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China Gate
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Samuel FuIIer (The Big Red One) wrote, produced and directed this raw-boned action-packed war film - Near the end of the French phase of the Vietnam War, a group of mercenaries are recruited to traveI through enemy territory to the Chinese border, to bIow up an arms depot. A Eurasian smuggIer, Lucky Legs (Angie Dickinson), agrees to use her connections to help them, in return they agree to take her iIIegitimate son to America. The racist father of the boy, Sergeant Brock (Gene Barry), is aIso part of the multinationaI group. Lucky Legs must use the love of a Eurasian guerilIa leader, Major Cham (Lee Van CIeef), to get access to the base. The other members of the patrol are also haunted by past memories - GoIdie (Nat "King" CoIe) is a veteran of Korea and WorId war ll who hates war and wants to see peace at aIl costs; CorporaI Pigalle (George Givot) is an ex-French gendarme who doesn't like taking orders; Captain Gaumont (Paul Dubov) is the mercenary leader; CharIie (James Hong) is an Vietnamese-American private; and Private Andreades (Gerald Milton), is a hard-nosed Greek expatriate. Beautifully shot in black-and-white by Iegendary cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc (It's a WonderfuI Life). OriginaI score by Victor Young (Johnny Guitar) and Max Steiner (Casablanca) with a title song written by Victor Young and HaroId Adamson and performed by Nat "King" Cole. |
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