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Jul 3, 1997 · Here is the Stewart contradiction in a nutshell: Dowd seems the most reasonable character in the film, he's wry and witty, the most amiable of companions. And he's an incorrigible drunk. (When the film was made, the Production Code didn't allow Stewart to drink on-camera. He's only shown ordering drinks for others.)
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Dec 22, 2020 · Early on he also worked as a film director, with fifteen directing credits to his name, and one Best Director Oscar nomination (for the 1929 film “Madame X”). He won a Best Actor Academy Award for the 1931 film “A Free Soul” (his only Oscar acting win or nomination), and would have a long and steady acting career up until his death.
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- Hamlet (2009) As Claudius. Stewart and David Tennant came together in a filmed version of the stage adaptation of Hamlet that they performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Logan (2017) As Charles Xavier. Logan. R. Action. Sci-Fi. Superhero. Release Date. March 3, 2017. Director. James Mangold. Cast. Hugh Jackman , Patrick Stewart , Dafne Keen , Elizabeth Rodriguez , Daniel Bernhardt , Richard E. Grant , Doris Morgado , Boyd Holbrook.
- A Christmas Carol (1999) As Ebenezer Scrooge. It seems that Stewart cannot escape playing iconic characters in adaptations of famous works, but he is always able to make the part his own and bring something new to the table.
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996) As Jean-Luc Picard. There are many examples of Stewart's performance as Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek franchise, but Star Trek: First Contact is his best.
May 20, 2015 · If you’ve only seen one James Stewart film, odds are it’s this one. A staple of network TV at Christmastime, It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most beloved classic films of all time. Originally, though, it was never meant to be soley a holiday film, and in fact, the Christmas scenes are a very small minority of the whole film.
Dec 5, 2022 · Rope. When people think of the four movies Stewart made with Alfred Hitchcock (Rope, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Rear Window), this one is probably the last one that comes to mind. Rope was the first movie the two made together, and in my mind, it was their best. Interestingly, neither Stewart nor Hitchcock agree with this ...
When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man’s associate. In 1935, Stewart signed a contract with MGM studios and began his impressive film career. MGM cast him in musicals, dramas, comedies, and westerns.
Dec 1, 2018 · The first of their four films together, the Leopold and Loeb-inspired "Rope" was also Hitchcock’s first color film—and it allowed the all-American Stewart to branch out into darker territory. Stewart plays Rupert Cadell, a college professor who unwittingly inspires two of his students, played by Farley Granger and John Dall, to commit ...
