Word: strada
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...passionate force on stage and screen, remembered most for his Oscar-nominated turn as the fiery peasant in Zorba the Greek; in Boston. Quinn won two supporting Oscars (Viva Zapata! in 1952; Lust for Life in 1956) and played the sideshow strongman in Fellini's first international hit, La Strada (see Eulogy...
Harris finally turned in Hannibal in 1999. De Laurentiis quickly bought the book for $10 million. "Worth every penny!" says De Laurentiis, whose English is obscured by his ornate Italian accent. After six decades in the movie industry (his credits include La Strada, Barbarella and the 1990 remake of The Desperate Hours, in which Hopkins co-starred), De Laurentiis is, like Hannibal, unstoppable. Asked what would have happened if his old friend Hopkins had turned down the sequel, he answers quickly, "We open with Hannibal in plastic surgery...