The script was written by albert maltz and is based on the 1966 novel written by thomas p. Pamelyn ferdin s character, lynn, had bonded with the horse and was upset and tried to encourage her father, a sheriff, to rescind the execution. Donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the. Martha and edwina were both jealous of carol, who offered herself to the entrapped soldier. There were four excellent parts for actresses in this film and all were well cast and well executed. Yeah the little girli forgot theres a lot of 70s treatment of things. Pamelyn ferdin wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Among the notable additions to the cast for this special was pamelyn ferdin, robbinss costar on blondie. What was it like to kiss clint eastwood, in the beguiled. The beguiled is precise in its understatement and its one of those movies that refuses categorization and therefore tends to get lost in the shuffle.
Clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris, darleen carr, mae mercer, pamelyn ferdin, melody thomas, don siegel, clint eastwood, geraldine page. Clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris, darleen carr, mae mercer, pamelyn ferdin, melody thomas scott, peggy drier, patricia. Jan 09, 2012 the beguiled trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, charlie briggs, george dunn, charles martin, matt clark. The beguiled by don siegel clint eastwood, geraldine page. Remember to put any personalized inscription requests in the get it autographed. In this film, clint eastwood plays a wounded union soldier during the civil war who takes refuge in a prim southern girls school overseen by geraldine page. Meanwhile, the aunts horse handler who was injured by beckett which resulted in him having a bum leg would do anything to kill the horse. Very slowly the brown turns to color, the woods, dripping with spanish moss and shrouded in early. The beguiled opens with sepia civil war photographs and then slowly transitions into color. John mcburney, a wounded union soldier during the civil war, who takes refuge in a primandproper southern girls school run by martha farnsworth geraldine page. See more ideas about odd couples, beautiful celebrities and tony randall.
The beguiled is a 1971 american southern gothic film directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page. The emasculation of clint eastwood in the beguiled little white lies. Rare press still collection from the beguiled and extracts from pamelyn ferdin. Jul, 2017 eastwood gruffly asks 11 yearold pamelyn ferdin in an early sequence in which he tentatively locks lips with the prepubescent.
Apr 20, 2016 for hit me with your best shot this week, nathaniel has selected the beguiled, the 1971 don siegel film starring clint eastwood with a newlyannounced sofia coppola remake on the way. Fistfuls of dollars in almeria is a new selfpublished book by british author terence denman. Jun 22, 2017 the beguiled isnt just a sofia coppola movie. Pamelyn ferdin shines as the little girl who rescues him and develops a hopeless crush, only to see it dashed and shattered along with her innocence. She is an actress, known for the beguiled 1971, charlottes web 1973 and a boy named charlie brown 1969. While the other kids had glycerin applied to their faces to simulate tears, my. Both ferdin and her character were only 12 years old, but that didnt stop eastwood from kissing her.
Pamelyn will personalize your photos and mail them directly to you. The beguiled 1971 cast and crew cast photos and info. Whilst i had a great deal of these in my collection, i realised i had been rather slow in. Pamelyn wanda ferdin born february 4, 1959 is an american animal rights activist and a former child actress. Jun 26, 2017 his beguiled is often dismissed as misogynistic in its portrayal of women as vindictive harpies preying upon a helpless soldier who refuses to sit back and simply fulfill all their wartimerepressed desires, especially when seen through 21 st century eyes. The 1971 clint eastwoodstarring version is a haunting masterpiece. And the result is a decaying, gothic, anxious story where racial, sexual and social tension produce a nightmarish victimsoffender relation, which is wonderfully conducted on a dark, unpredictable and sometimes even cynical path, helped by the perfect face of clint eastwood, a smart guy with some skeletons in the closet but also a. While imprisoned in a confederate girls boarding school, an injured union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely womens hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him. Eastwood gruffly asks 11 yearold pamelyn ferdin in an early sequence in which he tentatively locks lips with the prepubescent. Ferdin began her career in numerous television series, and gained renown for her work as a. Ferdin s acting career was primarily during the 1960s and 1970s, though she appeared in projects sporadically in the 1980s and later years. She attended herbert hoover high school glendale and graduated in 1977.
Perhaps too, it was difficult for audiences to except eastwood as such a calculating character who uses his masculine charms to get his way. I was so shocked watching that clip of clint eastwood kiss the 12yearold pamelyn ferdin. With clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris. The beguiled is a freudian mood piece from the team of actor clint eastwood and director don siegel. Ken boxer live, famed former child actress star trek is our special guest duration. Clint eastwood is star of siegels the beguiled the new. Pamelyn wanda ferdin born february 4, 1959 is an american animal rights activist and a. Mcb was able to charm every one of the women even 12 yearold amy pamelyn ferdin. With its lurid and unusual story, enlivened by the atmosphere and acting, it stands as a hauntingly intense psychological drama. Enter don siegels the beguiled, a 1971 adaptation of thomas p cullinans 1966 southern gothic novel that subjects a predirty harry eastwood to the. There definitely is an unsavory catfight quality to the vyingforattention goings. Clint eastwood is star of siegels the beguiled the new york times.
