A Classic Era LOTR Movie

[Aiwendil]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Have you seen Veidt in 'The Man Who Laughs'?

Yeah, he was great in that too. Casting him as Legolas might be a bit of a stretch, but I think he could do Elvishness pretty well. Quite different from Orlando Bloom, though.

Originally Posted by Mr. Underhill

Anyway, I was thinking of Tatsuya Nakadai (the gunslinger from Yojimbo) as Boromir

Perfect! I was trying to think of a villain for him to play, but I can definitely see him as Boromir.

Originally Posted by Bethberry

Has your inner Star Wars fan led you to Lang? Mine did, but all I've seen, alas, is Metropolis--and I can' even say which version that was--but I can at least say that I must be in that 0.1% of people you are talking about.

I think it was more through Hitchcock that I got into Lang, though I definitely remember hearing about Metropolis in connection with Lucas's THX-1138 and being intrigued by that as well. I actually got to see the new restoration of Metropolis on the big screen a few weeks ago and was reminded of the excitement of seeing the Star Wars films on the big screen when they were re-released back in the '90s.

As a Tolkien fan, you might want to check out Lang's two-part adaptation of the Nibelungenlied if you liked Metropolis.