Flight from Ashiya (United Artists) (1964)

Still FFA-27 In “Flight From Ashiya,” opening ...... Mat 2A scat thes. 8.06% Theatre, George Chakiris, Yul Brynner and Richard Widmark risk their lives daily as members of the Air Rescue Service. Picture is filmed in Panavision and Eastmancolor. Return to Kyoto For Brynner In Role as Air Rescue Pilot It was a homecoming for Yul Brynner when he reported in Tokyo and later Kyoto for Harold Hecht’s “Flight From Ashiya,” opening in EKastmancolor and Panavision Theatre, through United Artists release. Elece Sis: codnee ete See ee cab Richard Widmark and George Chakiris co-star in the exciting drama. When he was a child, Yul visited Tokyo and travelled on to Kyoto, the picturesque one-time capital of Japan, where he spent the spring and summers to escape the violent dust storms that swept his home in Peking, China. The aura of mystery, fascination, fierce virility and exotic appeal that surrounds Brynner as a performer is not all theatrical illusion. He was born on Sakhalin Island in the Japanese Sea and his family subsequently settled in Peking. Yul was sent to Paris for his education and eventually joined a group of young musicians who earned their living singing and playing balalaikas. He became an acrobat with a circus and then returned to Paris where he joined the Pitoeff repertory company and finally came to the United States in 1941. He worked in New York as a French language announcer for the Voice of America. In 1945, Brynner hit Broadway in “Lute Song” with Mary Martin. “Dark Eyes” followed, but it was his portrayal of the Siamese potentate in “The. King and I” which rocketed him to international fame. It was also the first time he had been seen on stage with the shaved head that is now his trademark. In 1953, Cecil B. DeMille signed him to play the Pharaoh in “The Ten Commandments,” a role which proved to be more dynamic than his rather inconspicuous movie debut four years earlier as a gangster—with hair—in “Port of New York.” Brynner also filmed the movie version of “The King and |” and immediately became one of the most popular stars in the world, winning the coveted Academy Award for the best performance by an actor. His many subsequent films in clude “The Buccaneer,” “Anastasia,” “The Brothers Karamazov,” “The Journey,” “Solomon and Sheba,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “Taras Bulba” and “Kings of The Sun.” Still FF A-22 Mat 1B Beautiful Shirley Knight plays Richard Widmark’s _ ill-fated wife in “Flight From Ashiya,”’ opening in Eastmancolor and Panavision ...... at the..... Theatre, through United Artist release. wn Close Shave Most men start the day by shaving their faces, but Yul Brynner begins every day by shaving his head! The hairfree actor is currently co-starring in “Flight From Ashiya,” opening in Eastmancolor and Panavision. ..... at the eit .. Theatre, through United Artists release. Ever since his Academy Awardwinning role in “The King and 1,” Brynner has been bald before the cameras. In “Flight From Ashiya,” he co-stars with Richard Widmark, George Chakiris, Suzy Parker, Shirley Knight and Daniéle Gaubert. Shirley Knight In Meteoric Rise With an Academy Award nomination, starring roles in three motion pictures and a musical comedy stage success to her credit in only two years of an extraordinary career, Shirley Knight has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most accomplished and_ versatile young actresses. She now co-stars with Yul Brynner, Richard Wid mark and George Chakiris in “Flight From Ashiya,” opening s y Pp 2 pene ALD theentss ace ee Lheatre: through United Artists release. Shirley won an “Oscar” nomination for her performance in “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.” Next came top starring roles in “The Couch” and “House of Women.” Then she appeared with Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in the memorable “Sweet Bird of Youth.” Immediately upon its completion, Shirley signed to star in the title role of the critically acclaimed stage presentation of the musical “Little Mary Sunshine.” Although Shirley came to Los Angeles to study at the Pasadena Playhouse, she began her career on TY. Her first stage role was in John Osborne’s “Look Back in Anger” which brought bids for her that resulted in leads on all the top TV shows, including “Cheyenne,” “Playhouse 90,” “GE Theatre,” “Rawhide,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “77 