Pamelyn ferdin born february 4, 1959 is a former american television and film child actor who grew up in glendale, california. Pamelyn ferdin who has found him wounded in the woods that she. The beguiled has recently been transformed from a lesserknown 60s novel into a sophia coppoladirected motion picture. The beguiled trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, charlie briggs, george dunn, charles martin, matt clark. Its no exaggeration to say that if you watched television at all in the 1960s or 1970s you must have seen me. An interview with pamelyn ferdin on star trek, clint eastwood, and playing lucy in peanuts pamelyn ferdin may have been the busiest young performer in television in the 1960s and the 1970s. Whilst i had a great deal of these in my collection, i realised i had been rather slow in scanning the majority of mine for the dedicated beguiled page. Amy pamelyn ferdin discovers the yank soldier those sepiatinted stills morph into a sepia tinted forest through which a little girl walks, picking mushrooms.
That is because the original the beguiled, based on a pulpy southern gothic novel. Pamelyn ferdins character, lynn, had bonded with the horse and was upset and tried to encourage her father, a sheriff, to rescind the execution. If nothing else the beguiled silenced anyone who said there were no good parts for actresses in moviesat least in 1971. July 5, 1968 star trek in the last scene shot with the children, the script called for mary to be unconsolable. A book that has really changed my life is diet for a new america by john robbins. The beguiled 1971 usa original press book the beguiled 1971 x mini lobby set x 9 usa inc 1 rare over the standard 8 issued. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 01, 1971 donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. The beguiled year 1970 director don siegel clint eastwood pamelyn ferdin based upon thomas cullinan s book ajbx from. She was active both in live action and as a voice actress in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s and has since appeared in several voice acting roles as late as 2009. Directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood as a severely wounded union soldier, geraldine page as the head of a small private very david hamiltonesquegirls school in the deep south, and pamelyn as amy, the 12 yr old who finds eastwoods character as. The beguiled was a bridging point in the career one of america. May 24, 2017 but coppolas version missed the whole reason why the book was called the beguiled. Clint eastwood, as a wounded yankee soldier, charms.
Cullinan set in 1864 in virginia and concerning a group of women and the wounded soldier they find. His beguiled is often dismissed as misogynistic in its portrayal of women as vindictive harpies preying upon a helpless soldier who refuses to sit back and simply fulfill all their wartimerepressed desires, especially when seen through 21 st century eyes. Contentsshow plot close to the end of the american civil war, injured yankee soldier john mcburney is rescued on the verge of death by a. The series also featured the noted child character actress pamelyn ferdin as the bumsteads daughter, cookie, and character actor bryan obyrne as the hapless mailman, always getting run over by dagwood hurrying out the door, late for work. Elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris, darlene carr, mae mercer, and pamelyn ferdin were cast in supporting roles. Pamelyn ferdin did a fine job as amy and would go on to play wanda june. Sofia coppola writes and directs this western drama remake of the 1971 film inspired by thomas cullinans book. The beguiled 1971 is a drama film directed by don siegel, starring clint eastwood and geraldine page. A comparison of the 1971 and 2017 versions of the beguiled. Wounded and near death, a young union army corporal is found in the w. Pamelyn ferdin amy peggy drier lizzie pattye mattick janie. She made her tv debut in 1964 at age 4 and was soon cast in series like bewitched and the andy griffith sho w. These words, of course, do not make any sense together. Feb 02, 2017 ken boxer live, famed former child actress star trek is our special guest duration.
May 10, 2017 pamelyn ferdin shines as the little girl who rescues him and develops a hopeless crush, only to see it dashed and shattered along with her innocence. Set during the american civil war, the film follows john mcburney colin farrell, a wounded union soldier taken in and held by the allfemale staff of a confederate girls boarding school led by martha farnsworth nicole kidman. You can receive an autographed photo directly from pamelyn ferdin. Dithers, with his real life wife henny backus playing cora dithers. For hit me with your best shot this week, nathaniel has selected the beguiled, the 1971 don siegel film starring clint eastwood with a newlyannounced sofia coppola remake on the way.
Of course sofia coppolas the beguiled differs from the. The creepy finale, involving another disturbing ceremony of sorts, transitions in reverse, preserving these women and their actions in the sepiastained past. The beguiled isnt just a sofia coppola movie the ringer. Ready to shoot the scene in which amy introduces mcb to randolph. Clint eastwood, geraldine page, elizabeth hartman, jo ann harris, darleen carr, mae mercer, pamelyn ferdin, melody thomas. The script was written by albert maltz and is based on the 1966 southern gothic novel written by thomas cullinan, originally titled a painted devil.
But coppolas version missed the whole reason why the book was called the beguiled. During the civil war, injured yankee soldier, john mcburney is. Pamelyn ferdin timeline featuring tv shows and other. Joann harris, and former childteen actress pamelyn ferdin, a jewel of her time period, who. The script was written by albert maltz and is based on the 1966 novel written. Eastwoods character has intimate moments with nearly every woman in the school at one point or another, but the most disturbing encounter comes with actress pamelyn ferdin, who played amy. Amy pamelyn ferdin as they hide from nearby confederate troops. Sep 02, 2017 the beguiled has recently been transformed from a lesserknown 60s novel into a sophia coppoladirected motion picture. Donald siegels the beguiled, which opened yesterday at the cinerama and the r. A film not easily forgotten is the best way to describe the beguiled. As it turns out, the beguiled a study of repressed female libido boiling. It was some time last year when a rather nice collection of original press stills appeared for auction.