ROD STEIGER, 1925 - 2002
From the docks of New York to the rural back roads of Mississippi to the war torn Russian steppes, Rod Steiger reveled in creating some of the most overpowering and difficult men on the screen. He could be a total scoundrel, embodying Machiavelli's idiom that "it's better to be feared than loved" in the movies. But as an actor he refused to be typecast and his wide range included characters who were secretly tormented (The Pawnbroker, 1965) or loners (Run of the Arrow, 1965) or eccentrics (The Loved One, 1965).
Along with Marlon Brando, Steiger helped bring the 'Method School' from the Group Theater and Actors Studio in New York to the screens of Hollywood. The Method technique, taught by Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, insisted on complete immersion into the character's psyche and resulted in intense, dramatic performances and performers. Steiger made his first significant screen appearance as Brando's older brother in On the Waterfront (1954). Their climatic scene together in a taxicab is one of the great moments in American cinema.
It was a short leap from playing a crooked lawyer in On the Waterfront to playing the shady boxing promoter in The Harder They Fall (1956). Based on the tragic tale of true-life fighter Primo Carnera, The Harder They Fall details the corruption behind the scenes of professional boxing bouts. Steiger is a fight manager named Nick Benko who enlists newspaperman Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart in his final screen appearance) to drum up publicity for a fixed prizefight. While the boxing scenes were often brutally realistic, the most powerful dramatic moments took place between Steiger and Bogart on the sidelines.
As mob boss Al Capone (1959), Steiger got to play another man you loved to hate. He vividly depicted the criminal from his swaggering early days to his pathetic demise from syphilis. In Doctor Zhivago (1965), Steiger was the only American in the international cast, playing the hateful and perverse Komarovsky. During the production of Dr. Zhivago, Steiger often found himself at odds with director David Lean. Schooled in the British tradition, Lean valued the integrity of the script and demanded that actors remain faithful to the script. Steiger, on the other hand, relied on improvisation and spontaneity. When kissing the lovely Lara (played by Julie Christie), Steiger jammed his tongue into Christie's mouth to produce the desired reaction - disgust. It worked! While it might not have been Lean's approach, it brought a grittier edge to the prestige production and made Komarovsky is a detestable but truly memorable figure.
Steiger dared audiences to dislike him. As the smalltown southern Sheriff Gillespie in In The Heat of the Night (1967), Steiger embodied all the prejudices and suspicions of a racist. When a black northern lawyer, played by Sidney Poitier, arrives on the crime scene, Gillespie is forced to recognize his fellow man as an equal despite skin color. Here, Steiger's character started as a bigot and developed into a better man. He finally claimed a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Sheriff Gillespie.
Steiger was an actor's actor. A chameleon who didn't think twice about diving into challenging roles that others would shy away from. In the Private Screenings interview he did with host Robert Osborne he admitted that Paul Muni was one of his idols because of his total immersion into his roles. Steiger said, "I believe actors are supposed to create different human beings." And Steiger showed us a rich and diverse cross section of them.
