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Murray Melvin. 57 takes!?

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Uploaded by on Aug 7, 2011

Murray Melvin, who played reverend Samuel Runt's role in Barry Lyndon, confirm the legend about the exorbitant number of takes realized by Kubrick.

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  • God, thank you! I love it so much!

  • @dearathos

    We too! Thank you for your feedback!.

  • Just curious, did he use the original take #3, or the take #3 after he changed the slate?

    If it's the former, lol.

  • @AsaNisiMasa1963

    a good question for Tony Lawson, the editor on BL. ;-)

  • I love Murray Melvin! Thanks for posting this clip :)

  • @szilvavirag

    Thank you

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  • I can't stop laughing!!! This is great!! I would recommend to the project to include subtitles, I'm from Brasil and Kubrick is my hero. Thanks.

  • I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

  • @szilvavirag.saw him twice.first time in 1999 on the eurostar train.asked him if he was the actor who played the Rev in barry lyndon.we talked for a while.second time was in the london underground,waiting for my train to arrive,i think it was around 2003.he passed me on a platform,i recognised him straightaway.i think he did somehow recognised me.i said "hi"(surprised to see him) and he said: "hello there" while giving me a kind of,have i seen you before look.

  • Thank you Murray Melvin. You are a joy in every way. A gentleman and a fine actor. Your portrayal of the Rev. Runt was brilliant. God bless you!

  • Nice bit of film trivia from one of my favorite character actors.

  • He's just so interesting to listen to. All the stories!

  • @AsaNisiMasa1963 Krubrick- asked for 97 takes of Tom Cruise walking through a door,during shooting for " "Wide Eyes Shut", -Chaplin did 342 takes for a scene in" City Lights" but the record goes to Jackie Chan, who did 2900 takes for a single fight scene in" Dragon Lord"

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