15 thoughts on “Omar Sharif Movies”

1. HI BRUCE Further to my earlier post of 9 July I have now had the chance to reflect in more detail about your Sharif new page and I have found out that once again my own two Oracles are sending me conflicting signals. As I have said Night of the Generals is my favourite Sharif film and performance. However whilst you give it a healthy 73% rating [identical to IMDB’s] The Master castigates it with the verdict that it “died onscreen” and he awards Peter O’Toole just 2 stars for his performance [Joel disregards Omar completely in his 1983 Book of Children Stories].

   This time, having seen the film myself, I am in no doubt about whose opinions are correct. I agree with the rating of you/IMDB and in fact thought that the acting of O’Toole and Sharif is what made it such an absorbing movie. Statistically this is how I rate their performances- Omar ***** Peter ****1/2.

   TV SITCOM FRASIER SEASON 11 EPISODE 3 – 30 SEP 03-DAPHNE [Frasier’s housekeeper] in a discussion about actors: “Personally I love Peter O’Toole.”

   Another time the influential Director of The Seattle Opera Company, gay Alistair Burke [deliciously played by Sir Patrick Stewart] is at Frasier’s home and says to Frasier, Daphne, Niles and Dad Martin “You all must come to a party at my place. Lots of celebrities will be attending.”
   DAPHNE: “Will Peter O‘Toole be there?”
   ALASTAIR: No – and HE knows why!”

   I have watched that brilliant episode a number of times over the years – sorry about that Steve – but only recently have I begun to wonder if Alistair had just been watching Night of the Generals. Ah – The Master’s malignant influence!

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   1. Hey Bob….good breakdown on The Night Of The Generals. Your comment got me motivated to due some more trailers on Omar….and The Night Of The Generals was one of the trailers added to the page. The trailer looks amazing when looking at the “look” of the movie….the colors pop off the screen…and you get young pups Omar and Peter.

      Ultimately….you gotta go with what you think about the movie….regardless of Joel, or Roger or UMR score says. I know all this talk about the movie makes me want to re-visit the movie. My old notebook….says I ranked it at 1.5 out of 4 stars on my viewing back in the 1980s or 1990s. I wonder if I would change my mind now that I am older and wiser.

      Good Frasier moment. One day Sir Patrick will have an UMR page…..I first noticed him in Excalibur……he has done so much more since that early 1980s movie. Great feedback as always.

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2. Hard to believe but Omar is # 45 on the December 15, 2018 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list he has appeared with.

