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Half a century ago, Francis Ford Coppola was putting together his adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel The Godfather, but Paramount Pictures really didn’t want Marlon Brando. The 47-year-old may have been one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but his last movie had been a flop and he was considered too much …

Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood, Yul Brynner was best known for starring as King Mongkut in The King and I, both on stage and in the classic movie. Aside from that classic, the Russian-born former circus acrobat’s career highlights included the likes of The Ten Commandments, Westworld and …

A betting person might give better odds to the American star in the ring, but when it came to on set behaviour, Michael Caine swiftly put his co-star in his place. In fact, Sylvester Stallone found the whole Escape to Victory shoot eye-opening and physically brutal and later admitted he’d …

History enthusiasts reckon they’ve found one of the best World War One documentaries ever – and it’s available to stream online. Fans over on Reddit were discussing the best war documentaries of all time, after user wild_horses23 posted: “I feel like there’s so much content out there about WW2 that …

It’s been almost eight years since Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow sailed off into the sunset at the end of the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Since then, the 61-year-old star has been dropped by Disney after domestic abuse allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard, which the actor strongly denies. Yet having won a …

Michael Caine spoke of his feud with Alfred Hitchcock decades after, but it was obvious to anyone who saw them in public. For years, they ate at the same famous restaurant in Hollywood every Friday night, but the famous director refused to acknowledge the actor’s presence. It all started over …

Amazon Prime fans were left up in arms after the streaming service cut a crucial scene from the beloved Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. A shortened version of the 1946 film was added to the platform in time for the festive holiday, but it had been edited to leave …

The legendary actor sadly passed away in 2017, aged 89, after a short battle with cancer, and tonight is honoured with a new documentary film on BBC Two at 9pm. From Roger Moore with Love, which includes Bond girls and Pierce Brosnan as talking heads, looks back across the witty …

Back in 1960, Yul Brynner starred in the iconic Western remake of Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven. The King and I star had a major say in casting decisions and pushed for Steve McQueen. However, he would later regret this as their relationship on set plummeted disastrously. Newspapers began reporting …

Michael Caine was just 29 when he shot Zulu, the 1964 war classic depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift, which took place during the Anglo-Zulu War. Earning £4000 (around £70,000 today) for his first major film role, he became a millionaire movie star within five years. Yet his time …