David Lean chose Brando as one of his stars of a dream project, the movie version of Joseph Conrad's novel. Lead died before he could realize his dream.
Quaid had been poised to realize a dream come true, to star for his all-time favorite director David Lean, in the movie version of a Joseph Conrad tale.
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