Complex sentence: The same year he starred in one of his most succesful roles, that of Johnny Pope in the drama "A Hatful of Rain", despite director Fred Zinneman's intension to typecast the actor as the comical brother Polo, Murray insisted on playing the lead.
Split into simpler sentences: The same year he starred in one of his most succesful roles, that of Johnny Pope in the drama "A Hatful of Rain". Despite director Fred Zinnemann's intention to typecast the actor as the comical brother Polo, Murray insisted on playing the lead.