Just wanted to say, Lee, how much I enjoyed your Cinema Retro
interview with Rory Flynn, as I'm a big fan of Errol's and always on the lookout
for new info about him.
Am also much looking forward to the upcoming article on William
Tell that you mentioned. Don't know if you've seen the attached still, but
it's Errol with director Jack Cardiff during the aborted shoot. Feel free to use
it if you'd like.
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Cinema Retro is a regular stop and always the online
highlight of my day!
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Best To You,
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John McElwee
Retro Responds: Thanks, John-- this photo is a new one for me and most welcome for our readers. I confess to being rather ignorant of Flynn's aborted
William Tell film, but I was greatly impressed by writer Tony Earnshaw's article for issue #16, which is due out later this month. Tony interviewed the director Jack Cardiff at the 2002 Bradford International Film Festival and was able to provide many insights from that interview, combined with a wealth of never-before-published stills. Documentary maker Craig McCall is working on a film about the ill-fated
Tell project that is due for release next year. Although we usually stick to covering films of the 60s and 70s, this fascinating story from the 1950s proved to be so fascinating, we couldn't resist. The irony is that the movie could well have marked a major comeback for Flynn, but bad luck and the drying up of the financing spelled doom for the film. (Visit John McElwee's amazing retro movie site
The Green Briar Picture Show) -
Lee Pfeiffer