Attack

Starring: Eddie Albert, Jack Palance Director: Robert Aldrich Original UK Premiere: 1956 Dvd Release: 5th May, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Black & White, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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This is the film of the stage play & is recognisably so. The stageyness however adds to the power of this claustraphobic & intense movie about cowardice & bravery at the battle of the bulge. Palance is excelent as are all the other cast members. The director focuses on human failings as motivations & this is a theme of many of his films. This is an excellent film & my only criticism is that it lays it on a bit thick towards the end but it is a classic & Im surprised its not better known.

Eddie Albert is an American actor. Born as Edward Albert Heimberger in Rock Island, Illinois, Albert spent his early years in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating from University of Minnesota, Albert pursued a show business career through jobs as a stage actor, nightclub singer & trapeze performer in a Mexican circus. In 1936, Albert became one of the first television actors when he performed live in RCA s first television broadcast, a promotion to their New York City radio stations. In 1938, Albert made his film debut in Brother Rat, playing cadet Bing Edwards, a role he had originally performed on the New York stage. Albert served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Lieutenant. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943, when he rescued a group of wounded Marines from under enemy fire. Albert married actress Marķa Marguerita Guadelupe Boldao y Castilla on December 5, 1945 & they remained together until her death on July 17, 1985. Edward, an actor like his parents; & Maria, a businesswoman. Posters Of The Longest Day

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Jack Palance is an American actor. Of Ukrainian descent, Palance was born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1991 for City Slickers. There is an urban legend that Palance liked Marisa Tomei so much that in 1992 he announced her as an Oscar winner for her part in My Cousin Vinny while there actually was another name on his note. According to the legend, this mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct. He currently resides in Tehachapi, California in retirement. Posters Of Jack Palance

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Robert Aldrich was a United States film director, writer & producer notable for a number of films including What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte & The Dirty Dozen. Robert Burgess Aldrich was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, the son of Lora Lawson & newspaper publisher Edward B Aldrich & grandson of US Senator Nelson W Aldrich. Robert was educated at Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island & went to the University of Virginia to study economics. He dropped out in 1941 to begin his film industry career with a minor job at RKO. He quickly worked his way up the production ladder, as an assistant director he worked with men including Jean Renoir, Abraham Polonsky, Joseph Losey & Charlie Chaplin. He moved into television direction in the 1950s & directed his first feature film, The Big Leaguer, in 1954.. Posters Of The Dirty Dozen

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