Niven

British

/ ˈnɪvən /

noun

David. 1909–83, British film actor and author. His films include The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Casino Royale (1967), and Paper Tiger (1975). He wrote the autobiographical The Moon's a Balloon (1972) and Bring on the Empty Horses (1975)

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Niven's well-placed to tell that story.

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Niven has been teaching the young cast members about the history.

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Niven recently appeared on a podcast whose host asked her listeners if they knew the outcome.

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"I always loved both groups," Niven says when asked which side he was on.

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Other adaptations have made similar excisions, and yet the latest version is luxuriantly long, fully half an hour longer than the much-loved 1939 film by William Wyler that starred Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier and David Niven.

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