The good-natured film from director George Roy Hill, one of the most popular (and highest-grossing) westerns ever made, revived the careers of two ""golden-boy"" Hollywood actors:superstar Paul Newman (in most of his previous films, he had been a rebellious loner -The Hustler (1961),Hud (1963), andCool Hand Luke (1967))newcomer Robert Redford - who had previously appeared in stage plays and only a few films (i.One of the film""s underlying objectives was to portray he threatening German military leaders as incompetent and bungling, deluded, frightened of their leader, vulnerable, stupid and foolish.Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)d.Rob Marshall, 137 minutesFilm Plot SummaryThe film opened, off the coast of Spain, with the netted discovery by fishermen of a grizzled, bearded sailor.When Esther is performing in a song and dance act during a performance by the Glenn Williams Orchestra, Norman lurches onstage, making a drunken spectacle of himself in front of the audience.Of the seven Academy Award nominations, there were four Oscars: Goldman was awarded an Oscar for Best Story and Screenplay and Conrad Hall was honored for his cinematography.