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Directing and starring in it was too much for a man Jack's age

posted 9 years ago by Binkconn
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Already about fifty-two, with no directoral experience, plus he has to act in it (and deal with numerous on-set rewrites, according to bios), no wonder it dragged. Nice production design but lacked the Polanski touch.

[–] manram24 9 years ago

Well he did direct two movies prior to directing this one.

Y'know, I could eat a peach for hours

[–] Nriks 9 years ago

Plus he had experience of working with some of the greatest directors in the world. Probably more experience than the average first-timer. And age has been no determinant to other actor-directors like Woody Allen and Clint Eastwood.