Never read the novel & saw the movie so long ago I only seem to remember -- OK, I had to look it up, Broderick Crawford, star of Highway Patrol!
Those of you who did not grow up watching Highway Patrol on B&W TV in the late 50s, you'll just never understand what this really means....
Broderick Crawford was perfect for the part, & Sean Penn, an infinitely more accomplished actor, seems an unlikely casting choice -- but maybe a brilliant one. Kate Winslet & Anthony Hopkins can do no wrong, given their innate appeal plus the well-known (from movies) resonance of British with Southern US accents. Jude Law? I dunno... maybe too British, "Cold Mountain" notwithstanding. James Gandolfini has heft in any context.
Looking forward to it....
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