Sunday, August 24, 2008

Video interview: Carl Foreman


Today's special Sunday interview is with one of Hollywood's most influential screenwriters Carl Foreman. If he had only written High Noon (1952) that would have been enough of a legacy. But Foreman also wrote Cyrano de Bergerac (1950),
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and many more movies in a career that spanned nearly four decades. Enjoy some time with screenwriter Carl Foreman.








Part One





Part Two



Part Three


3 comments:

Mike Scherer said...

Interesting fellow. It would have been a great pleasure to have known him -- to sit down and chat.

Thanks for sharing.

Keep Writing!
Mike

Belzecue said...

Cyrano De Bergerac! God, I love this 1950s version. Witty, funny, sad, exciting -- can you ask more of a movie? A screenplay filled with wordplay and delightful dialog.

"Who... is... that... man... there?"

If you've only seen the Steve Martin Roxanne remake, please do yourself a favour and track down and watch Carl's: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042367/

Scott said...

And what a fantastic performance by Jose Ferrer!