I first read "Rogue Male" as a young boy (of perhaps 10 or 11), and although the themes and the prose were obviously too mature and dense for even an avid reader of that age, even I was deeply impressed by the grittiness and elemental brutality of the plot and the relentlessness and implacability of the unnamed protagonist's pursuers.
Say what you will about the technical shortcomings of this made-for-TV version, the script preserves the essence of that story. And although O'toole is perhaps the last "high-end" British actor of that era that I would have chosen for the role (it's hard to imagine anyone less believable as a big-game hunter), he does right by it. The supporting cast ranges from fair to great, and the result is quite watchable for any fan of the suspense/thriller genre.
Glad I finally got a chance to see it.
Say what you will about the technical shortcomings of this made-for-TV version, the script preserves the essence of that story. And although O'toole is perhaps the last "high-end" British actor of that era that I would have chosen for the role (it's hard to imagine anyone less believable as a big-game hunter), he does right by it. The supporting cast ranges from fair to great, and the result is quite watchable for any fan of the suspense/thriller genre.
Glad I finally got a chance to see it.