by Jeremy Geltzer & Jeff Stafford
End of Days
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Jericho Cane, a beaten down ex-cop, wakes up to another day, oblivious to the struggle that he soon must face. His job as a security specialist alongside his partner Chicago has become a tireless routine of seedy surveillance jobs, and since the death of his wife and child, everything in life which
Cast & Crew
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Peter Hyams
Director
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jericho Cane
Gabriel Byrne
The Man
Kevin Pollak
Chicago
Robin Tunney
Christine York
Cch Pounder
Detective Marge Francis
Film Details
Also Known As
Fin des temps, La, La Fin des temps
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Centropolis Effects Llc; Chandler Group; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; Greenberg/Schluter Inc.; Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc; Knb Efx Group, Inc.; New Deal Studios, Inc.; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Rhythm & Hues Studios; Stan Winston Studios; Todd-Ao; Universal Pictures; Village Roadshow Greece
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures; Buena Vista International; Gaga Communications (Parent); Kinepolis Film Distribution; Metropolitan Filmexport; RCV Distribution; Sam Film; Toho-Towa Company; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; Village Roadshow Limited; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Jericho Cane, a beaten down ex-cop, wakes up to another day, oblivious to the struggle that he soon must face. His job as a security specialist alongside his partner Chicago has become a tireless routine of seedy surveillance jobs, and since the death of his wife and child, everything in life which once held any meaning to him is now gone. Following a bizarre confrontation with a crazed homeless man warning him of impending doom, Cane rescues a young woman, Christine York from attackers who have invaded her home. He soon finds himself drawn into a heart-stopping game of cat and mouse, as he realizes that she is the key to a supernatural force of terror, born of prophecy long ago foretold. For she is the unwitting object of desire of what deceptively appears to be just a man, but is in fact the ultimate embodiment of evil--Satan. Now, as the world stands on the brink of the new millennium, it is up to Cane to protect Christine--and all mankind--from witnessing the end of days.
Director
Peter Hyams
Director
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jericho Cane
Gabriel Byrne
The Man
Kevin Pollak
Chicago
Robin Tunney
Christine York
Cch Pounder
Detective Marge Francis
Rod Steiger
Father Kovak
Derrick O'connor
Thomas Aquinas
Miriam Margoyles
Mabel
Udo Kier
Head Priest
Victor Varnado
Albino
Michael O'hagan
Cardinal
Mark Margolis
Pope
David Weisenberg
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Rainer Judd
Christine'S Mother
Luciano Miele
Pope'S Advisor
Jack Shearer
Kellogg
Eve Sigall
Old Woman
Robert Lesser
Carson
Lloyd Garroway
Utility Worker
Gary Anthony Williams
Utility Worker
John Nielson
Hospital Cop
Yannis Bogris
Skateboarder
Elliot Goldwag
Thomas' Doctor
Elaine Corral Kendall
Anchor
Denice D Lewis
Emily
Renee Olstead
Amy
Mo Gallini
Marc Lawrence
Old Man
Van Quattro
Satan Priest
Chuck A. Tamburro
Helicopter Pilot
Lynn Marie Sager
Head Priest Wife
Linda Pine
Head Priest Daughter
David Franco
Assistant Priest
Daniel Brown
Businessman
Melissa Mascara
Businessman'S Wife
John Timothy Botka
Cop At Thomas'
Walter Von Huene
Motorman
Michael Rocha
Father Mike
Crew
Marc Abraham
Executive Producer
Gary Abrahamian
3-D Animator (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Richard Alonzo
Makeup Application (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creatio)
Kokayi Ampah
Supervising Location Manager
Tim Angulo
Visual Effects Director Of Photography (The Chandler Group/Visual Effects Photography)
Pete Anthony
Original Music
Reginald Arvizu
Song ("Camel Song")
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Kenneth Au
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Don Baker
Visual Effects Supervisor (The Chandler Group/Visual Effects Photography)
Bill Basso
Key Artist (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creatio)
Jennifer M Bell
Key Hair Stylist
David Beneke
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
Stacey Beneville
Assistant Director (New York Crew)
Frank Bennett
Original Music
Lee Berger
Executive Producer (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Chris Bergman
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Armyan Bernstein
Producer
Greg Berry
Set Designer
Scott Beverly
Other
Kamar Bitar
Production Staff (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Limp Bizkit
Song Performer ("Crushed")
Thomas Bliss
Executive Producer
Greg M Boettcher
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Rick Bongiovanni
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Bill Borden
Producer
Mauro Borrelli
Illustrator
Jennifer Bourne
Digital Artist (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Darin Bouyssou
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
Greg Bradner
Other
Conrad F Brink
Special Effects Coordinator (New York Crew)
Jeffrey S Brink
Special Effects Coordinator (New York Crew)
Jim Brockett
Animal Trainer
