The Big Country is a great film, great cast, great direction, great script, on my list of top 100 films. Can't forget Heston in 55 Days at Peking or Khartoum and El Cid, all good historical movies.
Charlton always brought his whole self into every picture. Thanks for sharing his best! Ben-Hur remains one of my favorite movies. The chariot race is the best 'chase' scene every filmed IMO, and the ending gets me every time. One of my secret pleasures, though it didn't quite make your top ten, was 1971's The Omega Man. I saw it in theatres when I was a young man. I guess the potential world-ending Cold War at the time influenced me, but I got chills thinking about his lonely fight for survival amidst daunting odds. As for the ending, he was always good at self-sacrifice....
I agree, If this was based on my opinion this one would be here. In fact the reason I made this video was because of a conversation I had with a friend recently where we talked about this movie.
There are three Charlton Heston's movies that everybody would watch sooner or later, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, The Planet of the Apes. They are excellent with Charlton Heston in top form. I also loved The Greatest Show On Earth, The Naked Jungle, The Secret of the Incas, Touch of Evil, El Cid, Khartoum, Will Penny, The Omega Man, Soylent Green, Midway with Robert Mitchum.
Great actor in every direction. One of few actors that just totally had a dominating screen presence in what ever he played in. A few honorable mentions: The naked jungle, The Greatest show on earth Dark city (1950)
I have a deep reverence for the man. Veteran, Civil Rights activist (when it wasn't that popular), and savior of the 2nd Amendment. Will always hold a grudge against Michael Moore for trying to humiliate him as he suffered with Alzheimers, and Jim Carrey for mocking him. Check out SECRET OF THE INCAS (1954) when he was Indiana Jones long before Harrison Ford, and THE NAKED JUNGLE (1954) when he fought army ants! I would have added KHARTOUM and MAJOR DUNDEE. Great homage.
I AM A FAN OF CHARLTON HESTON. THE SCENE I REMEMBER BIG COUNTRY IS THE UNENDING FIST FIGHT BETWEEN HIM AND GREGORY PECK. GOOD HUMAN BEINGS. GREAT ACTORS. I WILL SOON BE 80...........
@@famouspeople63……met Mr Heston, & his beautiful wife, Lydia, many times’ between 1966-1996, & yes, he was a gentleman, & they were both delightful to be in conversation with. They’re both gone now, may they R I P………
I grew up in a small town....BEN-HUR stayed on the theater marquee by itself for a month in 1959 . Heston's voice by itself would have made him a star !!
This list glaringly left out "Treasure Island", where Heston played Long John Silver. It was a TNT made for TV movie. But it looks like a big screen production.Heston's son, Fraser, was the director. And in the director's comments, he said he kept the movie as close the the original book as was possible. Oliver Reed plays the part of Billy Bones. And he's perfect. You could put Reed in a tuxedo or a tutu and he'd still look like a pirate. And Christian Bale plays young Jim Hawkins in his first movie after "Empire Of The Sun". Well worth your time.
Here in Argentina, we should include The Naked Jungle. It was shown very often on Saturdays in the 70's and 80's (Under the name MARABUNTA). Regarding the films on the list, I respectfully suggest a change. Midway is not a "Charlton Heston" film, it is rather a blockbuster with big names (Geln Ford, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, etc.). Personally, I would replace it with 55 Days at Peking.
"55 Days at Peking" another Bronston mega movies. "Major Dundee" another Peckinpah might have been masterpieces. The first shows Heston's character as a near perfect man. The second shows an equally strong man pushed to and past his breaking point and coming back to triumph. Both great films and great performances.
Big on the screen and in real life involved with guns and Civil rights however wasted In movies should have run For president handling real Issues rather than movie Make believe!
……if that turned you against him, then you lack character, & were NOT a true fan. Obviously, you’ve never met the man, or his family, which I had, many times’, over multiple years’………
The Big Country is a great film, great cast, great direction, great script, on my list of top 100 films. Can't forget Heston in 55 Days at Peking or Khartoum and El Cid, all good historical movies.
He was great in epics!
Charlton always brought his whole self into every picture. Thanks for sharing his best!
Ben-Hur remains one of my favorite movies. The chariot race is the best 'chase' scene every filmed IMO, and the ending gets me every time.
One of my secret pleasures, though it didn't quite make your top ten, was 1971's The Omega Man. I saw it in theatres when I was a young man. I guess the potential world-ending Cold War at the time influenced me, but I got chills thinking about his lonely fight for survival amidst daunting odds. As for the ending, he was always good at self-sacrifice....
I agree, If this was based on my opinion this one would be here. In fact the reason I made this video was because of a conversation I had with a friend recently where we talked about this movie.
