Sep 11, 2010 saulbass title sequence designed by saul bass, from the film attack. The same year he was featured in halls of montezuma 1951 about the united states marines in world war ii. Jack palance tries to lead an infantry company in the waning days of wwii. Jack palance, lee marvin and eddie albert running time. One of robert aldrichs best films, this dark, grim, cynical portrait of infantry warfare in 1944 belgium is extremely well acted by jack palance, lee marvin, eddie albert and the rest of the male cast. Attack 1956 in 1945, an american infantry company sets up an artillery observation post but tensions between captain cooney and lieutenant costa run high.
Cooney eddie albert then fires back in director robert aldrichs celebrated world war ii film attack, 1956. The star had to be hospitalized and understudy palance created his own big break by going on for brando. Jack palance is great as costa, first introduced at work in a frenchmans blacksmith shop. See more ideas about jack palance, movie stars and actor. Lieutenant jack palance has sworn to kill albert with his bare hands if. With jack palance, lee marvin, eddie albert, robert strauss. The movie did show up on laserdisc at the outset of the 1990s but this. Holly palance born august 5, 1950 is an american actress. A cynical and grim account of war, the film is set in the latter stages of world. In the last 10 minutes of the movie, a character is shot by several other. Jack palance biography facts, childhood, family life of actor. Palance was one of the most despised movie villains of all time.
His father worked the mines for 39 years until he died of. The film stock is vintage 1950s black and white, stage lighting is heavy with shadows. Jack palance full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Actor 127 back when we were grownups tv movie 2004. In robert aldrichs the big knife 1955, the sometime leftist writer clifford odetss attack on hollywood, palance starred as charles castle, a. Jack palance biography facts, childhood, family life of. Jack palance, whose extensive movie career ranged from art house to grindhouse, starred in two world war ii films directed by auteur robert aldrich. I first saw this movie as a young boy and then a few times after that. Jack palance celebrity profile check out the latest jack palance photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Beloved by his men, he stands in complete contrast to eddie alberts cooney, an immature drunk who kisses up to superiors and lords it over the troops. He never reached the heights of stardom, but star trek fans will know him for a role in the original series as captain merik who oddly enough made the same bad choices in that episode that captain cooney does in attack.
Attack gives us some interesting personalities to chew on. Picture is exactly same as the product you will receive. The fragile fox, this searing war film is a powerful indictment against a. Feb 28, 2019 attack trailer directed by robert aldrich and starring jack palance, eddie albert, lee marvin, robert strauss, richard jaeckel. Attack internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Jack palance is excellent as the battleweary, experienced lieutenant at odds with the cowardly captain in charge of the company eddie albert. Both he and palance should have been up for oscars in 1956. See more ideas about jack palance, robert aldrich and western movies. One of the screens most grizzled actors, jack palance defined true grit for many a filmgoer. Jack palance, who made a career out of bullying good guys and portraying stern, craggyfaced menaces, died friday. Peter strauss is the company executive officer who consistently attempts to work with the captain and give him the benefit of the doubt, until that approach is no longer possible. The film also costars lee marvin, buddy ebsen, and richard jaeckel.
Nov 10, 2006 jack palance, who made a career out of bullying good guys and portraying stern, craggyfaced menaces, died friday. Jack palance often exemplified evil incarnate on film portraying some of the most intensely despised villains witnessed in 1950s westerns and melodrama, enhanced by his tall, powerful build, icy voice, and piercing eyes. Mixed in were a few routine to highly mediocre parts in flight to tangier 1953, sign of the pagan 1954 as attila the hun, and the biblical bomb the silver chalice 1954. Attack trailer directed by robert aldrich and starring jack palance, eddie albert, lee marvin, robert strauss, richard jaeckel. And while the overall setup may strike one as an exercise in novelty, the results. Palance gives the actor a chance to step from movie to recording studio to cut a handful of country classics and a few selfpenned originals. During the closing days of wwii, a national guard infantry company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area. One of his most memorable roles was that of gunman jack wilson, in the classic western shane 1953, with alan ladd his first important. One night, jack threw a hard punch that missed the bag and landed square on brandos nose.
