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Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Origin of song sung by Luke after he hears of Arletta's death
In my opinion, Cool Hand Luke was a masterpiece;but what scares me is that with so many directors doing remakes of earlier classics, some such critter will decide to make a 21st century version of this prison farm gem. Should this happen I, for one will avoid it like the plague. As regards the song sung by Luke after receiving the news of Arletta's death,does anybody know if Lalo Schifrin wrote this too, or is it perhaps, an old song, maybe a parody of a spiritual, and no disrespect intended; I would be interested finding out about this . It's the only item of info I lack about this magnificent movie Perhaps some one can help? Best regards to all Luke-lovers! Paddy Coen, Sligo, Irish Republic.
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
An important movie that never got the exposure it deserved
For it's time, I considered it original, thought-provoking, and typical of Schulberg's quirky, off-beat style. I would rate "Wind Across the Everglades", as a movie ahead of it's time, given it's now much-debated theme. I still remember--after almost 40 years---Burl Ives speaking lines which included the phrase "A man's an eel", or did I hear it right? Finally, it was the first film in which I ever saw ChristopherPlummer. I would dearly love to see it again, but it's seldom on television, and in my home town of Sligo, in the Irish Republic, it is not available on video or DVD. Well,that's about wraps my comment. Goodbye, and thank you Paddy Coen.