Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 8, 2020 18:41:42 GMT
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another film he desperately wanted to make was ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST !
by the time it was finally brought to the screen he was too old for the part !
Kirk Douglas, who owned the rights, planned to star in it, but by the time they got around to making the film, he was too old.
It was produced by son his Michael.
Kirk Douglas first encountered the book in galley form in 1961. He instantly fell in love with it, and secured the rights at the first opportunity.
The play opened on Broadway, in New York City, on November 13, 1963, and closed on January 25, 1964, after eighty-two performances. The opening night cast included Kirk Douglas as R.P. McMurphy, William Daniels as Dale Harding, and Gene Wilder as Billy Bibbit.
another film he desperately wanted to make was ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST !
by the time it was finally brought to the screen he was too old for the part !
Kirk Douglas, who owned the rights, planned to star in it, but by the time they got around to making the film, he was too old.
It was produced by son his Michael.
Kirk Douglas first encountered the book in galley form in 1961. He instantly fell in love with it, and secured the rights at the first opportunity.
The play opened on Broadway, in New York City, on November 13, 1963, and closed on January 25, 1964, after eighty-two performances. The opening night cast included Kirk Douglas as R.P. McMurphy, William Daniels as Dale Harding, and Gene Wilder as Billy Bibbit.