the great Jewish bandito warrior poet, indeed!

by B.C., L.A., Sunday, February 15, 2015, 16:33 (3509 days ago) @ Miles

The expanded version of that flick includes "lost" footage, which, 40 years later, has been edited into the original US theatrical version. Cool enough, but not essential to that iconic film and possibly/probably better left on the cutting room floor where il maestro dropped it.

Either way, principal dialogue was revoiced by Eastwood and Wallach, Van Cleef having already perished. Neither is a great match for their earlier selves, forty plus years later.

Wallach, however, is particularly endearing as a 90 year old prewar Brooklyn version of his earlier salty wandering vato philosopher anti-hero. Nostalgia and criticism aside, he still had his chops. Matching audio lines to video "lip flap" is extremely challenging for any actor, let alone a nonagenarian. His read sounds joyous and comedic, and, ultimately, elderly.

It's worth checking out if you haven't seen the restored version.

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