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How Sleep The Brave
''How Sleep the Brave'', is a 1982 Vietnam war, Vietnam war film shot in England. It stars Lawrence Day, Luis Manuel (actor), Luis Manuel, Thomas M. Polland and Christopher Muncke, and is produced by Lindsay Shonteff and Elizabeth Laurie, written by Bobby Bauer and Jeremy Lee Francis, and directed by Lindsay Shonteff. Synopsis During the Vietnam War of Christmas 1969, a group of fresh young American soldiers who arrive at an army camp in Vietnam are sent to patrol in a nearby jungle. Once they have killed a few Viet Cong soldiers and losing a couple of their comrades in the battle, they return to camp. They are now sent on a mission, which is to destroy a Viet Cong village. After they destroy the village, they embark on a hazardous journey through a jungle to board a helicopter and return to camp. But, it's only a matter of who will survive the Viet Cong's gunshots and make it to the helicopter. External links * 1982 films 1980s war films Films directed by Lindsay Shonte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Shonteff
Lindsay Craig Shonteff (5 November 1935 – 11 March 2006) was a Canadian born film director, film producer and screenwriter who achieved fame for low-budget films produced in the United Kingdom. Biography Lindsay Shonteff was born in Toronto, Ontario and made his directing, producing, editing and screenwriting debut in 1959 with a Canadian made Western ''The Hired Gun''/''The Last Gunfighter'' that he edited in his own home. After the film's release, Shonteff went to England following his friend and fellow Canadian Sidney J. Furie. Shonteff's debut in Britain was '' Devil Doll'' (1964); Furie was originally scheduled to direct, but was offered a more prestigious film and recommended Shonteff. Richard Gordon said Furie advised Shonteff throughout the making of the film. Shonteff had to cut the horror tale of a ventriloquist's dummy for an X rating from the British Board of Film Censors. This film led to interest from Columbia Pictures for a contract but Shonteff argued over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |