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During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
An American colonel who has never been in combat is tasked with creating a special forces unit from Canadian troops and a ragtag group of American misfits.
Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Stars:
William Holden,
Cliff Robertson,
Vince Edwards
Set during the grand, sweeping Napoleonic age, an officer in the French army insults another officer and sets off a life-long enmity. The two officers, D'Hubert and Feraud, cross swords ... See full summary »
Director:
Ridley Scott
Stars:
Keith Carradine,
Harvey Keitel,
Albert Finney
Four American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.
Director:
Ryan Little
Stars:
Corbin Allred,
Alexander Polinsky,
Kirby Heyborne
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.
A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge. Written by
Richard Young <richy@vnu.co.uk>
Of the four lead characters Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris all use Israeli Uzi submachine-guns and Hardy Krüger has a Belgian FN FAL assault rifle in addition to his crossbow. The RSM carries a Sterling submachine-gun, a standard British infantry weapon of the time whilst Moore, Harris and Burton all use Walther 9mm pistols at some point. Most of the other mercenaries also use FALs and Uzis although at least two have Czech CZ25 and Danish Masden submachine-guns. In the final shootout they also employ heavier weapons looted from the airport such as Bren light-machine guns, FN MAG general purpose machine guns, a Vicker's heavy machine gun and an American made World War Two era 3.5 inch bazooka. See more »
Goofs
Flynn confronts the mobster over the bad drugs that Flynn has been inadvertently delivering for him, and tells him, "Now down on your knees and eat!" to force him to consume the deadly drugs. As the mobster does this he can be seen saying something, but nothing can be heard. See more »
Africa has been the background setting for many an exciting film. In this story a powerful, but arrogant English lord and wealthy financier, (Stewart Granger) Sir Edward Matherson, hires, a professional Mecernary, Col. Allen Faulkner, (Richard Burton) to fly into Africa and rescue a popular but imprisoned African leader Julius Limbani. (Winston Ntshona) This action will threaten and force a ruthless, but established dictator to sign over his country's lucrative copper mining rights. To help Faulkner with his dangerous task, he calls on close military friends. Lt. Shawn Fynn, (Roger Moore), Capt. Rafer Janders (Richard Harris) Lt. Pieter Coetze, (Hardy Krüger) and Sagarent Major Sandy Young. (Jack Watson). Together, they plan, organize, train and secretly fly into the heart of enemy country. What they don't know is that Sir Edward Matherson will expect the dreaded and merciless "Simbas" to be more efficient than his hired men. Rarely does a dramatic, action packed film contain a simple subliminal message; that men of war can also be men of conscience seeking common bond and family life. A superb vehicle for Richard Burton. ****
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Africa has been the background setting for many an exciting film. In this story a powerful, but arrogant English lord and wealthy financier, (Stewart Granger) Sir Edward Matherson, hires, a professional Mecernary, Col. Allen Faulkner, (Richard Burton) to fly into Africa and rescue a popular but imprisoned African leader Julius Limbani. (Winston Ntshona) This action will threaten and force a ruthless, but established dictator to sign over his country's lucrative copper mining rights. To help Faulkner with his dangerous task, he calls on close military friends. Lt. Shawn Fynn, (Roger Moore), Capt. Rafer Janders (Richard Harris) Lt. Pieter Coetze, (Hardy Krüger) and Sagarent Major Sandy Young. (Jack Watson). Together, they plan, organize, train and secretly fly into the heart of enemy country. What they don't know is that Sir Edward Matherson will expect the dreaded and merciless "Simbas" to be more efficient than his hired men. Rarely does a dramatic, action packed film contain a simple subliminal message; that men of war can also be men of conscience seeking common bond and family life. A superb vehicle for Richard Burton. ****