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A rebellious soldier defies orders to lead two men on a secret attack on a German pillbox, but his mission fails and the other two soldiers are killed. Court-martialled for his actions, he remains convinced his plan was sound and ignores the sentence to make a second attempt at destroying the emplacement. Second World War adventure, with Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Bobby Darin
1962
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Adventure/War
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen
(Actor)
.. Reese
James Coburn
(Actor)
.. Cpl Henshaw
Bobby Darin
(Actor)
.. Pte Corby
Harry Guardino
(Actor)
.. Sgt Larkin
Mike Kellin
(Actor)
.. Pte Kolinsky
Fess Parker
(Actor)
.. Sgt Pike
Joseph Hoover
(Actor)
.. Capt Loomis
Bill Mullikin
(Actor)
.. Pte Cumberly
Don Siegel
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Steve McQueen
(Actor)
.. Reese
Born:
March 24, 1930
in
Beech Grove, Indiana
James Coburn
(Actor)
.. Cpl Henshaw
Born:
August 31, 1928
in
Laurel, Nebraska
Best Known For:
A string of movie roles.
Early-life:
James Harrison Coburn III was born in Laurel, Nebraska, on August 31, 1928 to Mylet Johnson and James Coburn Jr. He was raised in Compton, California. After studying drama at Los Angeles City College, he made his stage debut at the La Jolla Playhouse in Herman Melville's Billy Budd. He made his film debut in the western Ride Lonesome (1959).
Career:
Coburn raised his profile following appearances in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Charade (1963), The Americanisation of Emily, and Major Dundee (1965). His other film credits include A Fistful of Dynamite (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) and Cross of Iron (1977). Rheumatoid arthritis limited his output in the 1980s but he enjoyed a career resurgence in the 1990s with supporting roles in the likes of Young Guns II (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Maverick (1994), Eraser (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Affliction (1997), for which he won an Academy Award. He died of a heart attack on November 18, 2002, at the age of 74.
Quote:
"The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life."
Trivia:
Coburn loved fast cars. He voiced the character Henry J Waternoose in Monsters, Inc (2001).
Bobby Darin
(Actor)
.. Pte Corby
Harry Guardino
(Actor)
.. Sgt Larkin
Mike Kellin
(Actor)
.. Pte Kolinsky
Fess Parker
(Actor)
.. Sgt Pike
Joseph Hoover
(Actor)
.. Capt Loomis
Bill Mullikin
(Actor)
.. Pte Cumberly
Don Siegel
(Director)
