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bombardment support. They are ready when the Communist troops climb the hill and open fire, ambushing them at close range. After stopping the enemy with help from Air Force F-80 Shooting Star fighters and a Navy battleship firing its 16-inch guns from the coastal waters 20 miles away, Flagler and Kensemmit reconcile their differences, with Kensemmit apologizing and saying that "I just woke up on the wrong side of the world this morning", to which Flagler replied, "No worries, you're a handy guy to have around" in reference to a previous scene in which Kensemmit's command of the tank proved crucial to a victory against the Communists. In victory, Flagler and Kensemmit both come to realize that Ann represents the very kind of thing they have been fighting for all along.
276:), a soldier's soldier, who is admired by his men. Finding themselves behind enemy lines, they try to break through to rejoin Easy Company on "Sullivan's Muscle," a prominent hilltop they occupy. On the way they acquire a lost mortar team, consisting of Private George and his loader, known only as the "Strangler". 272:) is slightly injured and her Korean assistant killed after their car is forced down a hillside by enemy shell fire. As Communist forces retake the region, she is rescued by the British crew of a U.S. Army M4A3E8 Sherman tank they are manning. They are then found by an American patrol led by Lt. Tom Flagler ( 311:
says to Private Felix O'Hara (L. Q. Jones), a southern-accented white American soldier, that Native Americans were in this war so that they could get practice fighting for the eventual day when they reconquer the United States. Pvt. Harry "'arry" Fontenoy says to Private O'Hara, "Don't worry mate,
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When the squad returns to "Sullivan's Muscle," Tom discovers that Easy Company has been massacred and their position in the line left open, leaving him dejected. However, under orders to hold the line until help can arrive, they dig the tank in, set up fire zones and are promised air and naval
283:) bears a grudge against American soldiers because one had misused his sister back in England. He is particularly contemptuous of Flagler, as well as possibly interested in Ann romantically, though this latter point is never made clear and seems deliberately left unclear. SFC Vince Gaspari ( 287:) vouches for Tom completely as a born leader, although he acknowledges Ann's conclusion that Tom cares about nothing else than his military duty is correct. By contrast the other two British tank soldiers, Harry (pronounced "'arry" due to his working-class accent) Fontenoy ( 29: 295:) both get along very well with the Americans, and in two scenes explicitly criticize Sgt. Kensemmit for his unnecessary hostile attitude. During one scene Pvt. Geronimo, a 312:
if they chuck you out, we'll take you back!" to which Private O'Hara says, "Thanks ole buddy, but the problem with that is I don't speak the language!"
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This is an early appearance of Aaron Spelling, as one of the doomed mortar team. He went on to become a top producer in Hollywood.
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Charles Bronson also appears as an Army sergeant. In the early 1970s he became the world's number one box office star.
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in New York City but only lasted 8 days with a gross of just $ 30,000.
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Harmon Jones
James Warner Bellah
Sam Rolfe
David Weisbart
Richard Conte
Peggie Castle
Charles Bronson
Richard Wyler
L. Q. Jones
Chuck Connors
Edwin B. DuPar
Clarence Kolster
David Buttolph
Warner Bros.
drama film
Harmon Jones
James Warner Bellah
Sam Rolfe
Richard Conte
Peggie Castle
Charles Bronson
Richard Wyler
L. Q. Jones
Chuck Connors
Warner Bros.
Korean War
Peggie Castle
Richard Conte
Richard Wyler

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