino movies. With al pacino, ellen barkin, john goodman, michael rooker. Al pacino stars in a movie about the american revolution. Revolution 1985 official trailer al pacino, donald sutherland movie hd new york trapper tom dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the american revolution after his son ned is drafted into. Al pacino pacino at the 2004 venice film festival born alfredo james pacino 19400425 april 25, 1940 age 80 new york city, new york, u. With al pacino, paul sorvino, karen allen, richard cox. Revolution 1985 location customs house on king street, kings lynn, norfolk 1 duration.
This was one of the big budgeted movies made by oscar winning company goldcrest. It also put its writer robert dillons career on hiatus. The film stars pacino as a new york fur trapper who involuntarily gets. Revolution 1985 official trailer al pacino, donald sutherland movie hd new york trapper tom dobb becomes an unwilling participant in. Sipowiczs partner on nypd blue 1950s90s singer called the high priestess of soul jazz singer nina. Al pacino title sequences the movie title stills collection. The film stars pacino as a new york fur trapper who involuntarily gets enrolled in the revolutionary forces during the american revolutionary war. In 1985, director hugh hudson released his film revolution, starring al pacino and donald sutherland, as a response to the overly sanitized portrayal of the american revolution characterized by colonial williamsburg and cheesy miniseries like george washington released only the year before. Id scouted locations in america and only williamsburg was suitable, but its too much of a. A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit. Movie typography from revolution 1985, directed by hugh hudson, starring al pacino, donald sutherland, nastassja kinski, joan plowright, dave king. The third, had the first two not existed, would have been hailed as an important film.
Revolution is a 1985 british historical drama film directed by hugh hudson, written by robert dillon, and starring al pacino, donald sutherland, and nastassja kinski. Director hugh hudson recalls a tough shoot on 1985 drama revolution. Alma mater actors studio hb studio occupation actor, filmmaker years active 1967present works full list. This period drama about the american revolution has an overlay of rhetoric that thwarts the action, flattening out the story about a man and his loved ones caught up in the events of the time. Al pacino film is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 4 times. In one scene he and another fellow blast two men standing beside the pike wielding britt comannder from previous battles. Godfather 1 and 2, especially the second because it was alpacino that made all the difference. Yesterday i watched this british answer to michael ciminos heavens gate, revolution.
The movie that epitomizes the meaning of independence day just may be hugh hudsons perennially maligned revolution. Its major sin is that it isnt either of the first two. Revolution 1985 film revolution is a 1985 british historical drama film directed by hugh hudson, written by robert dillon, and starring al pacino, donald sutherland, and nastassja kinski. Al pacino film crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Al pacino 1968 2015 all movies list from 1968 until today. Al pacino revisits revolutionary war film flop that led him to take a.
This year 2019 we wanted to watch something different and i remembered al pacinos movie revolution revisited as a likely candidate. Now, the film isnt so much riddled with plot holes as much as its fluid to the. Revolution 1985 official trailer al pacino, donald sutherland. A trapper and his young son get pulled into the american revolution early as unwilling. Edition discs price new from used from dvd please retry 1. Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack. Al pacino in revolution, hugh hudsons epic about the american. Al pacino, donald sutherland, nastassja kinski, joan plowright, dave king, steven berkoff, john wells, annie lennox, dexter fletcher, sid owen, richard obrien, paul brooke, eric milota, felicity dean, jo anna lee et cheryl anne miller. Especially early in his career, al pacino movies meant a. At the movies end al pacino states that the revolution was about making a good place to raise ones babies. The film begins in new york, with a cheerful mob pulling down an equestrian. It was a gritty movie, filled with death and despair, mud and dirt, and for the time an. Movie info after his son has been captured and brutalized by a british officer, an immigrant trapper al pacino becomes compelled to join the fight against the british in the american. Director hugh hudson on the shooting of revolution with al.