Originally Posted by
sidevalve
Richard Todd was made to measure for that role.. He exuded presence in spades. Probably my favourite WWII film.
Who could play that role today? Hard to think of anyone.
Agree entirely about the excellence of Richard Todd, although the man-management skills his character demonstrated may have been better than Gibson's. That presence you mention was something to do with his own war record? In the 1950s and '60s, many actors had seen war service - as had senior politicians, of course. I learned recently that Anthony Quayle - another fine actor - had been in SOE in Gibraltar and Albania.
Of the current bunch, I think Tom Hardy might pull it off - if he could string enough sentences together.