Marlon Brando
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| - | '''''Last Tango in Paris''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: '''''Ultimo tango a Parigi''''', [[French language|French]]: '''''Le Dernier Tango à Paris''''') is a [[1972]] film which tells the story of an [[United States|American]] [[widower]] who is drawn into a [[sexual relationship]] with a young, soon-to-be-married [[Paris]]ian woman. It stars [[Marlon Brando]], [[Maria Schneider (actress)|Maria Schneider]] and [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]]. The film was given an [[X rating]] by the [[MPAA]] upon initial release. After revisions were made to the MPAA ratings code, it was classified as an [[NC-17]], in 1997. [[MGM]] released an [[R-rated]] cut in 1981. {{GFDL}} | + | |
| + | '''Marlon Brando, Jr.''' (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor whose body of work spanned over half a century. He is considered one of the greatest actors of all time, and was named the fourth [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars|Greatest Male Star of All Time]] by the [[American Film Institute]], and part of ''[[TIME|Time]]'' magazine's [[Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century]]. | ||
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| + | As a young [[sex symbol]], he is best known for his roles as [[Stanley Kowalski]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' and Terry Malloy in ''[[On the Waterfront]]'', both directed by [[Elia Kazan]] in the early 1950s. In middle age, his well-known roles include his Academy Award-winning performance as [[Vito Corleone]] in ''[[The Godfather]]'', Colonel Walter Kurtz in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', both directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and an Academy Award-nominated performance as Paul in ''[[Last Tango in Paris]]''. | ||
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| + | Brando was an activist, lending his presence to many issues, including the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|American Civil Rights]] and [[American Indian Movement]]s. | ||
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Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor whose body of work spanned over half a century. He is considered one of the greatest actors of all time, and was named the fourth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute, and part of Time magazine's Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.
As a young sex symbol, he is best known for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront, both directed by Elia Kazan in the early 1950s. In middle age, his well-known roles include his Academy Award-winning performance as Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Colonel Walter Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, both directed by Francis Ford Coppola and an Academy Award-nominated performance as Paul in Last Tango in Paris.
Brando was an activist, lending his presence to many issues, including the American Civil Rights and American Indian Movements.
