Montgomery Clift - Top 10 Best Performances
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Hello, Fellow Classic Film Lovers! I know this is Super Late in Regards to Honoring Pride Month, but So Pumped to Release this Tribute & the Top 10 Best Performances of One of the Most Underrated Actors that literally have inspired millions of actors: Montgomery Clift.
Known as James Dean's Idol and One of Elvis' Inspirations to be an Actor.
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A Place In The Sun has to be one of the best films ever.
A work of art
Wonderful film.
My favorite Clift movie. I love the relationship between him and Elizabeth Taylor.
Clift should have won for Judgement of Nuremberg. When he was on the stand it just takes your breath away. What a fantastic actor. It's heartbreaking that he couldn't fight his Demons. What he could have been. An absolute Legend.
I feel the the same about Robert Mitchum. I thought he should have won an Oscar numerous times but his issues were more with the power's that be. They hated him because he wasn't a yes man. Because wouldn't conform to there bullshit he was snubbed year after year.
I also read and saw interviews that he also was very giving on sets. That he helped any way he could to make sure whomever he was acting with were at there best.
Clift and Mitchum were my absolute favorites. Extroidary actors that deserved far more than they got.
As a normally stoic man I cannot even think about Clift’s performance as Rudolph Petersen without my eyes welling up. That ONE scene is one of the greatest performances ever on film!
Montgomery Clift should have won all 4 academy awards he was nominated for. He made all the other actors better just by watching him. Seems to me like the academy is a popularity contest anyway & Monty wouldn't do the Hollywood scene, he lived in New York & refused to live in California & also refused to sign any contracts. He said that the acting to him was more important than the money. RIP MONTY🙏💔🙏💔🙏
My favorite films are I confess and the Search.
Agree completely about Clift's incredible performance in Judgment at Nuremberg. Truly one of the great acting scenes of all time!
Montgomery Clift was truly a brilliant actor!
Is a brilliant actor, and won't be forgotten
What an empathetic, sophisticated and at the same time humorous post! I am also an admirer of this exceptional talent. Therefore: many thanks, well done!
A magnificent tribute to one of the screen’s greatest actors, thank you. My own favorite Clift film remains The Search, a film which deserves to be seen far more than it is.
Clift was indeed one of those actors who put their entire selves into a role. He demanded the best of himself, and I imagine those in the film with him. This may have been what put him at odds with some of his co-stars/directors -- there was likely an implicit or even explicit criticism of others whom Clift thought were not tuning their performance/direction in a way Clift approved.
Even though many consider his performance in Judgement to have been the result of his alcohol abuse and failing memory, Clift's extensive notes on the script showed that instead he was merely creating the character as he thought it should be done (and not how the writers had written it in many cases). And you're right, it was to me one of the most memorable parts in that great film.
I wonder sometimes if Hollywood passed Clift over for the 'big one' because of envy, or an uncomfortable feeling that he so far surpassed most 'stars' in his dedication to his craft as to embarrass them into avoiding honoring his remarkable contributions to acting.
An interesting bit of trivia is that Marlon Brando was so moved by Clift's performance in A Place in the Sun he voted for Clift for best actor -- and Clift voted for Marlon in A Streetcar Named Desire. 2 icons showing respect for each other's craft in their chosen profession....
Completely agree. He was not a conventional movie star and loved his privacy, which is why a lot of people felt he was "above" Hollywood. Some artists were appalled by his sexual orientation, like John Huston.
Yep, isn't it so great how Brando and Clift respected each other so much. If only they would've had more scenes together...
@@theclassicfilmloversguide1871 Brando and Clift in the same film might have been too much for any one director to handle :)
@@bravehome4276 ? They were in the same film, THE YOUNG LIONS...just with zero scenes together.
I love these performances, too. I watch and read everything I can about "Monty". I enjoyed your intelligent and professional presentation. "Bruising to the heart." Beautiful.
I can't wait to see your videos about Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine. The Heiress is one of those films that stays with you.
Oh Yes!! Love those Two!!
Great classic Movie. Her saying i can be very mean i was taught by masters. All she wanted was to be loved.
Rudolph Petersen. His performance Judgement at Nuremberg brings home the horrors of The Holocaust. Just beautiful work. I love his nephew Robert Clift's Documentary.
Love Monty!!
thanks for the description of this amazing actor and person . Besides his talent he was a very special human being, who used to help his co-workers advising them.
