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Cannonball Run II | 1984 | Final | UK Quad
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Cannonball Run II | 1984 | Final | UK Quad

Cannonball Run II (also known as Cannonball Run 2) is a 1984 film directed by Hal Needham, produced by Albert S. Ruddy and written by Harvey Miller and Hal Needham. It stars Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast, released by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest. Like the original film Cannonball Run, Cannonball Run II is based around an illegal cross-country race. This was the last of the "formula" comedies for Reynolds. It is also marked the final feature film appearances of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. Their appearances, coupled with those of Sammy Davis, Jr. and Shirley MacLaine, marked the final on-screen appearance of the old Rat Pack team. The storyline follows The Sheik who competed at the last Cannonball Run, but is berated by his father for not winning it. So he tells him to go an...
The Dirty Dozen | 1967 | UK Lobby Card
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The Dirty Dozen | 1967 | UK Lobby Card

The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich, released by MGM, and starring Lee Marvin. The picture was filmed in the United Kingdom and features an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber, and Donald Sutherland. The film is based on E. M. Nathanson's novel of the same name that was inspired by a real-life group called the "Filthy Thirteen". In 2001, the American Film Institute placed the film at number 65 on their 100 Years... 100 Thrills list. The storyline is based in London around March 1944, and follows US Army Major John Reisman, who is assigned, or as his superiors put it volunteers for a near suicide mission. Prior to the Allied forces invading continental Europe, he and his team, ...