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The Ghost of Richard Harris

Richard Harris a fascinating man as seen through the eyes of his three sons, BAFTA Award-winning actor Jared Harris, actor Jamie Harris and director Damian Harris.

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Adrian Sibley

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Bright Yellow Films,Samson Films,Sky Original Productions

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

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He was a extraordinary
personality - The Ghost of Richard Harris

He was a extraordinary personality

O'Toole,
Burton, Finney, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

O'Toole, Burton, Finney,

The thing about that
period was that there was - The Ghost of Richard Harris

The thing about that period was that there was

The old establishment,
the old upper middle class - The Ghost of Richard Harris

The old establishment, the old upper middle class

A great, great angry
revolution took place, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

A great, great angry revolution took place,

I know what the theatre
should be doing, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I know what the theatre should be doing,

I always say to the actors, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I always say to the actors,

That art from life." - The Ghost of Richard Harris

That art from life."

And of course he also
was noted by critics - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And of course he also was noted by critics

I ruffled up some
middle class drawing rooms - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I ruffled up some middle class drawing rooms

I mean, my stage work
with "Diary of a Madman," - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I mean, my stage work with "Diary of a Madman,"

So that was about the
time when you guys met - The Ghost of Richard Harris

So that was about the time when you guys met

You were a deb as
well as a young actress. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You were a deb as well as a young actress.

And then this, "Penniless, I
proposed to a peers daughter." - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And then this, "Penniless, I proposed to a peers daught...

And my father tried
to take our attention - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And my father tried to take our attention

"Film tough guy in a punch up." - The Ghost of Richard Harris

"Film tough guy in a punch up."

"This Sporting Life." - The Ghost of Richard Harris

"This Sporting Life."

He started off, the
bar was set really high - The Ghost of Richard Harris

He started off, the bar was set really high

He got an Oscar nomination - The Ghost of Richard Harris

He got an Oscar nomination

And it changed his
life, all of our lives. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And it changed his life, all of our lives.

And Lindsay Anderson was
a tremendous director. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And Lindsay Anderson was a tremendous director.

Oxford University, a very
intelligent, intellectual man. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Oxford University, a very intelligent, intellectual man.

But what he had was he
had this most amazing - The Ghost of Richard Harris

But what he had was he had this most amazing

What I would call almost
psychological violence, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

What I would call almost psychological violence,

You know, he would scare
the life outta you. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You know, he would scare the life outta you.

You have to be masochistic, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You have to be masochistic,

You have to be able to
inflict pain on yourself. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You have to be able to inflict pain on yourself.

You have to walk out and saying, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You have to walk out and saying,

I'm gonna build up a
treasury of emotions here - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I'm gonna build up a treasury of emotions here

You gotta step over maybe the
closest of people to get that. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You gotta step over maybe the closest of people to get that.

Yeah, I mean, what comes
to mind when he says that - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Yeah, I mean, what comes to mind when he says that

It's really detailed
in Lindsay's diaries, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

It's really detailed in Lindsay's diaries,

Initially Lindsay
travelled to Tahiti - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Initially Lindsay travelled to Tahiti

And then when filming
began, my father changed, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And then when filming began, my father changed,

And he really was controlling
and humiliated Lindsay, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And he really was controlling and humiliated Lindsay,

"Sporting Life" just was
the breakthrough film - The Ghost of Richard Harris

"Sporting Life" just was the breakthrough film

Not in terms of its
commercial success, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Not in terms of its commercial success,

I think Richard, in the plotted
history of English cinema, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I think Richard, in the plotted history of English cinema,

There's still that very
deep theatrical tradition. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

There's still that very deep theatrical tradition.

But then Richard, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

But then Richard,

He's looking to give
himself the same passageway - The Ghost of Richard Harris

He's looking to give himself the same passageway

There's no sort of
archness about it, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

There's no sort of archness about it,

Because you show
up every Saturday - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Because you show up every Saturday

You're flat on your back from
the go, crawling about you. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You're flat on your back from the go, crawling about yo...