   1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Rainbow Thief (1990)
   3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Night of the Generals (1967)
   5 MICHAEL CAINE Ashanti (1979)
   5 MICHAEL CAINE The Last Valley (1971)
   15 ANTHONY HOPKINS Juggernaut (1974)
   22 RUTGER HAUER Beyond Justice (1992)
   24 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Hidalgo (2004)
   28 TREVOR HOWARD The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   30 ANTHONY QUINN Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
   30 ANTHONY QUINN Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   30 ANTHONY QUINN Marco the Magnificent (1965)
   32 PETER O’TOOLE Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   32 PETER O’TOOLE One Night with the King (2006)
   32 PETER O’TOOLE The Night of the Generals (1967)
   32 PETER O’TOOLE The Rainbow Thief (1990)
   36 ROD STEIGER Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   41 MICHAEL HORDERN Genghis Khan (1965)
   41 MICHAEL HORDERN Juggernaut (1974)
   41 MICHAEL HORDERN The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   44 JAMES MASON Bloodline (1979)
   44 JAMES MASON Genghis Khan (1965)
   44 JAMES MASON Mayerling (1968)
   44 JAMES MASON The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   50 VERNON DOBTCHEFF The Horsemen (1971)
   55 KLAUS KINSKI Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   56 ELLIOTT GOULD Beyond Justice (1992)
   57 ORSON WELLES Marco the Magnificent (1965)
   59 ANTONIO BANDERAS The 13th Warrior (1999)
   60 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES One Night with the King (2006)
   61 JACK PALANCE Che! (1969)
   61 JACK PALANCE The Horsemen (1971)
   62 JAMES CAAN Funny Lady (1975)
   65 CLAUDIA CARDINALE 588 rue paradis (1992)
   65 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Mayrig (1991)
   75 DONALD PLEASENCE The Night of the Generals (1967)
   87 ROBERT LOGGIA Che! (1969)
   89 PETER USTINOV Ashanti (1979)
   97 JEANNE MOREAU The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   100 ELI WALLACH Genghis Khan (1965)
   100 ELI WALLACH Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   100 ELI WALLACH The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   101 BURT KWOUK The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
   104 HARRY ANDREWS The Night of the Generals (1967)
   110 RODDY MCDOWELL Funny Lady (1975)
   111 RICHARD HARRIS Juggernaut (1974)
   112 SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   116 VAL KILMER Top Secret! (1984)
   122 IAN MCSHANE GRAND LARCENY (1987)
   124 MICHAEL GOUGH Top Secret! (1984)
   128 DAVID WARNER Keys to Freedom (1988)
   133 IAN HOLM Juggernaut (1974)
   138 HERBERT LOM The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
   155 ROBERT MORLEY Genghis Khan (1965)
   155 ROBERT MORLEY Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
   175 BEN GAZZARA Bloodline (1979)
   175 BEN GAZZARA Inchon (1981)
   181 JAMES COBURN The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
   182 BURGESS MEREDITH Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   187 JULIE CHRISTIE Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   193 WILLIAM HOLDEN Ashanti (1979)
   194 GIANCARLO GIANNINI Heaven Before I Die (1997)
   207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Keys to Freedom (1988)
   208 TELLY SAVALAS Genghis Khan (1965)
   208 TELLY SAVALAS Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   222 MICHAEL LONSDALE Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
   224 JACQUELINE BISSET Inchon (1981)
   227 KEENAN WYNN Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   228 JOSE FERRER Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   233 MARCELLO MASTROIANNI The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   240 RICHARD E. GRANT Mountains of the Moon (1990)
   241 AKIM TAMIROFF Marco the Magnificent (1965)
   242 AVA GARDNER Mayerling (1968)
   245 OM PURI THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001)
   260 DAVID HEMMINGS Juggernaut (1974)
   266 ALEC GUINNESS Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   266 ALEC GUINNESS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   266 ALEC GUINNESS The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   270 PHILIPPE NOIRET The Night of the Generals (1967)
   298 JULIAN GLOVER Juggernaut (1974)
   302 GREGORY PECK Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
   302 GREGORY PECK Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   319 PETER JASON The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
   322 ROSHAN SETH JUGGERNAUT (1974)
   322 ROSHAN SETH MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
   332 STEVE COOGAN THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001)
   339 SOPHIA LOREN More Than a Miracle (1967)
   339 SOPHIA LOREN The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   365 CATHERINE DENEUVE Mayerling (1968)
   366 ISABELLE HUPPERT Les possédés (1988)
   368 ANOUK AIMEE The Appointment (1969)
   373 ERIC POHLMANN Ashanti (1979)
   373 ERIC POHLMANN The Horsemen (1971)
   379 JOHN IRELAND The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   380 LAURENCE OLIVIER Inchon (1981)
   389 PETER CUSHING Top Secret! (1984)
   390 BURT YOUNG Heaven Before I Die (1997)
   395 GEOFFREY KEEN Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   402 KABIR BEDI ASHANTI (1979)
