Sam Jaffe
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Sam Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and appeared in other classic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He may be best remembered for playing the title role in Gunga Din (1939), and the High Lama in Lost Horizon (1937).
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Chariots and Souls: Why Ben-Hur Still Races Through Our Hearts
Ever wonder what makes an epic feel eternal? William Wyler’s Ben-Hur (1959) doesn’t just tell a story it hurls you into a coliseum of raw emotion and spectacle, where betrayal and redemption clash lik... Read more
A Celestial Warning in Black and White: The Enduring Power of The Day the Earth Stood Still
Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) remains a haunting beacon of science fiction’s golden age, its understated elegance and moral urgency cutting through the era’s paranoia like a laser... Read more
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