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Mark Roper (poet)
Mark Roper (born 16 March 1958) is a South African writer and film director. He worked mainly as assistant director on more than forty films since 1984. Selected filmography *'' Project Shadowchaser IV'' (1996) *'' Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express'' (2000) *'' Marines'' (2003) References External links * 1958 births Living people People from Johannesburg South African film directors {{SouthAfrica-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Shadowchaser IV
''Project Shadowchaser IV'', also known as ''Shadowchaser IV'', ''Shadowchaser: The Gates Of Time'', ''Orion's Key'' and ''Alien Chaser'', is a 1996 science fiction film by director Mark Roper. It is the fourth and final installment in the '' Project Shadowchaser'' film series. Premise After two archaeologists discover an ancient alien artifact in Africa, they must run for their lives from both the unstoppable guardian and protector that awakens as a result, and their greedy, madman employer, both of whom want the artifact. Cast * Frank Zagarino as Sirius * Todd Jensen as Michael Cavanaugh * Jennifer MacDonald as Corinne Cavanaugh * Greg Melvill-Smith as Silver (as Greg Melvill Smith) * Brian O'Shaughnessy as Professor Morton * Dave Ridley as Operative #1 * Cordell McQueen as Operative #2 & Arturus * Greg Poustie as Operative #3 * Chris Olley as Operative #4 * Lesley Fong as Operative #5 * Zane Meas as Operative #6 * Kim Windo as Operative #7 * Roly Jansen as Operative #8 * Tyron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death, Deceit And Destiny Aboard The Orient Express
''Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express'' is a 2000 thriller film about a group of international terrorists who, a few days before the start of the new millennium, lure a group of very rich celebrities and businesspeople on board the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul in order to extort large sums of money from them. The screenplay for the movie was written by Peter Welbeck (aka Harry Alan Towers) and Peter Jobin. The film, which was directed by Mark Roper, starred Richard Grieco, Joanna Bukovska, Romina Mondello, Christoph Waltz, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Götz Otto. Plot When an anonymous benefactor invites a party of celebrities and business magnates to a New Year's celebration aboard the Orient Express, it is the guests' greed which brings them all together. Apart from an enjoyable free trip on the luxury train, the businessmen among the passengers also expect to make a lucrative deal. However, just outside Paris the whole train is taken over by terrorists—wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marines (film)
''Marines'' is a 2003 American direct-to-video action film directed by Mark Roper.https://www.zweitausendeins.de/filmlexikon/?sucheNach=titel&wert=520883 Plot Vladimir Antonov (Hristo Shopov), a ruthless Russian warlord. is one of the most feared criminal masterminds on the planet, and when the smoke cleared on the last attempt by U.S. Marines to take Antonov down, 11 marines were killed and two were captured. Colonel Anslow (George Roberson) has sworn that he will never let a situation like that happen to his men ever again, and over the course of the next 36 hours, he will finally have a chance to show his resolve and capture Antonov once and for all. A group of Marines led by Lieutenant Everett (Brant Cotton) is sent to Russia to capture Antonov, In this case, help comes from an unexpected source, an elite team of Russian troops commanded by Major Dmitri Kirilenko (Mark Ivanir), in whose honesty they are not quite sure. Cast * Brant Cotton - Lt. Everett * Frank Sallo - Cpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Johannesburg
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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