Sunset Strip.” Her first film role was in “Five Gates to Hell” and she made “Tee Palace.” Born in Goessel, Kansas, Shirley appeared in 32 plays at the University of Wichita, did two seasons of summer stock, sang on a daily half-hour TV show, and with a local dance band. She also did a weekly disc jockey show for the college radio station, and took opera lessons. She has studied piano, violin, xylophone and drums as well as tap dancing and ballet. “One way or another,” smiles the blue-eyed blond, “I was determined to get into show business!” Brynner Predicts Great Future For Daniele Gaubert Predicting a great screen future for her, Yul Brynner said of beautiful Daniéle Gaubert, that he had never before worked with a more exciting and rewarding young actress. They star, with Richard Widmark and George Chakiris, in “Flight From Ashiya,’ opening sapere at the ..... Theatre, through United Artists release. In Eastmancolor and Panavision, the drama was directed by Michael Anderson. Although she is only 19 years old, Daniéle started in the theatre at seven, in ballet for the Paris Opera. Later she turned to the stage and then motion pictures. She has appeared in nine other films. “When Mike Anderson first tested her, after interviewing scores of other possibilities,” Brynner said, “He knew we had found the one we wanted. She is sensitive, beautiful and acts from the heart. You know she understands the part and has that rare ability to convince you the role is her own.” Still FF A-42 Mat 1A French star Daniele Gaubert appears opposite Yul Brynner in “Flight From Ashiya,” opening ...... atthe ...... Theatre, through United Artists release. In “Flight From Ashiya,” a Harold Hecht-Daiei co-production, Miss Gaubert portrays an Arab girl who falls in love with Brynner, a parimedic in the United States Air Force Rescue Command, stationed in Tunis, North Africa. In addition to outstanding acting ability, Daniéle has a perfect 3624-36 figure, which she shows to beautiful advantage in a love scene at the beach, during which she wears a bikini designed from four silk scarves! Admiration Blonde and blue-eyed Shirley Knight now knows that Western gentlemen § aren’t the only ones who prefer blondes. While in Tokyo during the filming of “Flight From Ashiya” opening... .. at the .... Theatre, through United Artists release, Shirley dined in the city’s posh restaurants and many a time a_ jet-black-haired Japanese lady would approach her, bow graciously and ask permission to take a closer look at her long, fair tresses — indicating deep admiration. ” “Flight From Ashiya stars Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark and George Chakiris with Suzy Parker, Miss Knight and Daniele Gaubert. It was directed by Michael Anderson in Panavision and Eastmancolor. Square Kimonos The kimono is on the way out, in Japan, reports Yul Brynner who recently returned from the orient where he starred in “Flight From AaNINS, “Opening se oo dso at tM @awes ec Stern Theatre, through United Artists release. Only hotels, restaurants, air lines and the like have women dressed in kimonos—for atmosphere. Older people still wear them. But most of Japan’s urban population, and just about all of the younger people. find kimonos too expensive and too “square” for their tastes. Versatility Word For ‘Ashiya’ Star Richard Widmark Richard Widmark, starring in “Flight From Ashiya,” which opens Spates nish at the ........Theatre, through United Artists release, owes his identification with heavy roles to his electrifying debut as the psychopathic gangster in “Kiss of Death.” Critics hailed him at the time as a sensational “discovery” but his sudden rise to stardom was solidly backed by years of experience in radio and on the New York stage. His later pictures show a talent which embraces a wide range of dramatic abilities. “Flight From Ashiya” co-stars Yul Brynner and George Chakiris and is presented in Panavision and Eastmancolor. Widmark has portrayed a wartime hero (“Halls of Montezuma’’) , a rugged adventurer (“The Law and Jake Wade”), a public health doctor (“Panic in the Streets’’), the valiant Jim Bowie (“The Alamo”), a white man brought up by Indians (“The Last Wagon’), a staunch defender of the West (“Two Rode Together”), a comic harassed husband (“Tunnel of Love’), and a dedicated prosecutor (“Judgment at Nuremberg”) to scan only a few of his varied roles. A few years ago, Widmark the