And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Looks like a clip from 7 Samurai. Our english teacher got a copy and got to watch it for a part if her course. Think I was only 14, never ever forget those characters and their courage. It was very influential on my young mind.
Did your teacher show The Magnificent Seven afterwards? Toshiro Mifune was 34 years old when Seven Samurai was filmed and he looks a lot older in this pic. I think this is from the '60s so possibly Sanjuro or Samurai Rebellion. I have a Criterion DVD of Seven Samurai, I should watch it this evening. Al_in_Ottawa
I love samurai movies, but Kurasawa had no idea how matchlock firearms worked
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ReplyDeleteLooks like a clip from 7 Samurai. Our english teacher got a copy and got to watch it for a part if her course. Think I was only 14, never ever forget those characters and their courage. It was very influential on my young mind.
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DeleteToshiro Mifune was 34 years old when Seven Samurai was filmed and he looks a lot older in this pic. I think this is from the '60s so possibly Sanjuro or Samurai Rebellion. I have a Criterion DVD of Seven Samurai, I should watch it this evening.
Al_in_Ottawa
I believe I watched that movie....
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