Continuing with today’s golden theme…for a bestselling novelist, Wilbur Smith’s work rarely ended up on the big screen: Roger Moore did his best to realize his canon, starring with Lee Marvin in 1976’s Shout at The Devil, and also in 1974’s Gold, adapted from Smith’s excitingly-titled novel Gold Mine. Producer Michael Klinger is the man behind both films, managing to ensnare Moore on the back of Live and Let Die, but turning down up and coming director Steven Spielberg, who Moore felt lacked the experience required…..
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