European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Brandauer walks streets of Gold to stardom by Vernon Scott United press International surprising rvs Berof movie buffs believe Klaus Maria Brandauer won the Academy award earlier this year Tor his performance As the tilled Neer do Well swedish aristocrat in out of Africa Bui Brandauer was Only nominated. Don Ameche won the Oscar Lor his Geezer role in cocoon. All the same Brandauer s role a Baron Bror Blixen was so remarkable in surpassed he performances of meryl Streep and Robert Bedford who starred in out of Africa. The balding austrian s performance came As no Surprise to european audiences who know Brandauer la be Ono of the continent s Premier actors in movies to end classical theater. Out of Africa finally established him firmly in the minds of americans which is Why he accepted a supporting role in the first piece. An actor s not an International Star until he is recognized in America said Brandauer in Strong teutonic tones during a visit to Hollywood. Round laced and garrulous Brandauer was dressed casually in Slacks and open dress shirt in his suite at the Beverly Wilshire hotel he was in own to discuss future movie deals and to promote his latest film. Streets of Gold or 2qlh Century Fox. Streets of Gold is another step in Brandauer s Progress to becoming a major Hollywood Star. It began in 1983 when he agreed to play a unique villain in Sean Connery s last James Bond film never say waver again. That supporting role was not exactly a Challenge for Brandauer who starred in mephisto. Which won the 1982 Oscar Lor Best foreign dim thanks to his performance which won the Best actor award at the Cannes film festival. He has starred and directed for 14 it Nurt actor jut atari brain Toimi who p or a support no to to oof of Africa to n m an cow Upton in Stref foot years in Vienna s National austrian Bur theater. His acting triumphs include roles from Shakespeare to Beckett. He is Best remembered or Richard lit. The taming of the shrew Hamlet. Tartuffe and the misanthrope. Brandauer. Reared primarily in West Germany might have caught the attention of american film goers much earlier had he accepted cliche roles a world War ii nazi heavies. In men info i played an actor who collaborated with the nazis to Advance Hia career he said. Alter that 1 was besieged with offers from Hollywood to play nazi officers and is generals the usual european heavies. But that was s one Way Street. I played the villain in never soy never. Calculating that a James Bond picture would be seen by millions of people in America. Japan. Australia and other places where i was it Lumen out to be the right decision said Brandauer. Sydney Pollack Law the film and hired him Tor out of Africa. Europeans who know me As a serious actor asked Why did the Bond film. 1 Saida an actor t have to pm u p every Cor and situation Fri films to and theater to avoid said Brar Steuer. Idon l want tamil myself. I try for everything because t have an enormous curiosity. To do Bond t took a Slop Beck so that bottle by Little i might invade Hollywood. " took third Billing in out of Africa because i could t Cone to Hollywood on my own Lams without some sort of background in american films. Half the world Speaks English. As an austrian actor speaking German at Best i could reach Only 200 Mihon he May currently be seen co starred with Robert Duvay in the lightship. In Strete of Goto Brandauer plays ate Neuman an immigrant russian jew Aix Amateur boxing Champion who Dees the user when denied permission to fight in the olympics because of his revision. As a disillusioned Brooklyn Kitchen Slavey Neuman finds two Young neighbourhood fighters whom he trains for the ring in the process becoming part of the american dream. Band mar a conf dwt streets of Godwin further acquaint americans with his name and face. The United slates is 10.000 Kilometres from Europe and i m sure americana Haven interest in an austrian who plays Hattei in German he said laughing. 1 am not concerned onry with Fame i was famous in 1963 in the Small town of Tab Gen Germany playing Claudio in measure Lor measure. And what did in mean nothing. No. My desire to be an intern Illonal Star is to entertain the Large Al possible audience. I should imagine that is the dream of most Delaurentiis daughter Dynamo behind Tai pan by Vernon Scott United press International be of the most powerful women on the Hollywood scene today is italian born Raffaella Delaurentiis. Daughter of filmmaker Dino Delaurentiis and former actress Silvana Mangano. Blonde aggressive and thoroughly schooled in , 32. Is a full fledged line producer and corporate executive. She is no among Ine women who have been Given a studio title and then asked to dance to the tune of male superiors. Nor is she a beneficiary of nepotism. This Dynamo is one of tour decision makers at Delaurentiis entertainment group with a big voice in determining which of a dozen films Deg will produce annually and responsibility for casting budget and All the rest. In her Plush Corner office at the sparkling new Deg building on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills do Laurent is wearing an Olive Green velour pantsuit lighted a cigarette and ruefully said she feared critics would t like her new movie tar pan i agent 0 year in Mainland China making thai picture and i got about 80 percent of what i hoped for she said in a Rich italian accent. That s not bad. But As a producer i always Hope for 100 of her two jobs. Delaurentiis much prefers producing to her executive duties. Producing is More creative and it involves organization which is what i she continued. The corporate Structure at Deg is very different from other studios. I read the scripts that come in and if i like hem i give them to a vice president for further consideration. We have a Basic creative committee of four Dino Larry Gleason Alan Riche and Mysell. We make the decisions very fast. Other studios have 3,000 people involved in decision making. I be worked As a producer since 197s. To Parrisky fifth film. That May not sound Tike Many movies but they have All been horses swords and wardrobe her films have also been in exotic and difficult locations. I spent two years on a South Pacific Island for beyond the reef and Hurricane she recalled. A year in Spain for Conan the barbarian allowed by six months in Yugoslavia. Two years in Mexico or Duns and Canan file destroyer. Eight months in England on Post production. A year in China for in Avoy mid was Given Lull responsibility to bring her films in on schedule and budget. Papa Dino was t Here to pick her up if she fell Down. She was indeed the Boss lady overseeing International Crews of stagehands technicians director and actors i was Given responsibility Early she said with Pride. In 1977 Delaurentiis received her film baptism As production assistant on the Island of Bora Bora where her father was shooting Hurricane. Of thai experience she says Hurricane Laught me practically everything Dino literally dumped me on the Island and said there Are no accommodations for our 200 Crew members so build a hotel " Vou want Power we began building a hotel on an Island in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean without an architect Engineer or monday. December 1.1966 but she got the Job done. When Hurricane was completed Dino kept his wage let daughter marooned on Bora Bora to produce her first film beyond Tom reef. We made it or very Little Money and 11 turned a prom she two Conan films were Box office Bonanza bul Dune was an expensive Flop. It Cost $38 million Delaurantis said ruefully. We really screwed up because we stuck too closely to the Book. I made sure we did t make the same mistake with Tai pan. We spent $25 million on the picture and concentrated on the love Story instead of trying to include All the twists and turns of the 700-Page novel. Working on Mainland China was the toughest thing i be Ever done. There Are More than a Bibion pop the Over there who ail think the same and none of them think like you. But Igot the picture made under diff Curt cecum stances sometimes working i hours Aday. There s great satisfaction in making dozens of important decisions every Day and watching a him come together. It beats sitting in an executive office worrying about Power. I m not interested in Power. I want to make pictures not to i x in thrum Tor knitted cafes Uran Taim earths h�.�. 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