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After the Fox
“In films, either you’ve got a face or you don’t got a face. You've got a face. Can I have it, please?”
A Comedic Heist Caper from an Unlikely Collaboration
In 1966, Peter Sellers sought to work with renowned Italian neorealist director Vittorio De Sica, bringing aboard playwright Neil Simon to pen his first screenplay. Despite De Sica's reported gambling debts motivating his involvement, the collaboration proved challenging. De Sica struggled with Simon's script and Sellers' performance style, while conflicts arose over casting choices, including Sellers' then-wife Britt Ekland. Join us –…
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