A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.
04-01-1980
1h 43m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Robert Ellis Miller
Production:
Filmfair Communications
Revenue:
$215,498
Key Crew
Story:
John Brascia
Screenplay:
John Brascia
Executive Producer:
William D. Jekel
Screenplay:
Robert Vincent O'Neil
Executive Producer:
Norman G. Rudman
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
James Coburn
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In 1962, he took on the role of Prince Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia under the direction of David Lean. This film, the first outside Egypt for the actor, marked the beginning of a long friendship with Peter O'Toole and a turning point in Omar Sharif's career. He won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and decided to leave his native country for Hollywood.
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His brother, Paul Picerni, was an actor on a hit TV show at that time called "The Untouchables (1959)". Charlie worked as a stand-in, an extra and started doing stunt double work. Charlie immediately fell in love with this work and moved his family to California. Charlie excelled as a stuntman and then moved up to stunt-coordinating TV shows. He got his big break on "Starsky and Hutch (1975)", he was the stunt coordinator and Paul Michael Glaser's stunt double. Aaron Spelling and Duke Vincent saw what direction Charlie was heading in - Directing"!
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Charlie is a proud member of "The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences".
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