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Richard James Flaherty (November 28, 1945 — May 9, 2015) was a historically notable United States Army captain in Vietnam War service. As once the smallest serviceman in US history (standing at 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m)) and inspired to undermine size-prejudice, investing his military leadership with insight and skills to survive bravery - Capt. Flaherty is today renowned as "The Giant Killer".
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The second half of the film is set in the Battle of Hue in 1968, where the Marines fight to retake Hue, and the film climaxes with an extended scene where an unseen Viet Cong sniper kills a number of men in the Marine squad Joker is attached to. [5] The film ends with Joker coldly executing the sniper, a badly wounded woman who begs for mercy. [5]
[4] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times stated, ". . . the striking thing about "The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell" is how completely it neglects the humorous possibilities of film," although he found enough good in the tight storytelling, Frank Tashlin's directing and Mako's performance to award two-and-a half stars. [5]
Uptight (also known as Up Tight!) is a 1968 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin.It was intended as an updated version of John Ford's 1935 film The Informer, based on the book of the same name by Liam O'Flaherty, but the setting was transposed from Dublin to Cleveland.
R.J. Flaherty taking a movie, Port Harrison, QC, 1920-21 Robert Joseph Flaherty, FRGS (/ ˈ f l æ. ər t i, ˈ f l ɑː-/; [3] February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922).