Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.
Jack Cunningham was an HS basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.
American security guard Richard Jewell saves many lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely reported that he was a terrorist.
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Stars:
Paul Walter Hauser,
Sam Rockwell,
Brandon Stanley
In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.
Director:
Kriv Stenders
Stars:
Travis Fimmel,
Toby Blome,
Alexander England
Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.
In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.
Director:
George Nolfi
Stars:
Anthony Mackie,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Nicholas Hoult
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.
The 105mm artillery support that provided the danger close fire mission mentioned in this film on Operation Abilene was not from the US Army but from the 161st Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery. This same unit is also featured in the 2019 film, "Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan", which features a battle that took place 4 months later in the same province during 1966, against the same 274th and 275th North Vietnamese Army Regiments as this film. See more »
Goofs
From photos and clips, all show A1C WILLIAM H. PITSENBARGER with 3 stripes. In 1966 at the time of his death, 3 stripes was the rank of Airman First Class (A1C), the rank of Sergeant did not exist in the Air Force and the next higher rank with 4 stripes was Staff Sergeant. In 1967, the next year, the Air Force changed the enlisted rank system so that 1 stripe was Airman Second Class (A2C), 2 stripes was Airman First Class (A1C) and 3 stripes was Sergeant.Sergeant. See more »
Quotes
Carlton Stanton:
Ah right.. priorities. I don't know how you do it; wife, kids... hamster.
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Crazy Credits
Interviews with veterans and others involved during end credits. See more »
An EXCELLENT Movie..Fantastically True Story,Great Stars,acting top notch.All round a VERY Moving,Gripping Movie...Top Marks