I have seen The Heiress a dozen times and everyone is just perfect.
A Place In The Sun is absolutely the best. His face when he chooses to do that thing he did is was stunning.
The first movie I watched featuring Montgomery Clift was 'From Here To Eternity'. Of course, I was impressed by his and Frank Sinatra's performances. But my favorite is 'Wild River'. I watched it dubbed on TV. Recently, I bought the DVD disc and it got even better. And yes, Lee Remick is amazing too. I cannot forget to mention 'The Misfits' which I could only watch very recently and it is such an amazing movie. It is by far Marilyn Monroe's best performance. This movie stayed in my mind for days. I had recurrent flashbacks. And it is also my Clark Gable's favorite performance too.
Oh Magnificent! I LOVE, "The Misfits," too. Clark Gable even said himself that "Misfits" was most likely his best work. It's such a fitting and sad finale for both Gable and Monroe.
He was such a tortured soul and as well as they said Brando was a method actor… Elizabeth Taylor would agree with me that he was the original method actor. He was incredible.
A place in the sun is my fave movie of his 200%.
Great Choices!!! Thankyou
25:00 Suddenly Last Summer, end of shooting: KATE HEPBURN asked a few times "No more reshoots?" ... then SPAT in Mankewicz' face for his long abuse of Clift; never again spoke to him.
Burt Lancaster and Clift were both nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY and thereby split the vote. The winner, Bill Holden, said Clift or Lancaster should have won.
He was nominated four times and should have won at least twice for From Here to Eternity and a Place in the Sun.
Where is his honorary Oscar after all these years?
Forget about his personal life, it is his work on the big screen that matters!
25:11 Raintree County - accident: Liz Taylor, with Monte's blood on her dress, yelled: "I know all of you. If ONE picture of this appears in news, I'll never let any of you take pictures of me again."
Elizabeth was such a good, loyal and loving friend ❤️
I can’t believe I just discovered these ! Montgomery Cliff is the first but won’t be the last ! Thank you! You picked the GREAT ones !
the longest suicide in cinema, oh dear monty you were the best
Great video 👍🏻
I haven't seen any of this films, so I'll have something to do this summer
Oh I'm SO EXCITED for you to watch all of his films! Start with "From Here to Eternity" and let me know what you think!
@@theclassicfilmloversguide1871 I've finally seen it. And I enjoyed it!
But I wonder if there were some sort of backlash as long as the army in the movie is shown as a total mess 🤔
@@janedoe6708 OH SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT! Honestly, there was no backlash in regards of the army's behavior, because we were still proud of our troops after WWII, and being set around Pearl Harbor, we understood that there were "bad apples," apparently...
One of my favorite actors. I love him in The Search and the Misfits. There truly are no bad performances. Too bad he only made 17 movies.
My 2 favorite performances are in The Search and I confess.
"The great Lee Strasberg"? Clift described him to Arthur Miller as a "charlatan".
Charlatan, one word that comes to mind!
Thanks for mentioning 'I Confess'... one of my favourite Clift films, along with 'The Heiress'. I thought he played a Catholic priest beautifully. All of the performances on your list were memorable.
Hey, remember! Nobody knows how a film will turn out until it turns out!
Thank you for that! So much, like you said, labels people in such a way that, the label sticks! So good to hear your commentary, really so true...I am going to watch all of Montgomery Clift's films now...such a relevant, deserving human being! Yeah!!! Rock on Monty!!!
Glad you acknowledged both the excellence and sheer horniness of Red River. The scenes with Cherry Valance are just... sizzling.
I'd love to see Alex act. His narration is wonderful .
The opening shot from FROM HERE TO ETERNITY of Clift walking towards the camera as the troops march past, visually foreshadows the conflict between Clift and the military.
He's so beautiful
I realize that this posting was almost a year ago, but I just serendipitously came upon your channel, and I really enjoyed your presentation. I've subscribed, so I'm looking forward to catching up on the rest of your posts. As for this one, I really admire your passionate approach to Montgomery Cliff's performances. He was a great talent who sometimes gets overshadowed by the Brando and Dean mystiques. He brought out the best in so many of his co-stars: for my money, Red River is Wayne's best performance, much better than his sentimental Oscar winner, True Grit. As for your list, of course it's subjective and there is no right or wrong. from my ow point of view, I would have flip-flopped your first and third choices -I think From Here to Eternity is his best. That being aid, it's been many years since I saw A Place in the Sun, and, on your recommendation, I plan to give it another look.
