The actor, who is 82, plays a Roman orator in the new film, following the announcement of a break from acting in 2012
• O'Toole interviewed in 2007
Two months ago, Jack Nicholson was reported to have retired from acting, only for Tom Cruise to coax him away from the hearth for a new movie. And now it comes to light that Peter O'Toole, who last year bade "the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell", has thrown off his slippers for swords and sandals drama Katherine of Alexandria.
The film, written and directed by Michael Redwood, chronicles the clash between Katherine and the emperor Constantine the Great. The cast also includes Brit veterans Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff and Edward Fox.
O'Toole plays Corenlius Gallus, the palace orator, whose verse on the death of Julius Caesar is considered a benchmark of satire. At the time of his retirement, O'Toole was reported to be working...
• O'Toole interviewed in 2007
Two months ago, Jack Nicholson was reported to have retired from acting, only for Tom Cruise to coax him away from the hearth for a new movie. And now it comes to light that Peter O'Toole, who last year bade "the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell", has thrown off his slippers for swords and sandals drama Katherine of Alexandria.
The film, written and directed by Michael Redwood, chronicles the clash between Katherine and the emperor Constantine the Great. The cast also includes Brit veterans Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff and Edward Fox.
O'Toole plays Corenlius Gallus, the palace orator, whose verse on the death of Julius Caesar is considered a benchmark of satire. At the time of his retirement, O'Toole was reported to be working...
- 11/26/2013
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Happy St. Catherine’s Day, one and all! It may not have the prestige of St. George’s Day or the tasty pancakes of Shrove Tuesday*, but today’s saint can offer a glimpse of one of Peter O’Toole’s films. Katherine Of Alexandria, the O’Toole-starring account of the martyr, has a new trailer to share its saintly wares. brightcove.createExperiences(); She may not be a household name – unless you’re reading this in an Estonian household, in which case, Tere! – but Catherine (Nicole Keniheart) has a fascinating back story for the film to explore. Famously beautiful, she was invited to marry the Emperor Maximinus II, an “invitation” in name only. Catherine turned him down, dedicating her life to Christ instead, and in one of history’s earliest recorded sense of humour failures, he sentenced her to death.The bridal refusenik was first attached to a spiked wheel...
- 11/25/2013
- EmpireOnline
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