He had more emotional power than any other actor I can think of. I know he didn't always want to go the distance with every film and didn't like to learn his lines. Unlike almost all other performers, Brando left nothing backstage, nothing unexpressed. He poured his entire body and soul into his acting while also being able to think about technique, and make technical choices at an emotional peak of intensity. It is like seeing 1000% if such a thing were possible. Later in his career, in the movie "A Dry White Season" with Donald Sutherland, he played a South African lawyer, mastering the accent, and he was mesmerizing in the court scenes. I can understand why he withdrew from acting, possibly similar to why Daniel Day Lewis left acting. The toll on actors of such power and total commitment to what they are doing has to be tremendous. I think perhaps he didn't respect himself enough to live a long and healthy life, so he went to excess in the extremeness and self destructiveness of his life choices. Everyone who admires him should watch "Listen to Me, Marlon" which includes audio tapes he made for himself about acting, how he thought about it, explored it. Nancy Cetlin
'listen to me, Marlon' was surprisingly good. it looks like they lifted the bed scenes shown here (w/ the plastic tubing and sliding doors looking outside)from that film.I could be wrong.
He Should have had at least 6 Academy Awards but we all know about the Politics that go on in Hollywood! He was not very Popular with the Money Grubbers!
Marlon Brando is the greatest actor because of his unmatched acting range. From 1950-60 he played a paraplegic in THE MEN, Stanley Kowalski in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, a Mexican revolutionary in VIVA ZAPATA, Mark Anthony, a Hell's Angel in THE WILD ONE. Terry Malloy in ON THE WATERFRONT, Napoleon in DESIREE, sang and danced in GUYS AND DOLLS, a Japanese man in TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, a contrite nazi in YOUNG LIONS then directed ONE EYED JACKS.
While I agree with your choice of No 1 (Scorsese remarked that “Brando has once again flown close to the Sun”) to say that his Stanley in Streetcar isn’t one of his top 10 performances is just baffling. I was expecting it to be easily in the top 3 as it’s not only superb it’s also one of the most explosive and groundbreaking turns an actor ever gave and far better than either his Napoleon or his Zapata. Yet I do agree with no 1, it’s a staggering performance that is obviously his most personal of his amazing career and just jaw dropping with power. For me he will always be the man. There are a few who get close to him such as Philip Seymour Hoffman Daniel Day Lewis and of course DeNiro but for me Brando is still the no 1
Top 5 Marlon Brando : 5. Apocalypse Now (1979) 4. The Godfather (1972) 3. Last Tango In Paris (1972) 2. On The Waterfront (1954) 1. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
He remains the most influential actor of cinema. Thank you for the recommendation. I’m glad you guys included Last Tango. The controversies aside, everybody does a great job in that movie.
Marlon Brando is the Most Gorgeous Guy💞💞 Ever & The Greatest Actor In Film/Cinema History. Brando Can & Will Never Be Replaced. He's One of a Kind! RIP Marlon Brando 🙏💔
I agree with another viewer that Streetcar deserves first or second place, and would jettison the show-off silliness of Missouri Breaks in favor of his rarely considered Godfather parody, The Freshman, with Matthew Broderick. Congratulations on well-chosen visuals and an intelligent guide to a distinctive actor!
The ONLY reason Brando did not get the Oscar for Stanley in Streetcar, is because he was a newbie, and back then who got the Oscar was political, sentimental(Humphrey Bogart), most known/loved...not just based on talent. Brando deserved that Oscar, but I don't mind Bogart won it.
Love "Guys and Dolls" up there on the list, and would place "Last Tango" as High on Films does. "Reflections in a Golden Eye" is another Brando portrayal well worth catching. I have a tribute video to Marlon's career on my channel if anyone wants to check it out.
I say the hole picture..See how he uses props..The movie slows way down after the mutiny..A great Movie..For the records..Mr Brando has never looked better..!
After 20 years after his passing I am so obsessed so intrigued so attracted so dr rawn to every word he speaks edvery action he executes every silence he expresses that it drives me nuts. How is he possible. How is such magnificence possible. He has spoilt ne for all movies alll actors. No one comes anywhere near him. But no one.
I understand your concern. he has intoxicating onscreen presence. I think Mickey Rourke is great as well. Different, but also very honest and intoxicating. 💋
YES!!! His portrayal as Paul in Last Tango deserves that number 1 spot! The most raw and visceral screen performance I’ve ever seen. He was one of a kind. We were all so lucky to have him ❤
You missed certanly Mutinity of the bounty , great movie : Brando in a amazing perfect role and acting in a militar official changing his place to a free rebel against the cruelty discipline and dishuman rules ( good suggestion for everybody in today 's society ) It reflecetd well his life and personality and soul ! Plus the masterpiece of Queimada by Gillo Pontecorvo forgot by too much people .
Totalmente de acuerdo, Motín a bordo y ¡Queimada! son otras dos joyas de Marlon que faltan en esta lista. La cacería (The chase) también podría formar parte. Siempre sienta bien ver a Marlon actuando.
I was a wee lad the first time i seen Brando on HBO in a film called The Nightcomers. A movie a wee lad shouldn't be watching. Aaaahhhhh, the good old days
Brando would've told you his favorite and best performance was in Burn! He also has a few other honorable mentions out there in less than memorable movies.
