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Notice the accent?

posted 18 years ago by maingm24
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In the very first scence of the movie when Travis (Laurence Harvey) speaks to Houston (Richard Boone), Harvey displays quite a thick southern accent. However for the entire rest of the film he speaks in his natural accent which is quite British.

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[–] naseby 16 years ago

Got to be honest, we Brits (Although Harvey was Czech born) aren't great at American accents, but vice versa. Check out Dick Van Dyke's 'cockney' accent in Mary Poppins. Though Johnny Depp's really good as Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates...' and Inspector Abbeline in 'From Hell'.

[–] sparker1 16 years ago

Hugh Laurie does an excellent American accent in House.

[–] Bilwick1 16 years ago

Chloe Sevigny's character in THE BROWN BUNNY was supposed to be English, but it's difficult to tell if her accent is good because most of the time she's speaking with her mouth full.

[–] vpilutis 10 years ago

(Although Harvey was Czech born) Check his bio on here he was born Laruschka Mischa Skikne on October 1, 1928, in Joniskis, Lithuania. The youngest of three brothers,

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[–] ridgerunner72160 16 years ago

The original poster is right about Travis' (Laurence Harvey's) accent in the movie, but overall I thought he was an excellent Will Travis.