Born walter jack palahnuik in pennsylvania coal country on feb. If most people identify jack palance as an actor and not a country singer, thats because theyre unfamiliar with the album he cut for warner bros. Attack by robert aldrich jack palance, eddie albert, lee. Jack palance internet movie firearms database guns in.
Palance began his career by participating in supporting roles in movies like panic in the streets 1950, sudden fear 1952, second chance 1953. Cover has the foreign language text as the picture shows. In 1945, an american infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between captain cooney and lieutenant costa run high. Najveci dio karijere je proveo kao karakterni glumac tumaceci uloge negativaca, da bi 1990ih postao zvijezda zahvaljujuci ulogama curlyja i dukea u filmovima iz serije city slickers.
Jack palance was an academy awardwinning american actor, who ruled the cinema screens with his outstanding portrayal of villainous characters. Jack palance is a platoon leader who is repeatedly betrayed by his cowardly company commander edward albert. He played a gangster and was credited as walter jack palance. Jack palance simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Saulbass title sequence designed by saul bass, from the film attack. Cooney eddie albert is in command only because of the connections he made stateside. Joe costa jack palance is a part of fragile fox company, a national guard unit sent to a belgian town in the final stages of world war ii. Palance died of natural causes at his home in montecito, calif. Costa harbors some serious doubts about the leadership abilities of captain cooney eddie albert, a coward who only secured his position because of his ties to lt. Attack is a good movie either as a story about war or as a wartime drama. He won an academy award for his role in the comedy movie city slickers 1991. He battles tough german resistance and an enormously incompetent commanding officer eddie albert.
February 18, 1919 november 10, 2006 was an american actor of ukrainian descent. Nov 12, 2006 in robert aldrichs the big knife 1955, the sometime leftist writer clifford odetss attack on hollywood, palance starred as charles castle, a famous actor blackmailed by a vicious studio boss. Robert aldrich, walter blake, james poe, norman brooks. He was nominated for three academy awards, all for best actor in a supporting role, receiving nominations for his roles in sudden fear 1952 and shane 1953, and winning the oscar almost. Army company pushes town to town in the late stages of the war. Surrounded by family at his california ranch, he passed away from natural causes at the age of 87. The movie did show up on laserdisc at the outset of the 1990s but this dvd release makes that 12inch platter obsolete. I died a thousand times 1955 roy earle roy collins. The son of a ukrainian immigrant coal miner, he was born volodymyr palahnyuk anglicized as walter jack palaniuk on february 18, 1920, in lattimer mines. Palance made his screen debut in the movie panic in the streets 1950, directed by elia kazan, who had directed streetcar on broadway. Jack palance born volodymyr palahniuk, february 18, 1919 november 10, 2006 was an american actor. The movie not only served as a realistic study of men in combat. With his athletic frame, deepset eyes, and high cheekbones, he was the quintessential evilincarnate of his era.
Throughout the 1950s palance won good film roles such as those in man in the attic 1953 his first lead, the big knife 1955 and the war classic attack 1956. As a young man, palance was a professional boxer, and his b. He received two best supporting actor nominations early in his career, but it would take a grizzled, eccentric comic. Costa has serious doubts concerning cooneys ability to lead, and when cooney sends costa and his men out on a. Jack palance, eddie albert, lee marvin, robert strauss, richard jaeckel, buddy ebsen. Before breaking into hollywood, palance attended the university of north carolina on a football scholarship.
At the end of world war ii, a national guard infantry company must set up artillery observation posts in a strategic area. Attack is the 1956 world war ii film directed by robert aldrich the dirty dozen and stars jack palance as a us army lieutenant who during the waning days of the war must try to keep his men alive while following the orders of a cowardly captain eddie albert. Its also got one of the greatest war movie posters of all time. Onearmed pushups all around in honor of jack palance. Light and dark play against each other as a conflict between two intangible stage props in contrast. Jack palance, volodymyr palanyuk, american actor born feb. Actor 127 back when we were grownups tv movie 2004 paul poppy davitch living with the dead tv movie 2002 allan van praagh prancer returns. Costa has serious doubts concerning cooneys ability to lead, and when cooney sends costa and his men out on a dangerous mission and. As a young man, palance was a professional boxer, and his breakthrough role was as the fighter in the live television production of requiem. Theres some great gungho, gis on the march action here, as a u.