O SEXTO HOMEM (THE OUTSIDER, USA, 1961) – This is a solid study of a historical figure (one of the GIs who raised the flag on Iwo Jima) and how he struggled to deal with the title of "hero" after the photo of the flag raising became a patriotic icon. Tony Curtis gave the viewer a great insight into the pain felt by this misguided Hero. This film is a somewhat accurate account of Ira Hayes' story and is well-meaning, but it suffers from the fatal miscasting of Tony Curtis. Curtis tries hard, but the idea of a Brooklyn-voiced actor slathered in bronzer playing an ordinary-looking man from Arizona is ludicrous. YouTube.
