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Biography #2 (for The Quiet American)
Born in Croatia, Rade is as well known in theatre as film. In the early 70s he was the one of the leading thespians in former Yugoslavia. His theatre credits include Hamlet, Richard III and Don Juan.Rade has had more than 50 lead roles in Yugoslav films, several receiving awards at Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals.
In 1993 Rade starred in the Macedonian film Before The Rain, a winner at the Venice Film Festival. Rade won the Festival's Critic's Choice for Best Actor, for his role in Before The Rain, which was later nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1995 Academy Awards.
Before The Rain launched Rade's international career. His recent credits include Noyce's The Saint, The Truce (Francesco Rossi), Broken English (Gregor Nicolas), Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick), MI2 (John Woo) ,and Snatch (Guy Ritchie).
Prior to working with Noyce on The Quiet American, Rade starred opposite Glenn Close in the ABC remake of South Pacific which was also filmed in Australia.
A writer in his spare time, Rade has written four published books of poetry.
Bio courtesy Miramax for "The Quiet American" (19-Feb-2003)
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