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5 days ago · The Guns of Navarone, British-American war movie, released in 1961, that is considered one of the great World War II epics; it was based on Alistair MacLean’s best-selling novel. The film follows a small group of commandos sent to Greece on a seemingly impossible mission: to blow up massive Nazi.
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3 days ago · A look back: 1991’s The Rocketeer. French movie poster for The Rocketeer, with Timothy Dalton as a Nazi spy. In the summer of 1991, no James Bond movie was in sight. But there was something of a consolation prize for 007 fans: The Rocketeer, based on a comic book, whose cast included Timothy Dalton, the then-reigning Bond actor, as the villain.
2 days ago · Cantigny’s First Division Museum is marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a new outdoor exhibit, “Nothing But Victory.”. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com. The landing craft is empty ...
David Niven. The debonair David Niven (who was actually suggested as a possible Bond by Ian Fleming) won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of the maligned Major David Angus Pollock in the 1958 ensemble drama Separate Tables. With just twenty-three minutes and thirty-nine seconds of total screen time, his is the briefest performance ever to ...
5 days ago · David Niven: 1967 When Sean Connery had been cast in November 1961, David Niven had been Fleming's choice for the role; the actor reflected the author's image of the character. In 1965 producer Charles Feldman signed Niven to play Sir James Bond for Casino Royale, a film not made by Eon Productions.
2 days ago · See Awards. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE FRSA ( / ˈ ( j) uːstɪnɒf / (Y)OO-stin-off; born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker, and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.
1 day ago · May 27, 2024. |. James Bash. Music. Cascadia Composers President Kevin Lay at CC’s “May the Fourth Be With You” concert in 2024. Photo by Alan Niven. When composer Kevin Lay walked out on the stage wielding a lightsaber with his Star Wars costume, that struck just the right note for Cascadia Composers’ “May the Fourth be with You ...
