In 1955, Palance had the star part in “I Died a Thousand Times,” which is a remake of “High Sierra,” and was cast by Robert Aldricj in two more star parts: “The Big Knife”, from the play by Clifford Odets, as a Hollywood star; and “Attack (“1956), as a tough soldier in World War II. In 1960, Palance also filmed in Mexico, Austerlitz and a series of films in Italy, according to officials. Palance’s final films included Ebenezer (1998), a TV Western version of Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol,” with Palance as Scrooge; “Treasure Island” (1999); “Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter’s End” (2000) and the “Prancer Returns” (2001).