Malcolm McDowell is getting his share of media coverage this week, thanks to the A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray release and tonight’s premiere of the series Franklin & Bash (TNT, 9 pm et/pt).   The actor’s most personal work, however, is the new DVD Never Apologize (also released by Warner Home Video), which has McDowell offering stories and recollections of his mentor, director Lindsay Anderson.

Anderson and McDowell worked together on If…, O Lucky Man!, and Brittania Hospital, and during a recent interview to promote A Clockwork Orange and Never Apologize, McDowell described the late filmmaker as one of his best friends.  “He was an extraordinary man,” said the actor.  “He was absolutely one of the greatest directors I’ve ever worked with.  He was a brilliant film director and a brilliant stage director.”

One of the many highlights of Never Apologize is when McDowell recounts Anderson’s decision to visit legendary filmmaker John Ford.  Anderson was a lifetime fan of Ford’s, and while promoting O Lucky Man! in Los Angeles he traveled to Palm Desert to visit Ford, who was dying of cancer.

I asked McDowell about the Anderson/Ford meeting, and he recounted the incident.  “It’s a very, very beautiful piece,” added McDowell.  “How did I feel about it?  I found it very hard to read it without breaking down and crying.”

Click on the media bar and listen to McDowell talk about Anderson’s Palm Desert journey to see John Ford. (it’s a long clip, but a really cool story):

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posted by Greg Srisavasdi