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The film version of The Natural pulls off the neat trick of conveying the spirit of the Bernard Malamud novel upon which it is based, even while changing both the outcome and the meaning of Malamud's closing chapters. In his first film appearance in four years, Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a farm boy with a hankering to be a .. Read more

Starring	Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger
Director	Barry Levinson
Genres	Drama

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Redford to play Rickey in Robinson story
- WENN Newsdesk
- 07 Apr 2011
The Natural star Robert Redford is returning to the baseball diamond for his next movie role - he'll portray beloved Brooklyn Dodgers boss Branch Rickey in a new Jackie Robinson biopic. Rickey is credited with the integration of the team in the late 1940s after signing baseball great Robinson, who became one of the sport's legends. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times about the role, Redford says, "No one really knows the Rickey part, the political manoeuvres and the partnership they had to share. Read more
Levinson in talks to direct Gotti biopic - report
- WENN Newsdesk
- 02 May 2011
Rain Man and The Natural moviemaker Barry Levinson is in talks to replace Nick Cassavetes as the director of John Travolta's Gotti family biopic. Cassavetes quit Gotti: Three Generations, due to a scheduling conflict, just a week after staging a press conference to announce his leading men, Travolta and Joe Pesci, last month (Apr11). But his director's seat won't be vacant for long, according to trade paper Variety. Levinson is slated to take charge of the Fiore Films project, which will star... Read more
Redford against DVD extras
- 05 Apr 2010
Robert Redford is not a fan of behind-the-scene DVD features - because giving fans access to cinema secrets ruins "the magic" of the movie. The Way We Were star insists film lovers don't need accompanying documentaries detailing a project's creation because it detracts from their enjoyment. He says, "I'm just a purist. I never ascribed that you should have a documentary about the making of a film. Films were meant to be a kind of magic that transplants you somewhere else because you can use... Read more

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  The film version of The Natural pulls off the neat trick of conveying the spirit of the Bernard Malamud novel upon which it is based, even while changing both the outcome and the meaning of Malamud's closing chapters. In his first film appearance in four years, Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a ...