Originally posted by Duggie
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Olivier was a scenery chewer, a gigantic ham, on the screen. His eyerolling, arm waving technique was wrong for the screen. He worked best as a stage actor. For example, his soliloquy in the "but for ceremony" scene in the movie version of Henry V brings me to tears. An example of how great a Shakespearean actor he was.
But Don Corleone....no.
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