The Best Duvall Films
Submitted by JohnnyW on Mon, 05/07/2001 - 11:29
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- 1.The Apostle
- 2.Tender Mercies
- 3.The Great Santini
- 4.Apocalypse Now
- 5.Rambling Rose
Author Comments:
He's appeared in a lot of lower-quality movies, but his performances are often the best thing about them. Can make almost any scriptwriter or director look good.
I noticed you rally like The Apostle. I too love the movie. One glaring no show is The Godfather parts one and two. Also
Network
To Kill A Mockingbird
M*A*S*H*
The Natural
and The Conversation
Glad you loved The Apostle; Duvall was robbed on Oscar night when Nicholson took home the trophy for As Good As It Gets! I tried to keep the films on this list the ones that he played a starring role; Apocalypse Now is obviously an exception, but he's so striking that I couldn't resist. So even though he did a great job in these other films, could they be considered "Duvall films" the way these others are? I know it's all semantics, but I did spend some time thinking about this list simply because Duvall has so many supporting actor roles and fewer starring ones...
Johnny Waco