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The raid involved 656–725 men from the US 2nd Parachute Battalion, [6] led by Lieutenant Colonel Victor Krulak.On 27 October at Vella Levalla, the attacking force embarked on eight LCM landing craft before being transferred to four high speed transports—McKean, Crosby, Kilty, and Ward—that had just been released from supporting the landing of New Zealand troops on the Treasury Islands. [7]
The film was shot on location at Railroad Creek by Lake Chelan near Holden, Washington. [2] The film was copyrighted under the working title Hold High the Torch; another working title was Blue Sierra. Margaret O'Brien and Lionel Barrymore were originally slated for the starring roles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [3]
After beginning his film career, Reagan called himself the "B movie Errol Flynn", but in Desperate Journey, he shared top billing with Flynn. [16] [17] [Note 3] He made the most out of the film's showcase scene, his fast-paced doubletalk in the interrogation by Massey. Flynn also lobbied intensely to get the scene but despite a closed-door ...
The film is based on historian Kevin M. Hymel's article, "Fighting a Two-Front War", published in the February 2019 issue of WWII History magazine. [6] In January 2023, the cast, including Kerry Washington , Sam Waterston , Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey was announced, with Washington also joining as an executive producer.
Escape to Athena is a 1979 British adventure comedy war film directed by George P. Cosmatos. It stars Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono and Elliott Gould. The film is set during the Second World War on a German-occupied Greek island. The music was composed by Lalo Schifrin.
At Talavera, the freed soldiers and civilians boarded trucks and ambulances for the last leg of their journey home. [168] The POWs were deloused , and given hot showers and new clothes. [ 169 ] At the POW hospital, one of the Rangers was reunited with his rescued father, who had been assumed killed in combat three years earlier. [ 170 ]
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In 1912, Boy Scout Indiana Jones lives with his father Henry Jones Sr. in Moab, Utah.One day, while undergoing a cave exploration, Indy takes a crucifix owned by Coronado from a group of graverobbers led by a man named Garth, and after a brief horse chase, flees to his home, where Garth and his men find him and retrieve the crucifix.