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It carried the Jadotville-to-Elisabethville Highway across the Lufira River. The Katangese forces dug in here and brought heavy and sustained ground and air fire onto the relief column, killing three Indian UN troops, injuring a number of Irish UN troops and ultimately forcing the column off the bridge. [59]
- 13–17 September 1961
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Oct 7, 2016 · A historical action drama based on the true story of an Irish peacekeeper troop under siege by mercenaries in the Congo in 1961. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- Richie Smyth
- 2 min
The film is based on Declan Power's non-fiction book, The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle (2005). It covers the Siege of Jadotville, a conflict involving Irish Army UN Peacekeepers and Katangese forces during the Congo Crisis in September 1961.
- Richie Smyth
- Joseph Trapanese
- English
- Kevin Brodbin
Jul 27, 2016 · The Siege of Jadotville, with Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan in the lead role, tells the true story of how these 157 Irishmen, led by a tactically astute commander, routed a force...
Watch Irish soldiers on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Africa defend their outpost from overwhelming enemy forces in this 2016 movie. Starring Jamie Dornan, Guillaume Canet, Emmanuelle Seigner and more, directed by Richie Smyth.
- Richie Smyth
- 108 min
An Irish commander and his battalion of 150 men withstand a siege by 3,000 Congolese troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining corporations.
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- Drama, Mystery & thriller
