The Internecine Project
01:10 am - 03:00 am, Thursday, February 19 on Legend Xtra (69)
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About this Broadcast
An economics professor is about to start a prestigious job as a government adviser - but his murky past as an industrial spy threatens his chances. His only way of burying the past is to dispose of his former associates, so he hatches a plan to trick them into murdering one another. Thriller, starring James Coburn, Lee Grant, Harry Andrews and Ian Hendry
1974
Espionage
Movie/Drama
Thriller
Cast & Crew
James Coburn
(Actor)
.. Robert Elliot
Lee Grant
(Actor)
.. Jean Robertson
Harry Andrews
(Actor)
.. Albert Parsons
Ian Hendry
(Actor)
.. Alex Hellman
Michael Jayston
(Actor)
.. David Baker
Christiane Kruger
(Actor)
.. Christina Larsson
Julian Glover
(Actor)
.. Arnold Pryce-Jones
Keenan Wynn
(Actor)
.. EJ Farnsworth
Ken Hughes
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
James Coburn
(Actor)
.. Robert Elliot
Born:
August 31, 1928
in
Laurel, Nebraska
Best Known For:
A string of movie roles.
Early-life:
James Harrison Coburn III was born in Laurel, Nebraska, on August 31, 1928 to Mylet Johnson and James Coburn Jr. He was raised in Compton, California. After studying drama at Los Angeles City College, he made his stage debut at the La Jolla Playhouse in Herman Melville's Billy Budd. He made his film debut in the western Ride Lonesome (1959).
Career:
Coburn raised his profile following appearances in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Charade (1963), The Americanisation of Emily, and Major Dundee (1965). His other film credits include A Fistful of Dynamite (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) and Cross of Iron (1977). Rheumatoid arthritis limited his output in the 1980s but he enjoyed a career resurgence in the 1990s with supporting roles in the likes of Young Guns II (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Maverick (1994), Eraser (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Affliction (1997), for which he won an Academy Award. He died of a heart attack on November 18, 2002, at the age of 74.
Quote:
'The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.'
Trivia:
Coburn loved fast cars. He voiced the character Henry J Waternoose in Monsters, Inc (2001).
Lee Grant
(Actor)
.. Jean Robertson
Harry Andrews
(Actor)
.. Albert Parsons
Ian Hendry
(Actor)
.. Alex Hellman
Michael Jayston
(Actor)
.. David Baker
Christiane Kruger
(Actor)
.. Christina Larsson
Julian Glover
(Actor)
.. Arnold Pryce-Jones
Born:
March 27, 1935
in
London
Best Known For:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.
Early-life:
Julian Wyatt Glover was born in London on March 27, 1935. His father was a radio producer, while his mother mixed in literary circles. The acting bug bit him early, and he began appearing regularly with the National Youth Theatre. On leaving school (classmates included Timothy West and Dave Prowse) he started his professional career, eventually spending time with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making his name on TV and in films.
Career:
In 1960, Glover appeared in Androcles and the Lion and The Age of Kings, epic TV productions of classic works. His first movie was Tom Jones in 1963. Later in the decade he featured in numerous films and such classic TV shows as Z Cars, The Avengers, The Saint, Doctor Who and The Champions. Glover has rarely been out of work since. His most memorable parts have come in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, For Your Eyes Only and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. More recently he provided the voice of Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and has appeared in Waking the Dead, Trial and Retribution, and Game of Thrones.
Quote:
'Star Wars was not a very big part but I get more fan mail for that than anything else I've ever done. It comes in every day - unbelievable.'
Trivia:
He was awarded a CBE in 2013.
Keenan Wynn
(Actor)
.. EJ Farnsworth
Ken Hughes
(Director)
