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Sky Riders
''Sky Riders'' (also known as ''Assault on the Forbidden Fortress'') is a 1976 American action film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring James Coburn, Susannah York and Robert Culp. The rescue sequences were filmed in Meteora in Greece where the finale of the later James Bond film '' For Your Eyes Only'' was also set later in 1981. On January 17, 2012 the film was released on DVD through Shout! Factory as part of a double feature with ''The Last Hard Men''. Plot summary In Greece, the wife and children of American businessman Jonas Bracken are kidnapped by a radical group, the World Activist Revolutionary Army, who demand a ransom of $5 million for their safe return. Bracken raises the ransom money from selling off parts of his business empire, but the kidnappers then make further demands, requiring Bracken to use the money to purchase arms and ammunition for them. Inspector Nikolidis of the Greek police is put in charge of case. Jim McCabe, a smuggler who is Ellen Bracken's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Hickox
Douglas Arthur Hickox (10 January 1929 – 25 July 1988) was an English film director, film and television director. Biography Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School. He started in the film industry at age 17, working at Pinewood Studios as "a thirty bob a week office boy". Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. ‘’The British B Film’’ (Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane; BFI, 2009) credits him with working on over thirty musical shorts and a handful of jazz/pop supporting featurettes. He worked on TV shows such as ''Sunday Break'' and ''Tempo'' and became a leading director of TV commercials. In 1966 he won several awards for his advertisements at the Venice International Advertising Film Congress.Observer s TV adverts win awards A Staff Reporter. The Observer 19 June 1966: 3, He made his first major picture, ''Entertaining Mr Sloane (film), Entertaining Mr Sloane'', in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beck (actor)
John Beck (born January 28, 1943) is an American retired actor, known for his role as Mark Graison in the television series ''Dallas'' during the mid-1980s. Early life Beck was born in Chicago, Illinois but he grew up in Evanston and Joliet on his father's ranch with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. His goals changed at the age of sixteen after performing in a play in high school to overcome shyness. Three years later, Beck moved to California and took jobs in television commercials. In 1963-4, Beck attended Joliet Junior College but quit to begin acting in plays in other cities. Career Beck's television debut was as a Sergeant in the 1965 ''I Dream of Jeannie'' episode, "Russian Roulette". His first regular role was on the western series ''Nichols'' (1971-1972) alongside James Garner, playing the role of Orv Ketcham. In film, one of Beck's earliest roles was as Skinny in '' Cyborg 2087'' (1966). Beck played Erno who leads a revolt against a fascist government in the Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Films
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – Paramount Pictures sets up a separate motion picture division and names David V. Picker as president. *March 22 – Filming begins on George Lucas' ''Star Wars'' science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights. *April 1 – ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there all around the world. *April 9 – Alfred Hitchcock's last film, '' Family Plot'', is released. *August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, ''The Shootist''. *August 26 – Alan Ladd Jr. i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hill
Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an American film director in the exploitation film genre. Several of Hill's later films have been characterized as feminist works. Early life Hill was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Mildred (née Pannill, b. February 1, 1907; death date n.a.), was a music teacher. His father, Roland Everett Hill (February 5, 1895 – November 10, 1986),Stone (1995),Roland Everett Hill. Retrieved November 1, 2014from the original on November 1, 2014. worked as a set designer and art director for First National Pictures and Warner Bros.Jack Hill interview, on films including ''The Jazz Singer'', '' Captain Blood'', ''Action in the North Atlantic'', and ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'', and as well was an architect who designed the centerpiece Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in California. Hill attended UCLA, which he attended, he said, for "a couple of years" before leaving to get married and then returning to earn a degree in music. While a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Brown (actor)