Dan Brodzik
Other
Mark A Brown
Other
Megan Bryant
Supervisor
Cheryl Budgett
Supervisor
Jackie Burch
Casting
Cathy Burns
Other
Norman Cabrera
Sculptor (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Connie Cadwell
Other
Robb Cadzow
Other
Stephen S. Campanelli
Camera Operator
Stephen S. Campanelli
Steadicam Operator
Colin Campbell
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Gene S Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
Tamara Carlson-woodard
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Ozzie Carmona
Digital Artist (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Teresa Carriker-thayer
Art Director (New York Crew)
Al Cerullo
Other
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Pamela Choules
Visual Effects Editor
Keith Claridge
Visual Effects Engineer (The Chandler Group/Visual Effects Photography)
Paul Clemente
Lead Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Charlie Clouser
Song ("Superbeast")
Nat King Cole
Song Performer ("The Christmas Song")
David Collier
Other
Jason Collins
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Chris Consani
Digital Effects Painter (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Mark S Constance
Assistant Director
Charles Cook
Other
Robert Cribbett
Supervisor
Gino Crognale
Sculptor (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Bing Crosby
Song ("God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman (Traditional)")
Jeffrey Cupernell
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Seth Curlin
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Charlie Daboub
Art Director
Jonathon Davis
Song ("Camel Song")
Steve M Davison
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Department Head
Paul Deason
Unit Production Manager
Paul Deason
Co-Producer
John Debney
Music Composer
Sara Decesare
Visual Effects Production Manager (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Brad Dechter
Original Music
Mike Delaney
Model Maker (Stirber Visual Network Inc/Subway Miniature Sequence/Church Pyrotechnic Effects)
Aaron Dem
Head Of Production (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Brian Demsky
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
John Desjardin
Visual Effects Supervisor (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Richard Devinki
Production Coordinator (Beacon Pictures)
Ivan Dewolf
3-D Digital Animator (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Lou Diaz
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/ Creature Design/Creation)
Mariano Agostino Diaz
Illustrator
Bill Dietrich
Supervisor
Lulie Diorio
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Justin Ditter
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Duke Dixon
Other
James Doe
Storyboard Artist
Alon Dori
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
John J. Downey
Special Effects Gang Boss
Roy Downey
Pyro Crew Chief (Stirber Visual Network Inc/Subway Miniature Sequence/Church Pyrotechnic Effects)
Jon Doyle
Digital Artist (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Mitchell S Drain
Digital Effects Supervisor (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Eric Durst
Visual Effects Supervisor
Fred Durst
Song ("Crushed")
Jeff Edwards
Puppeteer
Jeff Edwards
Key Animatronic Design (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
William M Elvin
1st Assistant Director
Gregory Elwood
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Ron Epstein
Special Effects Technician
Jelena Erceg
Supervisor
Anders Ericson
3-D Animator (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Richard A. F. Ewan
Other
Conny Fauser
Digital Effects Supervisor (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Val Favela
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Mike Ferris
Additional Camera Operator
Gary Fettis
Set Decorator
Greg Figiel
Key Artist (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creatio)
Forest P Fischer
Model Crew Chief (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniatures/Effects)
Julie Fischer
Digital Production Manager (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Kelly Fischer
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Paula D Fischer
Special Effects Administrator
Scott R. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Gail Fitzgibbons
Costume Supervisor (New York Crew)
Anna Foerster
Director Of Photography (The Chandler Group/Visual Effects Photography)
Mark Franco
President (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
David Freund
Model Maker (Stirber Visual Network Inc/Subway Miniature Sequence/Church Pyrotechnic Effects)
Bruce Fuller
Sculptor (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Shannon Blake Gans
Church Miniatures/Effects (Hunter-Gratzner Industries), Miniature Effects
Pete Gerard
Mechanical Effects (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Carrie Gerlach
Publicity
Scott Gershin
Sound Effects Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Scott Giegler
3-D Digital Animator (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Hector Gika
Sound Effects Editor
Ronald D. Goldstein
Special Effects Gang Boss
Henry Gonzalez
Model Maker (Stirber Visual Network Inc/Subway Miniature Sequence/Church Pyrotechnic Effects)
Roy Goode
Pyro Crew (Stirber Visual Network Inc/Subway Miniature Sequence/Church Pyrotechnic Effects)
Bradley M Goodman
