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This left the field open for economical wildcat producers who knew how to put an international deal together. But now kip has changed sides and grigsby does not forgive him for what he regards as a betrayal, all the more as thompson now turns his guns against grigsbys troops and, accordingly, against his former friend. The last grenade 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A sort of jungle mercenary actioner mixed with a small romantic subplot, the last grenade is not terrible, but lacks a sort of progression in storytelling. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Starring stanley baker, alex cord, honor blackman, richard attenborough. Grenade kills nine at movie in vietnam the new york times. The last grenade 1970 letterboxd your life in film. Read the full synopsis of the last grenade, 1970, directed by gordon flemyng, with stanley baker, alex cord, honor blackman, at turner classic movies. A boy and his dog is a 1975 american black comedy science fiction film directed by actor l. The last grenade 1970 british mercenaries stanley baker, alex cord finish their congo feud in hong kong, with a woman honor blackman caught in the middle.
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The last grenade is a 1970 british war film directed by gordon flemyng and starring stanley baker and alex cord as two soldiers of fortune, formerly comrades, who now find themselves on opposite sides. August 7, 1970 friday in san rafael, california, harold haley, a superior court judge for marin county, was taken hostage during the criminal trial of a member of the black panthers, james d. The last grenade is a 1970 british war film directed by gordon flemyng and starring stanley. British mercenaries stanley baker, alex cord finish their congo feud in hong kong, with a woman honor blackman caught in the middle. The grenade s job is to cock block for her hot friends. Of course i bought a copy of the movie and it has been in my library for some time now.
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Jones, from a screenplay by jones based on the 1969 novella of the same title by fantasy author harlan ellison. Harry grigsby who is doublecrossed by his comrade kip thompson alex cord. Jun 11, 2010 extinguishing a cigarette with an ice cream cone and nauseatingly crazy zooms are the only reasons to watch this pretty standard trailer for a badlooking movie 1970 s the last grenade, about. Richard attenborough list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The last grenade 1970 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Honor blackman in the last grenade 1970 the last grenade 1970. Research from old microfilms of the houston post and the houston chronicle. The last grenade 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. The last grenade is not of the caliber of the wild geese, which still stands as the. Mk 2 hand grenade internet movie firearms database guns. Brewster mccloud 1970 movie clip did you see that grenade. Slipping into an awfully stilted love triangle absolutely kills this movies momentum, only marginally taking an upswing in its final moments. Buy the last grenade movie posters from movie poster shop.
Its pretty clear why these finished movies were never released. This example has a ww2era fuze design as can be seen from the front of the spoon curling over rather than under the hinge at the front. After playing banquo in macbeth bbc, 2091970, he made guest appearances in a. Two soldiers of fortune, harry grigsby and kip thompson, used to be the best of friends when they fought side by side in the congo. Generally, a grenade consists of an explosive charge, a detonating mechanism, and firing pin inside the grenade to trigger the detonating mechanism. All the rights belong to their respective owners and i am not profiting in any ways by publishing this clip. The last grenade movie posters from movie poster shop. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 14 december 2009. Released 1970, the last grenade stars stanleybaker, alexcord, honorblackman, richardattenborough the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. But now kip has changed sides and grigsby does not forgive him. The oncethriving uk film industry collapsed, fast and hard. In this grim wartime drama, two vengeful soldiers of fortune engage in a deadly competition to see who can kill the other first.
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The last grenade is one of those little warmercenary movies that for some reason, you just dont forget. The last grenade 1970 m 1h 34min drama, war march 1970 usa two soldiers of fortune, harry grigsby and kip thompson, used to be the best of friends when they fought side by side in the congo. Overview of the last grenade, 1970, directed by gordon flemyng, with stanley baker, alex cord, honor blackman, at turner classic movies. Falling on a grenade is the deliberate act of using ones body to cover a live timefused hand grenade, absorbing the explosion and fragmentation in an effort to save the lives of others nearby.
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