actor, became producer Widmark. “Time Limit” and “The Secret Ways” were the first two pictures in which he served as both producer and star. Formerly a dramatics teacher at Lake Forest University, Widmark talked himself into actually participating in the theatre and came to New York. Soon he became established as a regular performer on most of the network radio shows. The “treadmill,” as he describes it, provided solid schooling in all types of characterizations. Acting in such shows as “Inner Sanctum,” “Cavalcade,” “Grand Central Station,’ “The Kate Smith Hour,” “Columbia Workshop” and “Theatre Guild of the Air’—hectic as it was, yielded a profitable existance and invaluable training. Proving his acting abilities in the radio medium, he was able to win a role on Broadway as the juvenile in the comedy, “Kiss and Tell.” His debut firmly established a theatrical career and more plays followed. When he was a successful Broadway star, he won the now famous role in “Kiss of Death” and has been a box-office favorite ever since. Hardship! The fashion world calls for slimmer and slimmer female figures— and Suzy Parker’s $100,000 a year torso is the most famous of them all. That’s why she could scarcely afford to lose the 12 pounds she dropped while co-starring in “Flight From Ashiya,” opening ...... at then ek... Theatre, through United Artists release. Co-stars Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark and George Chakiris insisted on making the rounds of the best restaurants in Kyoto and Tokyo, while on location there, and taking Suzy with them. But she couldn’t take the food—and subsisted largely on rare steak! Goes East George Chakiris has travelled far from the west side of “West Side Story,” for which he won an Academy Award. His current starring role in “Flight From Ashiya,” took him Far East to Japan for the production of the adventure film opening at the Theatre, through United Artists release. Chakiris was recently seen as a Mayan prince of 1,000 years ago in “Kings of the Sun,” which was on the south side of the border, down Mexico way, and also went to England for “633 Squadron.” Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark and Chakiris are starred in “Flight From Ashiya” with Suzy Parker, Shirley Knight and Daniéle Gaubert. eeecoe AL LIC we srve Still FF A-13 Mat 2B Richard Widmark stars as a brave but bitter officer in the Air Rescue Service in “Flight From Ashiya,’ Theatre, through United Artists release. The the: es ns ee >) OPCDUI Ge oi 5c. os) oe at Eastmancolor, Panavision drama co-stars Yul Brynner and George Chakiris and was produced by Harold Hecht. Director Michael Anderson's Advice: Always Be Ready’ The only advice Academy Awardwinning director Michael Anderson has for aspiring. motion picture directors is to be ready. Anderson’s latest directorial assignment is “Flight From Ashiya,” opening... . at the ....Theatre, through United Artists release. “Directors of films come from many backgrounds,” Anderson says. “They are former cutters, writers, assistant directors and alumni of the stage, television and other sources.” “First an opportunity must be found. This depends on _background, qualifications and one’s availability at the time—but above everything else, one must have learned from his previous job in movie-making in order to make good on his first chance.” Still FF A-18 In “Flight From Ashiya,”’ opening Director Anderson had first visited Tokyo while filming the Academy Award-winning “Around the World in 80 Days.” He returned to Kyoto, directing Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George Chakiris, Suzy Parker and Shirley Knight in “Flight From Ashiya.” “TI think it is important to go to the locale of the story instead of building sets,” Anderson added. “The public not only recognizes “process screens” but actors and crew are stimulated by being on the actual sites of the story. And I find it stimulating to work on the actual location of a story, with foreign crews—even though this poses the big problem of the language barrier. But I figure if the U.N. can function with interpreters, so can moviemakers!” Mat 2€ Peer ae atthe ...... Theatre, through United Artists release, George Chakiris stars as an Air Force officer stationed in Japan. His pretty oriental wife is played by Eiko Taki. Yul Brynner and Richard Widmark co-star in this Eastmancolor, Panavision drama, which was produced by Harold Hecht. PAGE 9