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* [[Cast the Expert]]: Harold Russell, a man who had lost both hands in [[World War II]], was cast as a man who had lost both hands in [[World War II]]. He did such a good job he won an Oscar (plus a second honorary Oscar), despite never having acted before. |
* [[Cast the Expert]]: Harold Russell, a man who had lost both hands in [[World War II]], was cast as a man who had lost both hands in [[World War II]]. He did such a good job he won an Oscar (plus a second honorary Oscar), despite never having acted before. |
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* [[Disabled Character, Disabled Actor]]: Harold Russell, a drill sergeant during the war, lost his hands in a training accident involving a defective bomb. |
* [[Disabled Character, Disabled Actor]]: Harold Russell, a drill sergeant during the war, lost his hands in a training accident involving a defective bomb. |
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* [[Throw It In]]: Harold Russell, a real life veteran who never acted before, flubbed his lines during his character's wedding scene. William Wyler left it in, considering it natural. |
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Revision as of 14:50, 17 June 2014
- Cast the Expert: Harold Russell, a man who had lost both hands in World War II, was cast as a man who had lost both hands in World War II. He did such a good job he won an Oscar (plus a second honorary Oscar), despite never having acted before.
- Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: Harold Russell, a drill sergeant during the war, lost his hands in a training accident involving a defective bomb.
- Throw It In: Harold Russell, a real life veteran who never acted before, flubbed his lines during his character's wedding scene. William Wyler left it in, considering it natural.