So Grateful and Glad, Thank You, Harry!!! Oh I know, for the longest time, "From Here to Eternity," was such a high favorite of mine for Monty, but wait until you see, "A Place in the Sun," again! :)
Elizabeth Taylor probably saved his life wrt to that awful car accident he was in.
(Who is the narrator of this video?) I am obsessed with Montgomery Clift. My favorite movie of his is "A Place In The Sun." In fact it's my favorite movie, period!
Marion Morrison's least favorite Western, Red River..aka The Duke,John Wayne. Monty's another story..take em to Missouri Matt.
The Heiress was a difficult picture. Monty's worst method acting performance.
Robert E Lee Prewitt is real good.
Jennifer Jones in the train station is highly underrated Italian cinema.
He and the violet eyed one out at Loon Lake put together 1 of the finest of all movies..though Aguirre Wrath of God and Orson's Confidential Report do rival it. A place in the sun..Incredibly gripping.
Suddenly last is very very crazy
Raintree, kind of a waste
Stellar career..no doubt. sorry Jimmy Dean
George Eastman def deserved the Academy Award @the 1952 ceremony. He knows, we know, it should've been on his Brownstone walkup mantle.
In my opinion, he and Elizabeth should have married right around this time period. Even if it lasted only a few years before her falling for Mr Todd or Mr Burton..it would've helped him out immensely. And please don't tell me they weren't on love or that he was gay..please. Thankyou for your work🕊️
my favorite role was George Eastman in A Place in the Sun - a heart-breaking performance. least favorite was From Here to Eternity - never bought Monty as an ex-fighter who had killed somebody in the ring.
YES. A Place in the Sun.
AWESOME !! Loved it.
Eli Wallach is the only reason i own Godfather 3. He improves every movie in which he appears.
5:30 The Heiress is one of my all time favorite films. I assume Monty walked out of the premier because his character was such a lowlife, but he was great convincing the audience he was. The premise doesn't really make sense though: Catherine has $10,000 a year, the equivalent of $400,000 in today's money. But Morris, expecting $30,000 ($1,200,000 today), runs away and returns 7 years later. Catherine turns the tables on him vengeful ending. This differs from the novel.. It was remade in 1997 as Washington Square, the original title, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Shelly Winters typecast once again as drowning victim.
Why does sexual preference make a difference. It's about acting. He was marvelous! Who cares what he did in his private life. Live and let live.
If he was bi, did he sleep with Liz? I think he was just plain gay because they say they never slept together. Dang he was fine
Clift did not think Strasberg was great; he called him "a charlatan" according to Arthur Miller. He studied with others.
She tried hard but he said no dice.
If he would have died after his tragic accident he would have lived forever!
The forgotten Rebel!
I saw the number & titles of films he did turn down & how many other famous actors picked up those parts!
Right?? And he remains the idol and Shining Example of Every One of those Actors who took those roles, like Dean, Brando, Newman, etc.
@@theclassicfilmloversguide1871 yes, indeed!
He is so much better than James Dean!
I don't think you can compare, each, Dean, Brando and Clift were all great actors. I think James Dean was great in East of Eden, as was Brando in "On the waterfront", I can't imagine anyone else playing those roles. Having said that Montgomery Clift is one of my favorite actors, and my favorite of his movies is "From here to eternity", such a great movie, kind of like Casablanca, every scene works. I cannot imagine anyone else playing Prewitt, I read somewhere that Aldo Ray was considered for that role, fortunately that didn't work out. I also read the book From here to eternity, and after seeing the movie I think everyone was cast perfectly, Clift, Lancaster, Donna Reed, Deborah Kerr and Frank Sinatra.
What's with the perjoratives and sarcastic remarks?
MC was great, but William Holden is unfadeable.
too noise and with an big ego, the horror
he was able to continue his career as best he could thanks to his friends Marlon Brando, for Young Lions and Elisabeth Taylor in Raintree County
Olivia de Havilland didn't let Monty impose his way of acting, brought straight from the actor's studio, after all she was the star of the movie, and he was just a beginner in the industry.
And Monty blew up his carrier with pain killer and Alcohol after his car crash, add to that he was gay in a time that wasn't admitted
Monty was much older than Brando et Jimmy Dean.