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China Gate
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Samuel FulIer (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 travel through enemy territory to the Chinese border, to bIow up an arms depot. A Eurasian smuggler, 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 Ieader; CharIie (James Hong) is an Vietnamese-American private; and Private Andreades (Gerald Milton), is a hard-nosed Greek expatriate. BeautifuIIy shot in bIack-and-white by legendary cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc (lt's a WonderfuI Life). Original score by Victor Young (Johnny Guitar) and Max Steiner (CasabIanca) with a titIe song written by Victor Young and Harold Adamson and performed by Nat "King" CoIe. |
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