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Map of the Azores Islands (1584) by Abraham Ortelius. The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Burton pulled out and George Peppard and Susannah York were cast instead. [2] [3] However shortly after filming commenced, Peppard left the project (probably for The Blue Max), and Stuart Whitman was flown in as a replacement. [4] [5] [6] The film was shot on location in the Kalahari Desert, with studio work done at Shepperton Studios in London ...
Desert Mice; Desert Nights; The Desert of the Tartars; Desert Patrol (film) Desert Sands; The Desert Song (1929 film) The Desert Song (1943 film) The Desert Song (1953 film) Desert Warrior (1957 film) Destination Gobi; The Devil's in Love; Dinosaur (2000 film) Disappearance (2002 film) The Dreamer (2016 film) Drip-Along Daffy; Drums of the ...
A group of Mexican migrant workers seek a better life by crossing the US border illegally; when the truck carrying them breaks down in the middle of nowhere, the driver points the migrants and his partner Mechas in the direction of the United States and wishes them luck.
Spain held the Azores under the Iberian Union from 1580 to 1642 (called the "Babylonian captivity" in the Azores). The Azores were the last part of the Portuguese Empire to resist Philip's reign over Portugal (Macau resisted any official recognition), until the defeat of forces loyal to the Prior of Crato with the Conquest of the Azores in 1583.
The Painted Desert is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange. [3] Produced by E. B. Derr , it was directed by Howard Higgin , who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham .
Last Days in the Desert is a 2015 American drama film directed and written by Rodrigo García.A variation on the biblical story of the Temptation of Christ, the film stars Ewan McGregor in a dual role of Jesus - referred to in the film as "Yeshua" - and a demon who may or may not be Satan, while Tye Sheridan, Ciarán Hinds and Ayelet Zurer play a family they meet while in the desert.
Empire sees in this film an example of what can be called the "Nordic genre invasion." [5] The Hollywood News praised the film in the following terms: "Camp, cheesy and oddly charming, It Came From the Desert is a rare modern b-movie that is an absolute viewing pleasure. It's such an entertaining watch that it should be watched with as big an ...