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Uncredited implies it cannot be verified using internet resources or at least the cast list in the film credits...therefore not subject to objective review. So, uncredited is disallowed. My board,

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"The Ipcress File"
Well known in Upstairs, downstairs......

 

Gordon Jackson.

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Naveen Andrews

The English Patient.

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Keeping Mum
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Ben Gazzara

Asked and answered, I know, but speaking of Ben Gazzara, I'm surprised one of this lot didn't name his 1979 film, shot in Singapore, that has developed a large cult following:

 

"Saint Jack

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saint Jack

 

Directed by, Peter Bogdanovich

Produced by, Hugh M. Hefner, Edward L. Rissien

Written by, Peter Bogdanovich, Howard Sackler, Paul Theroux

Starring, Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, George Lazenby

Cinematography, Robby Müller

Editing by, William C. Carruth

Distributed by, New World Pictures

Release date(s), 27 April 1979 (New York City, USA)

Running time, 112 min.

Language, English

 

Saint Jack is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux and a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process.

 

Controversy about the film

 

Saint Jack was shot entirely on location in various places in Singapore in May and June of 1978. As of 2006, it is the only Hollywood film to have been shot on location in Singapore. Places featured in the film include the former Empress Place hawker centre (now demolished) and Bugis Street. The local authorities knew about the book, hence the foreign production crew did not tell them that they were adapting it, fearing that they would not be permitted to shoot the film. Instead, they created a fake synopsis for a film called "Jack Of Hearts", and most of the Singaporeans involved in the production believed this was what they were making.

 

The film was banned in Singapore and Malaysia on 17 January 1980. Singapore banned it "largely due to concerns that there would be excessive edits required to the scenes of nudity and some coarse language before it could be shown to a general audience," and lifted the ban only in March 2006[1]. It is now an M18-rated film.

 

Saint Jack was re-released in North America on DVD in 2001.

 

A book which details the development, production and aftermath of the Saint Jack film, entitled Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore, was published by Marshall Cavendish in March 2006 and is written by Ben Slater.

 

In an interview with The New York Times on 15 March 2006, Bogdanovich said, "Saint Jack and They All Laughed were two of my best films but never received the kind of distribution they should have."

 

Cast:

Ben Gazzara as Jack Flowers

Denholm Elliott as William Leigh

James Villiers as Frogget

Joss Ackland as Yardley

Rodney Bewes as Smale

Mark Kingston as Yates

Lisa Lu as Mrs. Yates

Monika Subramaniam as Monika

Judy Lim as Judy

George Lazenby as Senator

Peter Bogdanovich as Eddie Schuman

Joseph Noël as Gopi"

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jack

 

In the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair," Ben Garazza was almost edited out of the film. The unknown actor who played Pierce Brosnan's butler got more camera time than Garazza, for whatever reason. Regardless, the original with Steve McQueen was a better movie, imho.

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Little Big Man.

 

I cheated a tiny bit though, as I was also "sure" she was in one of the King Kong Movies, then I had doubts so I double checked and I would have been wrong... I was thinking of Fay Ray :rolleyes:

Dustin Hoffman.....
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