Post-Production Supervisor
Collin Grant
Storyboard Artist
Matthew Gratzner
Miniature Effects Supervisor (Hunter-Gratzner Industries)
Matthew Gratzner
Church Miniatures/Effects
Abra Grupp
Compositor (Centropolis Effects/Additional Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery)
Jeff Gullo
Editor
David Gutman
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Lars W Hagen
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Brian Kelly Hahn
Mechanical Effects (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
James Hall
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Laura Hanigan
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Meg Harders
Digital Effects Painter (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Walid Harmoush
Other
Michael Haro
Location Manager
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Laura Harris
Dialogue Editor
Douglas Harsch
Supervisor
Steve Hartman
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Geoff Harvey
3-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Chiz Hasegawa
Production Staff (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Rich Haugen
Puppeteer
Rich Haugen
Key Animatronic Design (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creatio)
Jennifer Hawk
Other
Angela Heald
Production Supervisor
Matt Heimlich
Puppeteer
Matt Heimlich
Key Animatronic Design (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
John Heller
Inferno Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Chad Hellmuth
Production Coordinator (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Trevor Hensley
Key Artist (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
Trevor Hensley
Puppeteer
Patrick Hinkle
Model Maker (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Bryan Hirota
Digital Effects Producer (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Alec Hirschfeld
Additional Camera Operator (New York Crew)
Al Hobbs
Set Designer
David Hoffner
Song ("Little Yurt On The Prairie")
Grady Holder
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
Richard J Holland
Production Designer
Caleb Howard
3-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Jen Howard
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Scott Humphrey
Song ("Superbeast")
Steve Humphrey
Other
Ian Hunter
Church Miniatures/Effects (Hunter-Gratzner Industries)
Ian Hunter
Visual Effects Art Director
Peter Hyams
Westcam Operator
Peter Hyams
Director Of Photography
Garrett Immel
Sculptor (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Sean Hyun In Lee
2d Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Christopher Ivins
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Leigh-alexandra Jacob
Other
Brian Jaecker-jones
Mechanical Effects (Hunter-Gratzner Industries/Church Miniature/Effects)
Craig Jaeger
Foley Editor
Dayne Johnson
Key Makeup
Carey Jones
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
Cindy Jones
Effects Producer (Todd-Ao/Hollywood Digital-West/Additional Digital Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery Provider)
Mark Jurinko
Art/Mold Technical Department (Stan Winston Studio/Creature Design/Creation)
Dan Kaufman
3-D Digital Animator (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Conrad Kecher
Song ("For The Beauty Of The Earth (Traditional)")
Karen Keener
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Matt Kelly
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Steven Kemper
Editor
Lance Kimes
Other
Jay B King
Special Effects Gang Boss
Louis Kiss
Lab Technician (Kurtzman Nicotero & Berger Efx Group/Special Make-Up Effects)
Nikita Knatz
Senior Production Illustrator
Peter C. Koczera
Digital Effects Supervisor (Todd-Ao/Hollywood Digital-West/Additional Digital Visual Effects/Computer Generated Imagery Provider)
Hoiyue Harry Lam
Supervisor
Tony Lamberti
Sound Design Editor
Lance Laspina
2-D Digital Artist (Rhythm & Hues/Visual Effects & Digital Creature)
Film Details
Also Known As
Fin des temps, La, La Fin des temps
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Centropolis Effects Llc; Chandler Group; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; Greenberg/Schluter Inc.; Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc; Knb Efx Group, Inc.; New Deal Studios, Inc.; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Rhythm & Hues Studios; Stan Winston Studios; Todd-Ao; Universal Pictures; Village Roadshow Greece
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures; Buena Vista International; Gaga Communications (Parent); Kinepolis Film Distribution; Metropolitan Filmexport; RCV Distribution; Sam Film; Toho-Towa Company; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; Village Roadshow Limited; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Articles
TCM Remembers - Rod Steiger
TCM Remembers - Rod Steiger
ROD STEIGER, 1925 - 2002
From the docks of New York to the rural back roads of Mississippi to the war torn Russian steppes, Rod Steiger reveled in creating some of the most overpowering and difficult men on the screen. He could be a total scoundrel, embodying Machiavelli's idiom that "it's better to be feared than loved" in the movies. But as an actor he refused to be typecast and his wide range included characters who were secretly tormented (The Pawnbroker, 1965) or loners (Run of the Arrow, 1965) or eccentrics (The Loved One, 1965).
