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became his opportunity to tell the story of what happened on that film and release the weight associated with its failure. The film also documents the inner workings of the movie business, the lunacy of production when it unravels, and how the bankability of an actor can be the catalyst for a project
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He lost confidence in the film immediately and tried to sabotage it, first firing the producers before turning on his friend (and the film's young director), Peter Medak. Despite an illustrious career and the passing of 43 years since the unraveling of the production, Medak is still reeling from the
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and a number of poorly received films had spun him into a dark period, giving rise to a roller coaster of incidents during production, from sabotage to mutiny, from agonizing shooting schedules in cold temperatures to
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created a wound in Medak that has never healed. In spite of all the trouble
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is one of the precious few which is told in the first person." Entertainment website 'The
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The 2018 film illustrates the insanity of the 1973 production while illuminating a rising young director. Medak had made three well-received films in five years, including
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