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Hal Scardino is a Actor American born on 25 december 1984 at Savannah (USA)
Hal Scardino (born Albert Henry Hugh Scardino; December 25, 1984) is an American actor best known for having played the leading role in the movie The Indian in the Cupboard. He also starred in Searching for Bobby Fischer and Marvin's Room.
He was educated at Winchester College, an independent school for boys in England. He graduated in 2005 from Columbia University.
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Hal Scardino
Birth name Albert Henry Hugh Scardino
Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1984 (40 years) at Savannah (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1984 (40 years) at Savannah (USA)
Biography
Born in the United States of America in Savannah, Georgia, Scardino grew up in the London neighborhood of Knightsbridge. He is the youngest of three children born to Marjorie Morris Scardino, chief executive officer of media group Pearson, and Albert Scardino, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.He was educated at Winchester College, an independent school for boys in England. He graduated in 2005 from Columbia University.
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Marvin's Room (1996)
, 1h38Directed by Jerry Zaks
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon
Roles Charlie Lacker
Rating66%
A man who had a stroke 17 years ago (Hume Cronyn) is left incapacitated and bed-ridden. He has been cared for by his daughter Bessie (Diane Keaton) in their Florida home, and totally ignored by his other daughter, Lee (Meryl Streep), who moved to Ohio with her husband 20 years ago and has never contacted her family. Now, however, Bessie's doctor has informed her that she has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant and she turns to her sister for help. Lee, in turn, turns to her son Hank (Leonardo DiCaprio), who has been committed to a mental institution for setting fire to his mother's house. When Lee finds that she may have to take over her father's care, she at first begins shopping around for nursing homes. Eventually, however, the once-estranged family grows close.
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
, 1h32Directed by Frank Oz
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Hal Scardino, Litefoot, David Keith, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins, Rishi Bhat
Roles Omri
Rating60%
On his ninth birthday, Omri (Hal Scardino) receives an old cupboard from his brother Gillon (Vincent Kartheiser) and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend Patrick (Rishi Bhat). That night, Omri goes through his mom's box of old keys and finds that a gold colored key with a red ribbon tied to it (given to his mother by her grandmother) actually fits the keyhole of his cupboard. He then looks for an object to lock in the cupboard and settles for the Indian figurine.
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
, 1h50Directed by Steven Zaillian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Jeu, Sports films, Films about chess
Actors Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Stephens
Roles Morgan
Rating73%
Josh Waitzkin's family discovers that he possesses a gift for chess and they seek to nurture it. They hire a strict instructor, Bruce Pandolfini (played by Ben Kingsley) who aims to teach the boy to be as aggressive as chess legend Bobby Fischer. The title of the film is a metaphor about the character's quest to adopt the ideal of Fischer and his determination to win at any price. Josh is also heavily influenced by Vinnie, a speed chess hustler (Laurence Fishburne) whom he met in Washington Square Park. The two coaches differ greatly in their approaches to chess, and Pandolfini is upset that Josh continues to adopt the methods of Vinnie. The main conflict in the film arises when Josh refuses to accept Fischer's misanthropic frame of reference. Josh then goes on to win on his own terms.