"Iron Mask Selfless": A police film based on real events

On the last day of October 2020, Sean Connery died quietly in his sleep at the age of 90. He was the first generation of 007 James Bond actors, playing this classic role a total of 7 times. This week's best film is also one of his classic masterpieces, "Iron Mask Selflessness" based on real people events in 1987.

Recognized as one of the best cop films of the 1980s, The Iron Mask is based on real events and set in Chicago at the end of Prohibition. In the film, Sean Connery portrays an old policeman who is honest, dutiful and knowledgeable about social habits. Compared with the omnipotent British gentleman Van Agent in 007, Sean prefers the character of the bottom like in "Iron Mask", he once admitted: "I like the role of the bottom, and the pretentious posture of '007' and the privileged status of the high make me very uncomfortable." In fact, unlike the wealthy "007", Sean Connery came from the bottom. He was born in 1930 in the slums of Edinburgh, England, the child of a cleaning woman and truck driver. Because he had no diploma and no proof of military service, he could only do the lowest level of labor. Decorators, truck drivers, bodyguards, even mannequins, he's done it. The change in his fate came from the experience of an audition group performance. In 1953, Sean Connery heard that the musical South Pacific was recruiting extras, and to try his luck was selected, which led to the then 22-year-old's career as an acting artist. In 1961, the producers were casting for 007, and the original author of the novel, Fleming, came out of high society and initially did not look favorably on this man from a working-class family in Edinburgh. However, after seeing the demo, he immediately changed his opinion, and even set up "half Scottish origin" for 007 in the following novels.

"Iron Mask" is a story of justice, friendship, affection, fighting, bravery and sacrifice. In addition to Sean Connery, the other creative lineups are also stronger than ever. The lead actor is Kevin Costner, and the villain in the film is Robert De Niro, the acting superstar who won the Oscar for Best Actor at the time. Even Andy Garcia, who later starred in the third "Godfather", is only a small supporting role in the film. The film is directed by Brian de Palma, a master of suspense films and known as Hitchcock in the United States, and many details in the film are classics in film history under their collaborative interpretation.

January 9, 22:06 CCTV-6 movie channel and you meet "Iron Mask Selfless", January 10, 14:54 "Good Film Appointment" Sunday Film Review Edition continues wonderfully.

Author: He Yinghui

Source: Tianjin Daily