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Living History Ben Kingsley and Charlton Heston have an acting experience in common. Both have played real people -
Gandhi and, from a bit further back, Moses.
Nigel Andrews finds out how close actors get or want to get to the actual person - in voice, appearance or manner, talking also to
Rod Steiger (Napoleon), Alec Guinness (Hitler), and Dudley Moore (who turned down Mozart).
Producer Nicki Paxman. Stereo

Contributors

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Ben Kingsley
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Charlton Heston
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Nigel Andrews
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Rod Steiger
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Alec Guinness
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Dudley Moore
Producer:
Nicki Paxman.
Source: Radio Times

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