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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 03-26-2008, 01:15 PM:

Screen legend Richard Widmark has passed away after a long illness at age 93. In his home in Connecticut on Monday.

Kiss of Death
Night and the City
Pickup on South Street
Hell and High Water (in CinemaScope)
Garden of Evil
Broken Lance (in CinemaScope)
The Alamo (in Todd-AO)
Judgment in Nuremberg
How the West Was Won (in Cinerama)
Cheyenne Autumn (in Super Panavision 70)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Rollercoaster (in Sensurround)
Coma
The Swarm

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-26-2008, 02:31 PM:

Wow 93! I hope to live to be half of that!

Some of my favorite films of his:

"The Bedford Incident"
"Pickup on South Street"
"Red Skies of Montana"
"Panic in the Streets"
"Rollercoaster"

RIP Mr. Talented. Thanks for holding us on the edge of our seats for years.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-26-2008, 03:38 PM:

Phil, I hate to tell you but your not that young.

My favorite actor of all time. He was the Best of the Best.

Rest in Peace.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-26-2008, 07:08 PM:

He was EXCELLENT in Coma, one of my favorite movies of all time.

"Society isn't deciding...we'll decide."

Posted by Phil Blake (Member # 2012) on 03-26-2008, 11:27 PM:

yes another on the old originals gone, 2 of my favorites

Alvarez Kelly 1964 with William Holden
The Long Ships 1964 with Sidney Poitier

RIP