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| Hamlet (1969) [King Claudius]: Stabbed in the stomach with a poison-tipped sword, then forced to drink his own poisoned wine, by Nicol Williamson. Danton (1970) [Georges Jacques Danton]: Presumably executed by the guillotine. (I haven't seen this movie, so I don't know whether it actually depicts Danton's execution or whether it ends before his death.) The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) [Bruno Richard Hauptmann]: Presumably executed by the electric chair. (Again, I don't know whether the movie ends before or after the execution.) Magic (1978) [Corky]: Commits suicide by stabbing himself in the stomach; the actual stabbing is off-screen, but we see him stagger into the living room afterwards. He dies while talking to his ventriloquist's dummy (and responding as the dummy as well). The Bunker (1981) [Adolf Hitler]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the bunker. (I haven't seen this movie, so I don't know whether it actually depicts Hitler's death.) Othello (1981) [Othello]: Commits suicide by stabbing himself. (I haven't seen this version, but I'm familiar with the story.) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) [Quasimodo]: Falls to his death from the tower of Notre Dame. (I haven't seen this version, but got the information from an IMDB review.) 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) [Frank P. Doel]: Dies (off-screen) of unspecified causes; we learn of his death afterwards when his family informs Anne Bancroft. (Thanks to Fred) The Road to Wellville (1994) [Dr. John Harvey Kellogg]: Dies of a heart attack while diving into a lake; the movie freeze-frames while Bridget Fonda's narration informs us that he died in mid-air, then the action starts again to show him falling the rest of the way, followed by a shot of his body floating face-down. (Thanks to Sammy) Nixon (1995) [Richard Milhous Nixon]: Dies (off-screen) of a stroke; his death is mentioned in the epilogue, with documentary footage of the real Nixon's funeral. (Thanks to Andrew and Adam) The Mask of Zorro (1998) [Don Diego de la Vega a.k.a. Zorro]: Shot by Stuart Wilson; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. (Thanks to Fred and Mathew) Meet Joe Black (1998) [William Parrish]: Dies of a heart condition; his death is depicted by showing him walking off with the personification of Death (Brad Pitt). (Thanks to Fred, Katherine and Brandon) Titus (1999) [Titus Andronicus]: Stabbed in the chest with a candelabra by Alan Cumming. The Human Stain (2003) [Coleman Silk]: Killed in a car accident, along with Nicole Kidman. (Thanks to Nemanja) Proof (2005) [Robert]: Dies of a terminal illness, shortly before the story begins; he appears only in flashbacks and in Gwyneth Paltrow's dream sequences. All the King's Men (2006) [Judge Irwin]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself; his body is shown afterwards (covered in a bodybag) being carried out on a stretcher. (Thanks to ND) Beowulf (2007; animated) [Hrothgar]: Commits suicide by jumping from the balcony, after talking to Beowulf (voiced by Ray Winstone). (Thanks to ND and Tommy) |
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