These were Sean Connery’s most memorable film roles

Dr. No (1962)

The first Bond film in which Connery provided a memorable performance as 007 is his partners. Ursula Andress Y Joseph Wiseman They were. Connery, then 32, was by no means the producers’ first choice, several people turned down the role or for some other reason they weren’t given the role, but in the end it turned out to be the best possible choice to be 007. THE Dr. No after the From Russia with love, (1963), a Gold finger (1964), a Ball of fire (1965) and a You only live twice (1967), he also played Bond, and after some omissions in 1971, a Diamonds for eternityand then in 1983 a Never say Never has yet to return, although the latter is an unofficial Bond movie.

The Hill (1965)

The film, set during World War II, tells the story of five prisoners in a British military camp in the Libyan desert who struggle to survive against brutal punishment and sadistic guards. Joe Roberts, played by Connery, came here for refusing to command and cannot bear the instructions here for long. Director Sidney Lumet He claimed that mentally and physically it was his toughest film, completely exhausted by the end of filming.

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Christie Agatha his novel received a series of adaptations, one of the best known is Sidney Lumet version hosted by. The film gained a lot of popularity and the writer himself was very satisfied with it. In the story set in the early 1930s, the luxury train across Europe, the Orient Express, gets stuck due to a massive wall of snow. During this time, one of the passengers dies, but fortunately Hercule Poirot sits on board (Albert finney) is also a world renowned detective to find out who killed the victim. He played Colonel Connery Arbuthn in the film, but appeared in four more Lumet films, but it was by far the biggest hit, until the end of a parade cast, of which Sean Connery did not stand out at all, although Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall and Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York Y John gielgud his name was also on the poster.

The Bridge is Too Far (1977)

Richard Attenborough His film describes the failed WWII parachute operation, the failed Market Garden, which would have aimed to occupy the western part of the Netherlands for the Allies. Connery Roy Urquhart appears as a general in the 1962 film The longest day he wanted to repeat the success of his work, only in a larger scale execution.

The Name of the Rose (1986)

the Umberto Eco Preparation of the film, based on his novel of the same title, took years after it was a big-budget European production, 1963 Cleopatra it’s been the biggest outdoor stage since the movie To the name of the rose constructed. They originally wanted an unknown actor for the role of William of Baskerville, eventually Jean-Jacques Annaud The director realized that only a great actor has the necessary brilliance for the role. It emerged, among other things Michael Caine, Ian McKellen, Jack Nicholson, Yves montand Y Robert de Niro name too, in the end the choice fell on the latter. But Niro thought very differently about the role than the director, but even then Annaud didn’t like Connery. Mike ovitz The agent kept mentioning it. Annaud didn’t like the fact that Connery was very attached to him at the time and based on his role in Bond, he didn’t think it was that good, but even more expensive. Connery was eventually summoned to an audition, which was particularly well done, and it was precisely that he played an important role in allowing the actor to step out of the Bond box.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusader (1989)

Actor Indiana Jones (Harrison ford) his father, the Holy Grail scientist, was trained by the Steven Spielberg in a film directed by, whose son discovers that it was missing while struggling to find the ancient artifact. The director clearly wanted Connery for the role of Jones Sr., but the actor was far from certain, especially since there is actually a total of 12 years between him and Ford. The chemistry ended up working so well between the two actors that Connery was happy to say yes to the role, which gave him a hugely successful movie.

Hunt for Red October (1990)

In November 1984, the Soviet Union created a new nuclear submarine that would silently glide underwater, straight to the United States, where it was feared it was preparing for some action. In fact, Captain Ramius wants to replay the weapon for the Americans so that the Soviets don’t take a one-sided advantage. THE Tom clancy In a movie made from his novel, Connery played Ramius, and the movie became one of his last major roles.

The Association (2003)

Connery’s last film role, after which he retired from acting. Having previously rejected the role of architect in the Matrix-trilogy and Gandalf the Lord of the Rings-in a trilogy, The allianceHe nodded, though he said he didn’t understand what the movie was about from the script. Connery earned $ 17 million for the role of Allan Quatermain, which left the film’s creators with enough money to snag other big-name stars for other roles. The “diesel superhero movie” brought people to the movies, but very few people loved the movie, and Connery’s heart was no longer in it, but nothing was seen on that screen, nothing beyond it.

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