Along with Marlon Brando, Steiger helped bring the 'Method School' from the Group Theater and Actors Studio in New York to the screens of Hollywood. The Method technique, taught by Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, insisted on complete immersion into the character's psyche and resulted in intense, dramatic performances and performers. Steiger made his first significant screen appearance as Brando's older brother in On the Waterfront (1954). Their climatic scene together in a taxicab is one of the great moments in American cinema.
It was a short leap from playing a crooked lawyer in On the Waterfront to playing the shady boxing promoter in The Harder They Fall (1956). Based on the tragic tale of true-life fighter Primo Carnera, The Harder They Fall details the corruption behind the scenes of professional boxing bouts. Steiger is a fight manager named Nick Benko who enlists newspaperman Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart in his final screen appearance) to drum up publicity for a fixed prizefight. While the boxing scenes were often brutally realistic, the most powerful dramatic moments took place between Steiger and Bogart on the sidelines.
As mob boss Al Capone (1959), Steiger got to play another man you loved to hate. He vividly depicted the criminal from his swaggering early days to his pathetic demise from syphilis. In Doctor Zhivago (1965), Steiger was the only American in the international cast, playing the hateful and perverse Komarovsky. During the production of Dr. Zhivago, Steiger often found himself at odds with director David Lean. Schooled in the British tradition, Lean valued the integrity of the script and demanded that actors remain faithful to the script. Steiger, on the other hand, relied on improvisation and spontaneity. When kissing the lovely Lara (played by Julie Christie), Steiger jammed his tongue into Christie's mouth to produce the desired reaction - disgust. It worked! While it might not have been Lean's approach, it brought a grittier edge to the prestige production and made Komarovsky is a detestable but truly memorable figure.
Steiger dared audiences to dislike him. As the smalltown southern Sheriff Gillespie in In The Heat of the Night (1967), Steiger embodied all the prejudices and suspicions of a racist. When a black northern lawyer, played by Sidney Poitier, arrives on the crime scene, Gillespie is forced to recognize his fellow man as an equal despite skin color. Here, Steiger's character started as a bigot and developed into a better man. He finally claimed a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Sheriff Gillespie.
Steiger was an actor's actor. A chameleon who didn't think twice about diving into challenging roles that others would shy away from. In the Private Screenings interview he did with host Robert Osborne he admitted that Paul Muni was one of his idols because of his total immersion into his roles. Steiger said, "I believe actors are supposed to create different human beings." And Steiger showed us a rich and diverse cross section of them.
by Jeremy Geltzer & Jeff Stafford
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 24, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 18, 2000
Music video director Marcus Nispel was previously attached to direct.
Began shooting November 21, 1998.
Completed shooting May 3, 1999.
Released in United States on Video April 18, 2000
Released in United States Fall November 24, 1999
