For John Wayne, this was the best movie of all time!

In 1977, to write the second volume of their book The people of the peopleThe authors of David Walchinsky and Irving Wallace (his father) write to all members of the Oscar Academy to collect their favorite films. Thus, John Wayne contacted, and the first volume of the people’s almanac, which was a bestseller, is easily involved in this second volume.

His answer is in the blog Stars and letters (Through Collider) So what is his 5 favorite films, and we can point out that his first best is a wonderful film that is quite unknown today, and that he dared to list two films of his own films!

You probably haven’t seen her n ° 1

In the number 1, Vaine quotes a man for eternity. The film in costumes, directed by Fred Zineman in 1966, is the adaptation of Robert Bolt, one of his play. We follow the struggle – in advance – Henry VIII Thomas Maurice Chancellor to prevent his king. The two main characters represent Paul Skofield (more) and Robert Shaw (Henry VIII), a sophisticated and perfectly interpreted drama that deserves to be corrected.

You can also meet a very young John Hurt (stranger), but also Nigel Davenport, Orson Voles and Vanessa Redgrav. Man was successful for eternity in the box office and a very lucrative film because it was very expensive. He also postponed six Oscars, including the best film, best director and best actor for Paul Skofield. The poisoning report that Wayne placed in the highest part of his film branches.

The rest of John Wayne above? Two films with John Wayne!

Then follow the romantic drama in the second place on the list of Victor Fleming (and others) and the four riders of the war drama in the 3rd position.

Finally, Wayne allows to give up on the Western Desert Prisoner and the dramatic and romantic comedy The Quiet Man, the two films of John Ford in which he plays the lead role. The actor realized that the inmate of the wilderness had offered him a rather unprecedented role and that the film would remain as timely classics, and undoubtedly wanted to emphasize that the quiet man received his friend Ford – died four years ago – the Oscar for the best director.