They haven't got
the guts to stand up - The Ghost of Richard Harris

They haven't got the guts to stand up

And we had this scene
together in "Trojan Eddie", - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And we had this scene together in "Trojan Eddie",

As he started to play the scene, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

As he started to play the scene,

I broke a fella's jaw with
that fist one night... - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I broke a fella's jaw with that fist one night...

And another night, another
night, I broke a feller's nose. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And another night, another night, I broke a feller's no...

I mean, there was a level
of anger that he had - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I mean, there was a level of anger that he had

We'd had a huge, huge
row one Christmas. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

We'd had a huge, huge row one Christmas.

And I asked him, "Why
are you so angry? - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And I asked him, "Why are you so angry?

What are you so angry about?" - The Ghost of Richard Harris

What are you so angry about?"

I believe from the very
first moment of conception - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I believe from the very first moment of conception

It almost is something that
should never have happened. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

It almost is something that should never have happened.

This miracle of
life is absolutely, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

This miracle of life is absolutely,

Richard Harris has
been running all his life, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Richard Harris has been running all his life,

It's a pulling a
rabbit out of a hat - The Ghost of Richard Harris

It's a pulling a rabbit out of a hat

With all the hundreds
and thousands of years - The Ghost of Richard Harris

With all the hundreds and thousands of years

In comes the hawk that
flew over the landscape, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

In comes the hawk that flew over the landscape,

And he looked down for
the bodies and he plucked, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And he looked down for the bodies and he plucked,

I wish I could say to them,
we know it's a disaster, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I wish I could say to them, we know it's a disaster,

If we take it seriously, it
is a very, very bad joke. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

If we take it seriously, it is a very, very bad joke.

Here is one of England's most
respected and honoured stars, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Here is one of England's most respected and honoured st...

You know, somebody says,
it isn't how good you are, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You know, somebody says, it isn't how good you are,

I've lasted a long time
and I've lasted a long time - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I've lasted a long time and I've lasted a long tim...

When I did live in
Hollywood for a time, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

When I did live in Hollywood for a time,

I never went to the
houses of producers - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I never went to the houses of producers

Every single time I
either win an award - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Every single time I either win an award

Well, he went to Hollywood
and he did play the game. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Well, he went to Hollywood and he did play the game.

I think he, in some
ways, lost interest - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I think he, in some ways, lost interest

You come
a time when you are - The Ghost of Richard Harris

You come a time when you are

I was offered to do "Major
Dundee" in Hollywood - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I was offered to do "Major Dundee" in Hollywood

And I made the choice. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And I made the choice.

And the choice was I was
gonna do the Hollywood picture - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And the choice was I was gonna do the Hollywood picture

Tomorrow morning I am gonna
hang you and be done with you. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Tomorrow morning I am gonna hang you and be done with you.

I'm fighting for the
only country I have left - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I'm fighting for the only country I have left

But not men who are my
neighbours and my friends. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

But not men who are my neighbours and my friends.

I've seen it so many
times where, you know, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I've seen it so many times where, you know,

He was attracted by the
money, by the staring role, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

He was attracted by the money, by the staring role,

And listen, playing King
Arthur is a great role. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And listen, playing King Arthur is a great role.

So I didn't know Richard at all - The Ghost of Richard Harris

So I didn't know Richard at all

And from the moment I met him, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

And from the moment I met him,

Well, all the obvious
things, darling. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Well, all the obvious things, darling.

* A law was made a
distant moon ago here * - The Ghost of Richard Harris

* A law was made a distant moon ago here *

He had the most wonderful voice. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

He had the most wonderful voice.

I think he's absolutely
adorable on screen, you know. - The Ghost of Richard Harris

I think he's absolutely adorable on screen, you know.

* In short there's simply not * - The Ghost of Richard Harris

* In short there's simply not *

Having done a scene in which
we had one of the songs, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Having done a scene in which we had one of the songs,

Anyway, I had an idea
and I said to Richard, - The Ghost of Richard Harris

Anyway, I had an idea and I said to Richard,

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Richard Harris a fascinating man as seen through the eyes of his three sons, BAFTA Award-winning actor Jared Harris, actor Jamie Harris and director Damian Harris.

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Director: Adrian Sibley

Writer: N/A

Production: Bright Yellow Films,Samson Films,Sky Original Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 May 2023

Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations

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