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As the Vietnam War comes to an end, one man embarks on a life-threatening mission to free American prisoners held in a secret Vietcong camp. Action, starring David Carradine
1986
Adventure/War
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
David Carradine
(Actor)
.. James Cooper
Charles Grant
(Actor)
.. Sparks
Daniel Demorest
(Actor)
.. Thomas
Phillip Brock
(Actor)
.. Adams
Gideon Amir
(Director)
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Did You Know..
David Carradine
(Actor)
.. James Cooper
Born:
December 08, 1936
in
California
Best Known For:
Kung Fu and Kill Bill.
Early-life:
Born John Arthur Carradine on December 8, 1936, in Hollywood. He was the eldest son of acclaimed character actor John Carradine. His half-brothers Michael Bowen and Keith and Robert Carradine, daughter Kansas, and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton also went into show business. He studied music theory and composition at San Francisco State College, and began acting in student productions. After graduating he spent two years with a touring Shakespeare company before joining the Army.
Career:
After being discharged from service, Carradine became a commercial artist in New York, then found fame on Broadway in a number of productions. He moved back to Hollywood in the mid-1960s. Little-seen projects such as TV series Shane and movie Bus Riley's Back in Town followed. He became a household name thanks to long-running programme Kung Fu, playing a role originally earmarked for Bruce Lee. The same year, 1972, he starred in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha. Films since include The Long Goodbye, Gray Lady Down, The Long Riders and Bird on a Wire before finding a new generation of fans in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies. He continued to act until his death in a Bangkok hotel room in 2009.
Quote:
"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem."
Trivia:
Was divorced four times. He married his last wife, Annie Bierman, in 2004. He also lived with actress Barbara Hershey during the 1970s.
Charles Grant
(Actor)
.. Sparks
Daniel Demorest
(Actor)
.. Thomas
Phillip Brock
(Actor)
.. Adams
Gideon Amir
(Director)
