Richard Fleischer(1916-2006)

At his LA mansion, had a pool in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head.

I liked the first Conan film [Conan, der Barbar (1982)] very much; in fact, I saw a lot of Die Wikinger (1958) in it. It was a very well-made film, and it had many excellent dramatic qualities. [John Milius] gave it a sort of Wagnerian feel. I thought he did an excellent job. It was a heavy picture, but then the theme was very heavy - and it was imaginative in its design. Its problems came because it, for the most part, lacked humor. There were some jokes, but too much of the film was unrelieved drama.