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© 2012 AFPKirk Douglas recalls 'Spartacus,' film censorship
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Braindead
Great actor, great film.
Virtuoso
Douglas' antiwar film "Paths of Glory" was banned in France for many years. The film was way ahead of its time and ranks alongside "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Johnny Got His Gun" (with screenplay by Trumbo) as the greatest antiwar films ever made.
smithinjapan
Good on Douglas... he more than deserves the ovation.
basroil
Great director, poor choice of people to support:
So he supports the guy who supported Assad after Assad ordered the murder of thousands, and another that wanted to declare the constitution unconstitutional. I hope he sticks to films where he knows his stuff.
Fadamor
The man has been through more than I ever will. Even though "just" an entertainer, he has my respect.
nath
The "Rag man's son" is one hell of an actor and a tough old bird. He regretted early in is life, the fact that his father never told him he loved him. I will bet, in reviewing his life, he realizes that everything in his life had to be as it was, to have the result it did.
supermonk7
Nice.
Wolfpack
Spartacus is a great film. I've always like Douglas' acting. He is wrong about the politics of Hollywood though. Whether is was the pro-war films during WWII, the McCarthy era of the 1950's, or the current conservative blacklisting of today the film industry has long interjected itself into government and politics. Clooney and especially Penn are very political and very identifiable as Democrats.