Henry Brown is a film, television and stage actor whose career began in the early 1970s and continues to the present. With over sixty credits, he has appeared in over thirty films and thirty television shows. He quite often plays policemen and law enforcement officials. He played the main role in Carmen Madden's 2010 film, '' Everyday Black Man''. Background In 1969, Brown came to UCSB with the intention of playing baseball. He graduated from there in 1971. One day while grabbing a quick meal, he accidentally spilt a glass of milk on Frank Silvera who happened to be a guest artist at UCSB at the time. Silvera introduced him to Dr. William R. Reardon. Brown was then recruited for the UCSB Touring Players. It was actually another guest artist Paul Winfield that introduced Brown to Stanley Kramer, and while still a student, Brown would land his first acting role in a Kramer film. His film work includes ''My First Mister'', ''Lethal Weapon 3''. He has also had roles in ''The Man I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham (born Barbara Lynn Schilling; August 27, 1944August 2, 2013) was an American model and actress. In the early 1970s, her photo appeared on many prominent magazine covers, including the British edition of ''Vogue''. As an actress, she starred in the 1975 film '' Rollerball'', and had supporting roles in numerous other 1970s films. Trentham was married to actor-comedian John Cleese. Early life Trentham was born Barbara Lynn Schilling in 1944 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, moved with her parents as a child to Connecticut.. She attended Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, from which she graduated in 1966 and then moved to England to study at the University of Oxford. At Oxford she met fellow student Giles Trentham; they married in 1967 and she retained his name after their divorce in 1970. Career In the early 1970s, Trentham worked as a model in London. Her photo appeared several times on the cover pages of British magazines includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie F
Ernie is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Ernest, Ernald, Ernesto, or Verner. It may refer to: People * Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive * Ernie Adams (other) * Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1933), Canadian sports announcer * Ernie Althoff (born 1950), Australian musician and composer * Ernie Anastos (born 1943), American television journalist * Ernie Anderson (1923–1997), American radio and television announcer * Ernie Ashcroft (1925–1985), English rugby league footballer * Ernie Ball (1930–2004), American guitarist and businessman * Ernie Banks (1931–2015), American baseball player * Ernie Barbarash, American film producer * Ernie Barnes (1938–2009), American football player and painter * Ernie Blenkinsop (1902–1969), English footballer * Ernie Boch Jr. (born 1958), American billionaire businessman * Ernie Bond (other) * Ernie Bridge (1936–2013), Australian politician * Ernie Broglio (1935–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Tsachiridis
Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English). People * Nikos Alefantos, Greek football coach *Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV host *Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer * Nikos Arabatzis, Greek footballer * Nikos Argiropoulos, Greek basketball player * Nikos Babaniotis, Greek footballer * Nikos Barboudis, Greek footballer * Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player *Nikos Beloyannis, Greek communist and resistance leader * Nikos Boudouris, Greek basketball player * Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer *Nikos Christodoulou, Greek conductor and composer *Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot politician *Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer * Nikos Dimitrakos, American ice-hockey player *Nikos Dimou, Greek writer *Nikos Ekonomou, Greek basketball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telis Zotos
''Trigonella'' is a genus from the family Fabaceae. The best known member is the herb fenugreek. Members of the genus occur naturally in the Canary Islands, southern Europe, nontropical Africa, western and central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Australia. Species Currently accepted species include: *'' Trigonella adscendens'' (Nevski) Afan. & Gontsch. *'' Trigonella afghanica'' Vassilcz. *'' Trigonella anguina'' Delile *'' Trigonella aphanoneura'' Rech.f. *'' Trigonella arabica'' Delile *'' Trigonella aristata'' Vassilcz. *'' Trigonella bactriana'' Vassilcz. *'' Trigonella badachschanica'' Afan. *'' Trigonella bakhtiarica'' Ranjbar & Z.Hajmoradi *'' Trigonella balachowskyi'' Leredde *'' Trigonella balansae'' Boiss. & Reut. *'' Trigonella berythea'' Boiss. & Blanche *'' Trigonella binaloudensis'' Ranjbar & Karamian *'' Trigonella cachemiriana'' Cambess. *''Trigonella caelesyriaca'' Boiss. *''Trigonella caerulea'' ( L.) Ser. *'' Trigonella calliceras'' Fisch. ex M.Bieb. *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Antypas
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include '' Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; '' Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; ''Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; '' Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