@@famouspeople63 I would love to see more of your picks on the channel. It is your channel after all! :)
There are three Charlton Heston's movies that everybody would watch sooner or later, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, The Planet of the Apes. They are excellent with Charlton Heston in top form. I also loved The Greatest Show On Earth, The Naked Jungle, The Secret of the Incas, Touch of Evil, El Cid, Khartoum, Will Penny, The Omega Man, Soylent Green, Midway with Robert Mitchum.
Have 'The Naked Jungle".Marabunta. They were the real stars of that movie:))
Great actor in every direction. One of few actors that just totally had a dominating screen presence in what ever he played in. A few honorable mentions:
The naked jungle,
The Greatest show on earth
Dark city (1950)
One of Charlton Heston’s best and most underrated movies was The Omega Man.
Very surprised Omega Man didn't make the cut.
What about Major Dundee ?
In the Ten Commandments, baby Moses was played by his own son Fraser. 6:26
You had a hard task because he made so many good movies....
I have a deep reverence for the man. Veteran, Civil Rights activist (when it wasn't that popular), and savior of the 2nd Amendment. Will always hold a grudge against Michael Moore for trying to humiliate him as he suffered with Alzheimers, and Jim Carrey for mocking him. Check out SECRET OF THE INCAS (1954) when he was Indiana Jones long before Harrison Ford, and THE NAKED JUNGLE (1954) when he fought army ants! I would have added KHARTOUM and MAJOR DUNDEE. Great homage.
I'm with you. Yes seen Secret of the Incas and Naked Jungle. Pretty sure I've seen all his movies.
I AM A FAN OF CHARLTON HESTON. THE SCENE I REMEMBER BIG COUNTRY IS THE UNENDING FIST FIGHT BETWEEN HIM AND GREGORY PECK. GOOD HUMAN BEINGS. GREAT ACTORS. I WILL SOON BE 80...........
I met him twice, once in New York in 1978 at a book signing and once in Birmingham in 1994 where the was a tribute to him!
Your so lucky, I'm sure he was a gentelman?
@@famouspeople63……met Mr Heston, & his beautiful wife, Lydia, many times’ between 1966-1996, & yes, he was a gentleman, & they were both delightful to be in conversation with. They’re both gone now, may they R I P………
Well done Wrangler! I really enjoyed this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up in a small town....BEN-HUR stayed on the theater marquee by itself for a month in 1959 . Heston's voice by itself would have made him a star !!
Don't make em like him any more
This list glaringly left out "Treasure Island", where Heston played Long John Silver. It was a TNT made for TV movie. But it looks like a big screen production.Heston's son, Fraser, was the director. And in the director's comments, he said he kept the movie as close the the original book as was possible. Oliver Reed plays the part of Billy Bones. And he's perfect. You could put Reed in a tuxedo or a tutu and he'd still look like a pirate. And Christian Bale plays young Jim Hawkins in his first movie after "Empire Of The Sun". Well worth your time.
Here in Argentina, we should include The Naked Jungle. It was shown very often on Saturdays in the 70's and 80's (Under the name MARABUNTA).
Regarding the films on the list, I respectfully suggest a change. Midway is not a "Charlton Heston" film, it is rather a blockbuster with big names (Geln Ford, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, etc.). Personally, I would replace it with 55 Days at Peking.
Will Penny is a great one
"CHAAL-tun HIS-tun" 😂
Charlton Heston one of my favorite players... Ben Hur my favorite... He an John Wayne my other favorite such good role models...
They both were above the crowd.
"55 Days at Peking" another Bronston mega movies. "Major Dundee" another Peckinpah might have been masterpieces. The first shows Heston's character as a near perfect man. The second shows an equally strong man pushed to and past his breaking point and coming back to triumph. Both great films and great performances.
Donald Pleasance was terrifying in Will Penny.
He always made a great villain.
Omega Man
I would say his top three are Ten Commandments, Ben Hur and then Midway. Toss of after that, the Greatest Show on Earth is a favorite.
Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas are two of my favorite actors. Thank you for sharing, already planning a movie binge watch.
55 Days at Peking? Eva Gardiner?
Omega man
The real thing coming soon! :)
i may have missed it but no Omega Man?
Big on the screen and in real life involved with guns and
Civil rights however wasted
In movies should have run
For president handling real
Issues rather than movie
Make believe!
Don't know why he didn't go down that road?
I used to be a fan of Charlton Heston untill... I learned that he advocated the NRA; suddenly, his image faded in my mind!
He was the head of the NRA.
……if that turned you against him, then you lack character, & were NOT a true fan. Obviously, you’ve never met the man, or his family, which I had, many times’, over multiple years’………
Omega Man