   402 KABIR BEDI BEYOND JUSTICE (1992)
   408 GRAHAM STARK The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
   409 MICHAEL LERNER The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
   410 WOODY STRODE Che! (1969)
   410 WOODY STRODE Genghis Khan (1965)
   422 PETER VAUGHAN Mountains of the Moon (1990)
   430 GABRIELE FERZETTI Bloodline (1979)
   430 GABRIELE FERZETTI Inchon (1981)
   439 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Inchon (1981)
   441 MARNE MAITLAND Ashanti (1979)
   441 MARNE MAITLAND The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
   446 SENTA BERGER The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   459 ANTHONY QUAYLE Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   459 ANTHONY QUAYLE Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   459 ANTHONY QUAYLE The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   459 ANTHONY QUAYLE The Tamarind Seed (1974)
   470 MEL FERRER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   475 HORST BUCHHOLZ Marco the Magnificent (1965)
   476 YUL BRYNNER The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   481 KAREN BLACK Ace Up My Sleeve (1976)
   485 ROY KINNEAR Juggernaut (1974)
   496 ARTHUR KENNEDY Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   516 ALAIN DELON The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   534 JACK HAWKINS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   534 JACK HAWKINS The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   541 SAEED JAFFREY THE HORSEMEN (1971)
   543 ANGIE DICKINSON The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   551 JIM CARTER TOP SECRET! (1984)
   580 CLIFTON JAMES Juggernaut (1974)
   608 RIC YOUNG KEYS TO FREEDOM (1988)
   618 SID HAIG CHE! (1969)
   623 VIGGO MORTENSEN Hidalgo (2004)
   624 LAMBERT WILSON Les possédés (1988)
   633 CHEVY CHASE Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
   643 SHIRLEY KNIGHT Juggernaut (1974)
   650 ROLAND CULVER The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   651 CYRIL CUSACK Juggernaut (1974)
   653 LESLIE PHILLIPS Mountains of the Moon (1990)
   667 LENA HEADEY THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001)
   671 BERNARD HILL MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
   672 WALTER PIDGEON Funny Girl (1968)
   683 SIMON PEGG THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001)
   684 C. THOMAS HOWELL Hidalgo (2004)
   690 IAN MCNEICE TOP SECRET! (1984)
   699 RALPH RICHARDSON Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   702 REX HARRISON Ashanti (1979)
   702 REX HARRISON The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   720 DELROY LINDO MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
   722 BESSIE LOVE The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   725 BARRY SULLIVAN The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   732 CLIFF CURTIS 10,000 BC (2008)
   736 FREDDIE JONES Juggernaut (1974)
   782 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   783 RYAN O’NEAL Green Ice (1981)
   787 IRENE PAPAS Bloodline (1979)
   792 MAURICE RONET BLOODLINE (1979)
   799 ANITA EKBERG S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)
   804 NIGEL DAVENPORT The Last Valley (1971)
   809 ALDO SAMBRELL Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   812 GEORGE C. SCOTT The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   819 JENNY AGUTTER THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001)
   831 COLLEEN CAMP Funny Lady (1975)
   846 MARTIN BENSON BEHOLD A PALE HORSE (1964)
   851 E.G. MARSHALL The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   852 ANNE ARCHER Green Ice (1981)
   853 LOUIS JOURDAN Grand Larceny (1987)
   858 GERT FROBE Bloodline (1979)
   863 LEOPOLDO TRIESTE Viaggio d’amore (1990)
   864 ANNA MASSEY MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
   872 STEPHEN DILLANE THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001)
   876 ISABELLE ADJANI MONSIEUR IBRAHIM (2003)
   878 ROMY SCHNEIDER Bloodline (1979)
   885 JULIE ANDREWS The Tamarind Seed (1974)
   897 WOLFGANG PREISS Bloodline (1979)
   928 JANE SEYMOUR Keys to Freedom (1988)
   928 JANE SEYMOUR Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
   940 SYLVIA SIMS The Tamarind Seed (1974)
   946 RICHARD VERNON OH HEAVENLY DOG (1980)
   946 RICHARD VERNON THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976)
   946 RICHARD VERNON THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE (1964)
   964 STEPHEN BOYD Genghis Khan (1965)
   964 STEPHEN BOYD The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   972 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990)
   990 PETER SELLERS The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
   HM (665) J. K. SIMMONS Hidalgo (2004)
   HM (824) BRIAN BLESSED THE LAST VALLEY (1971)
   HM (830) NORMAN ROSSINGTON LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
   HM (872) JACK WATSON JUGGERNAUT (1974)
   HM (905) GEOFFREY BAYLDON THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976)
   HM (927) HUGH GRIFFITH The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   HM (972) GORDON JACKSON THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS (1967)
   HM (991) LESLEY-ANNE DOWN THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976)
   HM (994) PHILIP STONE GREEN ICE (1981)

