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re: Which historical figures deserve a biopic?
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:36 pm to Ping Pong
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:36 pm to Ping Pong
Robert Smalls - Robert Smalls did something unimaginable: In the midst of the Civil War, this black male slave commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered its 16 black men, women and children passengers from slavery to freedom. From slave to sailor to Congressman, read on for more about this extraordinary person.
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Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:41 pm to gumbo2176
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His story reminds me of a line from the movie "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" when the newspaper editor, after hearing the true story from Senator Rance Stoddard about how Liberty Valance was killed-----he said, "When the legend becomes the truth, print the legend".
Awesome analogy.
Best books for Custer IMHO
The Custer Myth
G.A. Graham
Custers Trials
J.T. Stiles
You won't find a better two books.
This post was edited on 10/18/23 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:44 pm to goatmilker
John j Pershing
Andrew Jackson
Chesty puller
Andrew Jackson
Chesty puller
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:50 pm to Ping Pong
George Washington would be interesting because for most of the revolution he’s sorta losing a lot and the reason he’s the man is that he’s able to keep this army together after a lot of loses.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:53 pm to SammyTiger
1776 is a good book on Washington.
But I like books
But I like books
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:53 pm to Ping Pong
quote:1959 w/Robert Stack. It was pretty bad.
John Paul Jones
quote:An 80s miniseries I never watched
George Washington
quote:yes
Robert Moses
quote:UK 1955
Martin Luther
When it was shown on Chicago TV a few years later local Catlicks went apeshit
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:05 pm to CU_Tigers4life
quote:oh there will be one, dont worry. I saw an AmerIndian woman professor who called him "worse than Hitler"
Andrew Jackson
quote:Sign Of The Pagan, a very enjoyable slice of 50s hokum, w/Jack Palance chewing all scenery in sight
Atilla the Hun
quote:Laughton won an Oscar in '33; a well regarded BBC miniseries in the 70s devoted an episode to each wife
Henry VIII
quote:Since I was a teenager I have hoped to see a film -- or even better, a miniseries -- of Gore Vidal's Creation, in which both the above are characters, as well as Buddha, Confucius, & Zoroaster!
Plato
Soccrates
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:12 pm to SammyTiger
quote:The Revolution was saved b/c of victory at Saratoga in 1777, which was won by one steadfast general, w/o whom there would be no USA:
George Washington would be interesting because for most of the revolution he’s sorta losing a lot and the reason he’s the man is that he’s able to keep this army together after a lot of loses.
Benedict Arnold
(No I am not kidding. There is a monument to him at the battlefield)
There was a terrible MGM movie in the 50s (where Arnold was a minor character). I'd love to see a miniseries of Flexner's The Traitor & The Spy.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:19 pm to GeauxHouston
quote:The TV movie w/Selleck isn't bad
Eisenhower
The late 70s miniseries weirdly has Duvall play him in his loud bull-in-a-china-shop style, which I doubt the real Ike was like
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:21 pm to Kafka
Miyamoto MusashI-World’s greatest swordsman. Won his 1st dual at 13 and proceeded to defeat every master swordsman in Japan.
Agree with Washington and Luther.
Agree with Washington and Luther.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:24 pm to Dubosed
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
I just hope they don't do one of those modern twists and turn him into a maniacal killer robot.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:25 pm to Ping Pong
Has there ever been a biopic of Mary Todd Lincoln, told only from her POV? We would only see Abe if she saw him.
It would offer a very juicy role for an actress -- say, Reese -- and has an obvious 3 part, 6 hr miniseries structure: Pre War, War, & Post War, when she went nuts.
It would offer a very juicy role for an actress -- say, Reese -- and has an obvious 3 part, 6 hr miniseries structure: Pre War, War, & Post War, when she went nuts.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:00 pm to Ping Pong
My answer was going to be Boudica, but I couldn’t remember how to spell it, so I went to Google to double check…
And sure enough, Boudica: Queen of War is scheduled to come out October 27th of this year lol
And sure enough, Boudica: Queen of War is scheduled to come out October 27th of this year lol
This post was edited on 10/18/23 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:21 pm to funnystuff
Boudica kind of got her arse kicked though. Her superior force was crushed at Watling Street. Plus, she was only leader because her king husband had died.
Claire Chennault would be a good one.
Claire Chennault would be a good one.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:28 pm to blueboy
quote:he appears briefly in the Baa Baa Black Sheep pilot, confronting Boyington
Claire Chennault would be a good one.
Interestingly, he is portrayed rather negatively -- I presume to make Boyington look good
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:34 pm to Ping Pong
Virginia Hall
They did an AMC movie about her and other female spies from WWII. But she was an absolute badass. She was the most highly decorated female civilian during WWII. Would love to see a story about her get the Spielberg/Hanks treatment.
2019 NPR article about “A Woman of No Importance”
They did an AMC movie about her and other female spies from WWII. But she was an absolute badass. She was the most highly decorated female civilian during WWII. Would love to see a story about her get the Spielberg/Hanks treatment.
2019 NPR article about “A Woman of No Importance”
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:34 pm to Kafka
Charlemagne.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:39 pm to Ping Pong
Ching Shih
quote:
Ching Shih was anything but your standard pirate. For starters, she was a woman, a former sex worker who married into the pirate life but turned out to be really, really good at piracy.
She was born as Shi Yang into a Tanka family, a people who lived and worked on junks (a kind of Chinese sailing ship) along the coast of China. As a young woman, she worked in the brothels, gambling houses and boats of Guangdong.
At the height of her power, she commanded 400 ships with an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 men and was capable of taking on any maritime force in the region.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:44 pm to Hogules68
quote:
John j Pershing
Was hooked up with Patton's sister then never married her for some reason.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:57 pm to pilsnerpusher
quote:
L. Ron Hubbard
Would Tome Cruise or John Travolta play the lead?
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