Broadbent Owes Gangs Role To Short Film
11 April 2005
Broadbent Owes Gangs Role To Short Film
OSCAR winner Jim Broadbent would never have starred in Gangs of New York if legendary director Martin Scorsese hadn't seen a short film he made in 1992.
Broadbent's role in British film-maker Mike Leigh's A SENSE OF HISTORY caught the attention of movie fanatic Scorsese, who cast the actor in his 2002 epic.
Broadbent says, "It did very well in America. It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.
"It's a favourite of Scorsese's."
11/04/2005 13:59
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