   SHE (above) with Anita Ekberg and The Poppy is Also a Flower are counted as feature films on the IMDB. Both films were released theatrically in Europe but were made for TV films in the U.S.
   In the U.S. when The Poppy is Also a Flower debuted on TV it had a prologue featuring Grace Kelly.

   Omar appeared with 26 Oscar winners.

   ALEC GUINNESS Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   ALEC GUINNESS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   ALEC GUINNESS The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   ANTHONY HOPKINS Juggernaut (1974)
   ANTHONY QUINN Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
   ANTHONY QUINN Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   ANTHONY QUINN Marco the Magnificent (1965)
   ART CARNEY The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   AUDREY HEPBURN Bloodline (1979)
   BARBRA STREISAND Funny Girl (1968)
   BARBRA STREISAND Funny Lady (1975)
   CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Night of the Generals (1967)
   GEORGE C. SCOTT The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   GREGORY PECK Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
   GREGORY PECK Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
   HUGH GRIFFITH The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
   INGRID BERGMAN The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   J. K. SIMMONS Hidalgo (2004)
   JACK PALANCE Che! (1969)
   JACK PALANCE The Horsemen (1971)
   JAMES COBURN The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
   JOSE FERRER Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
   JULIE ANDREWS The Tamarind Seed (1974)
   JULIE CHRISTIE Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   LAURENCE OLIVIER Inchon (1981)
   MICHAEL CAINE Ashanti (1979)
   MICHAEL CAINE The Last Valley (1971)
   PETER USTINOV Ashanti (1979)
   REX HARRISON Ashanti (1979)
   REX HARRISON The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   ROD STEIGER Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
   SOPHIA LOREN More Than a Miracle (1967)
   SOPHIA LOREN The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
   WILLIAM HOLDEN Ashanti (1979)
   YUL BRYNNER The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)

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   1. Hey Dan. I agree 100%…I am equally shocked that Omar Sharif is in the Top 50 on the Oracle list. I guess he is getting credit for many movies that never made it across the big pond. Heck he has 21 or so movies before Lawrence of Arabia….and none made my page.

      First list….massive massive. I am of course glad to see Michael Caine listed twice. At one point I thought The Last Valley was a good to great movie…..I have never thought Ashanti was even a good movie….even with that cast of Oscar winners. O’Toole and Sharif in 4 projects together….I did not realize that…though…none of the other 3 come close to the greatness of Lawrence of Arabia.

      Second list….26 Oscar winners?…. A little on the low side. I guess Oscar winners were not willing to travel to Egypt to make movies. As bad as Ashanti is….it does give Omar 4 of his 26 Oscar winning co-stars.

      Great information as always….thanks for taking the time to share this information.

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3. I have seen 11 Omar Sharif movies, including 9 of the top 10.

   The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Lawrence of Arabia.

   The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Hildago.

   The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is MacKenna’s Gold.

   Favourite Omar Sharif Movies:

   Lawrence of Arabia
   Doctor Zhivago
   Funny Girl
   The Yellow Rolls-Royce
   The Night of the Generals
   MacKenna’s Gold
   Behold a Pale Horse

   Other Omar Sharif Movies I Have Seen:

   The Pink Panther Strikes Again
   Funny Lady
   Top Secret!
   The Fall of the Roman Empire

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   1. Hey Flora….as always…it is greatly appreciated that you (a) stop by (b) read our latest page (c) comment on that page (d) provide a tally count and (e) share you knowledge….this is why you are one of UMR’s Hall of Famers.

      Tally count me 17, Steve 14, you 11 and Bob 7. I have seen 6 of your favorite Omar movies and 3 of your also rans. I have not seen The Yellow Rolls–Royce or The Fall of the Roman Empire. Looking at the trailers that I attached to the page….The Fall of the Roman Empire looked interesting…Yellow Rolls-Royce looked very dated. Of your favorites…I did not enjoy Behold A Pale Horse…I actually bought it on dvd…but it is about to go to the thrift store as a donation….unless you want the dvd.

      I love both Lawrence of Arabia and MacKenna’s Gold. Lawrence was one of my dad’s all-time favorite movies…and MacKenna’s Gold is a great western. Good feedback as always.