1. Last Tango in Paris 2. On the Waterfront 3. A Streetcar Named Desire 4. The Godfather 5. One Eyed Jacks 6. Apocalypse Now 7. Julius Caesar 8. A Dry White Season 9. The Missouri Breaks 10. The Freshman
I wasn't ready for the praise of his work in 'The Missouri Breaks',but it IS among his best. the scene where he interrupts a man's funeral, he's making fools of everyone, especially his employer, John McLiam.
Perhaps i would have put STREETCAR up there first. But no matter what : Brando is the greatest actor ever. Very much liked your inclusion of his portrayal of VAL XAVIER in THE FUGITIVE KIND. An underestimated play by the great TENNESSEE WILLIAMS.
I believe it’s difficult to cut Brando down to just 10 most memorable performances, when we could easily fill a 3-4 hour video with Brando’s most memorable performances. My favorite movies by Him ate Viva Zapata and. One Eyed Jacks, and I wish I had paid mote attention to all of his movies. I do remember a movie directed by Charlie Chaplin with He & Sophia Loren doing slapstick scenes that I thought were outrageous, called The Countess from Hong Kong. Look that one up and tell me what you think.❤😂
Do you remember the line: "they talk when they should listen" ?? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T7ztHG2uSzY.html That is what exactly happens in this video. You show all these great Marlon Brando scenes but we hear you talking.
Haha! Thanks for this comment. Unfortunately, RU-vid doesn't like using many of these original film sounds and puts a copyright claim to it. So, we try to put out as much as we can. Appreciate your feedback though :)
Not a bad list. Just watched Young Lions. Couldn't take my eyes off of him. He is brilliant. Of course he was known from the beginning from Streetcar !!
Personally, I'd take The Godfather as his greatest performance. I've watched the movie over 80 times, and I still can't get over how subtle, and yet how exactly right all his movements and mannerisms are. A miracle of a performance. Decades from now no one will believe that Don Corleone, Terry Malloy, and Stanley Kowalski were all the same man.
"A Streetcar Named Desire" as an honorable mention? Wut?!? No one had ever seen fire and sexuality like that from a film actor. Brando changed the game with that performance.
Though the film Reflections in a Golden Eye is not great , it is a curiosity piece. The scene where Brando`s ( Major Penderton)whips Liz Taylor`s ( Leonora`s)horse "Firebird" because he cannot handle the horse properly & realizes he is gay. His gestures & screeched voice & tears is terrifyng. His quiet resignation in scenes after show a man with false hope.
For me Tango is his crowning achievement, every scene he appears in is a masterpiece of the Method. That punching the door is a repeat of his scene in Morituri BTW.
Brando hsd many grest roles I was akwsys a fan, but my favorite tole was as Vito Corelone, in the Godfather. I saw the movie when it came out It was amazing with hus mannerism and voice I thought It was his best ever role.
IMO 1) The Godfather 2) Apocalypse Now 3) A Streetcar Named Desire 4) The fugitive kind 5) Ultimo tango a Parigi 6) Sayonara 7) On the Waterfront 8) One-Eyed Jacks 9) Julius Caesar 10) Missouri breaks
I'm one of those rare Cinema lovers who thouroughly appreciates his short performance in 'Apocalypse Now'.a river literally runs thru it, so the line "are you far from the river?"Cpt.Willard (Martin Sheen)has just stated that he's from Ohio, so, unsure what answer he may be expecting, says ,"the Ohio River, sir?" I can see why Brando would slip lines into the script. he knew, he had an intrinsic talent for knowing what his character was feeling. people just think he was full of himself, but he was a creative artist.
I have always been a big western fan,having watched hundreds of films spanning 5 decades,I now believe Marlon Brando,s only directed movie starring himself and a truly star studded cast, that one eyed jacks,is the daddy of them all the best western ever
Awful, flowery language in thee narration, telling instead of showing this has all the hallmarks of AI-generated rubbish. It could be great. Instead it's amateurish and clinging to the back of a genius. The result is not without merit, but it's horrible and sanitised and lacking in humanity. This is the AI-generated future. AVOID!
Aurthur Penn directed 'the Chase' and 'The Missouri Breaks'. but his experience w/ the studio was very trying, and he was never happy w/ the finished product. it wasn't what he wanted.
He was a member of The Actors Studio (as was I). Brando was pure Method. Stella Adler was a Stanislavski student and aficionado. Stanislavski originated 'the method', a technique markedly different and markedly superior to Strasberg's method.
what is it with these nobodies who compile lists of incredibly talented actors and talk over their fantastic orations, when all we want is to enjoy their delivery, pathetic 🤮🤬
Sean John7802 is absolutely correct. Apocalypse Now is absolutely mesmerizing due to the incredible performance of Brando as Colonel Kurtz. Especially, the part in which Brando speaks of the Vietnamese amputating their arms rather than being vaccinated by foreigners. "That's when I knew they were stronger than we were," Kurtz lamented. ABSOLUTELY HAUNTING!! Picking the finest Brando performance was like choosing between Emeralds and Rubies. If not the greatest actor of all time, certainly the most influential. "Nothing human was foreign to him," his Acting Coach Stella Adler once said of him. Watching Marlon Brando act was to view a performer that never made a mistake. His interpretation of every character he portrayed was flawless. His actual flaws were all off camera. There he was a caricature of a man that trumpeted about everyones sins, but his own. Brilliant Actor. Garbage Human Being.
