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Jun 22, 2024 · Famed French oceanic explorer Jacques Cousteau looking out of a two-man underwater observation chamber on board the Calypso, a converted British minesweeper, as it was docked in New York City for the International Oceanographic Congress in 1959. (more)
- Louis Malle
Malle’s first feature film, Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (1958;...
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H.W. Bates, British naturalist and explorer whose...
- Louis Malle
Jun 17, 2024 · Hacksaw Ridge is a gripping portrayal of the remarkable true story of Desmond Doss, a combat medic during World War II who staunchly adhered to his religious beliefs and refused to bear arms, yet still heroically saved 75 men in the heat of battle.
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6 days ago · Peck returned to swashbucklers in The World in His Arms (1952), directed by Raoul Walsh, who had also directed Captain Horatio Hornblower. Peck portrays a seal-hunting ship captain in 1850 San Francisco who romances a Russian countess played by Ann Blyth and ends up engaging a rival sealer played by Anthony Quinn in a sailing race to Alaska.
Jul 2, 2024 · What is Louis Armstrong famous for? How did Louis Armstrong influence others? Louis Armstrong (born August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died July 6, 1971, New York, New York) was the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. Early life and career.
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6 days ago · The Best Movies With Arms in the Title, as voted on by fans. Current Top 3: Brothers in Arms, A Farewell to Arms, The World in His Arms.
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Jun 26, 2024 · Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions / MGM Studios film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985.
Jun 26, 2024 · The earliest French cinema led to filmmakers experimenting with what a movie camera could do and how film could be manipulated into Surrealist art, yet political and economic events had devastating effects on the film world.
