![]() ![]() Ironically, much of the novel’s shock value and allegorical power also feels weakened as a result. For just as the evolution of television has weakened the satirical direction of Paddy Chayevsky’s “ Network” by bending it toward documentary, so too has today’s political climate steered Bradbury’s science fiction ideas into the realm of the factual. However, this take on “Fahrenheit 451” has a bigger problem than its occasionally unsuccessful changes. As a result, several plot points are either modified slightly or changed beyond recognition.įans of the novel may find these new additions to be blasphemous, but fealty to the source material is not a requirement in adaptations nor is it always welcome. Bahrani and his co-writer Amir Naderi also attempt to update the story for today’s audiences. Jordan and adds language far saltier than the “damns” and “hells” that once got the novel in trouble with censors. This version changes Bradbury’s older, unhappily married protagonist into a much younger and virile Michael B. He was previously married to actress Diane Cilento (“Tom Jones”) from 1962 to 1973 they had a son together, actor Jason Connery.François Truffaut took on this material in 1966, and now director Ramin Bahrani has created a 2018 adaptation for HBO. He is survived by his wife Micheline Roquebrune, a Moroccan-French artist he married in 1975. ![]() In 1996, he also picked up the honorary Cecil B. Aside from a few voice roles, he basically retired from acting in the mid-2000s.ĭuring the course of his career, Connery earned two Golden Globe Awards, one in 1972 for World Film Favorite – Male (shared with Charles Bronson) and another for “The Untouchables” in 1987. He returned as Bond in 1963’s “From Russia With Love,” 1964’s “Goldfinger,” 1965’s “Thunderball” and 1967’s “You Only Live Twice.” He soon grew tired of the role - though he later returned for two more outings, “Diamonds Are Forever” (1971) and “Never Say Never Again” (1983).ĭuring this period, Connery also sought to stretch his onscreen range by starring in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Marnie” (1964), Sidney Lumet’s “The Hill” (1965) and John Huston’s “The Man Who Would Be King” (1975) - the last opposite his longtime friend Michael Caine.īy the 1980s, he had graduated into elder-statesman and mentor roles in films like “Highlander” (1986), “The Name of the Rose” (1986), “The Hunt for Red October” (1990), “The Rock” (1996) and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) - in which he played the Holy Grail-obsessed professor father of Harrison Ford’s title character.Īlso Read: Beyond Bond: Sean Connery's 14 Most Memorable Non-007 Film RolesĬonnery continued appearing in films well into his 60s, including the ’60s TV series adaptation “The Avengers” (1998), the drama “Finding Forrester” (2000) and the comic-book-inspired “League of Extraordinary Gentleman” (2003). No” - the first in a series of box office hits that showcased Connery’s rugged athleticism, smoldering good looks and winking humor. By 1957, the amateur bodybuilder earned the lead role in the BBC’s production of “Requiem for a Heavyweight.” Two years later, Disney cast him as the lead in the 1959 movie “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” as a quick-witted Irishman battling a band of leprechauns.Īlso Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)īut his breakthrough came in 1962 with the introduction of British spy James Bond in “Dr. stage in early 1950s after a stint in the Royal Navy. No” all the way through 1983’s “Never Say Never Again.” He also won an Academy Award for his supporting role as an Irish-American cop battling Prohibition-era gangsters in Brian De Palma’s 1987 film “The Untouchables.”īorn Thomas Sean Connery in 1930, he began acting on the U.K. Sean Connery, the Scottish-born actor who shot to worldwide fame originating the role of James Bond in the long-running movie franchise, has died at age 90.Ĭonnery died overnight in his sleep while in his home in the Bahamas, the BBC reported Saturday.Ĭonnery played the suave British superspy in seven blockbuster films, beginning with 1962’s “Dr.
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