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      1. Yes, I would love you to send me the DVD of Behold a Pale Horse. Thanks for offering it to me. I will email you and send my address as I don’t know if you still have it.

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         1. Sounds good….I will try and get it in the mail on Monday or Tuesday. Plus we have some new UMR swag I will include.

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            1. Looking forward to it! Welcome back home.

4. Sharif Ali finally gets his UMR page, Thomas Edward Lawrence would be proud.

   I’ve seen 14 of the 34 films on the chart. Favorites include – Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Fall of the Roman Empire, Night of the Generals, Mackenna’s Gold, The Pink Panther Strikes Again and Top Secret!

   Good to see Lawrence topping the critics and UMR chart, scoring 100 on the UMR, nice. It’s one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time.

   Dr. Zhivago was a massive success in the 1960s. I think only The Sound of Music was bigger that decade. I have a feeling the memorable Oscar-winning theme music by Maurice Jarre helped make it a box office ‘juggernaut’.

   Three films from the chart I saw on the big screen way back in my cinema-going days – The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Juggernaut and a reissue of Mackenna’s Gold on a double bill with the Ray Harryhausen classic The Valley of Gwangi.

   Good work Bruce and thanks for the share. Vote Up!

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   1. Hey Steve. Finally got Sharif his own page…he was tired of our Lawrence trailer page giving some love to people like Claude Rains and not him….lol Tally count….me 17, you 14 and Bob 7. I see both you and Bob really like The Night of the Generals….I remember being slightly bored watching it….but maybe now that I am older and wiser, I will appreciated it more.

      Lawrence of Arabia is one of 7 movies to earn a 100 UMR score……that is out of over 36,000 movies. Glad that caught your eye.

      Lawrence of Arabia and MacKenna’s Gold are in my Top 5 Omar movies. My dad really liked his part in Lawrence of Arabia. Strangely I have no memory of my dad talking about Dr. Z. I have not seen Fall of the Roman Empire….but the trailer looks pretty good. The first time I saw The Last Valley with Michael Caine I loved it, then about 20 years went by, and WoC bought it for me on DVD and I re-watched it…..I thought it was pretty average on the second viewing…maybe it is time to watch it a third time. I certainly will never re-watch his other Michael Caine movie…Ashanti…..just a horrible movie.

      Mackenna’s Gold and The Valley of Gwangi make an interesting double bill….thanks for sharing that movie memory. Good feedback as always.

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5. HI BRUCE Omar is credited by IMDB with 11 acting awards and 6 nominations and had a net worth of just $2 million when he died in 2015. There is of course not much to be added to that sum for inflation so it converts to just 2.12 million in 2019 dollars according to your Bureau of Labor Stats. He was however reputedly a high-liver and compulsive gambler.

   I have seen the following 7 Sharif films. I’m not into too many Hollywood films that are part musicals so I have not seen the ‘Funny’ pair of movies, preferring my Barbra instead in more straight dramas/romances like Prince of Tides and The Way we were.

   Dr Zhivago
   Lawrence of Arabia
   MacKenna’s Gold
   Fall of the Roman Empire
   Genghis Khan
   Night of the Generals
   Juggernaut.

   Most people will probably regard Omar’s performances in Lawrence and Zhivago as his two most important ones and I have no doubt that Zhivago is his greatest LEAD role. However I preferred him most as the investigator on the trail of war criminal Peter O’Toole in Night of the Generals. Anyway this new page for the talented and relaxing-to-watch Omar is “Voted Up!”

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   1. Hey Bob…..thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Sharif. I am surprised that he did not get a spot in Joel’s book…probably along with Richard Widmark…as people that should have been in the book. I have seen 17 of his movies. I have seen 6 of the 7 you have seen. I would put Lawrence of Arabia and MacKenna’s Gold in my Top 5.

      As for Night of the Generals…seems I saw bits and pieces of that one many times growing up….I saw the whole movie a long time ago. I did not like it as much as you did. I have since given the movie a trailer page….and the trailer got me interested in watching it again. It looks awesome.

      As for the Funny movies….both are ok….but like you, musicals are ones I generally stay away from….I watch Funny Lady more than Funny Girl…thank you James Caan. Good feedback as always.

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