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From Schindler's List to Sexy Beast


Ben Kingsley's range is amazing. To go from playing a humble, soft-spoken character like Itzhak Stern to an absolutely terrifying psychopath like Don Logan is something very few actors could do.

Everytime Don was onscreen there was a constant buzz of tension mixed with the threat of violence. Gal and Aitch were practically trembling most of the time.

If you dropped Don into a Guy Ritchie film, every single so-called gangster would flee in terror.

Food in Films: I'll have the calamari.

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The more apt comparison is Kingsley in Gandhi (1982)

But you are correct, he is a amazing actor.

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I've yet to see Gandhi (mostly because of the 3-hour runtime), but it's definitely on my list.

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