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Death Race( 1973)

TV-MAWarTV Movie
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Overview

In the North African desert in World War II, a crippled American fighter plane that is unable to take off tries to evade and destroy a pursuing Nazi tank.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Gen. Ernst Beimler

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      Roy Thinnes

      Arnold McMillan

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      Eric Braeden

      Stoeffer

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      Doug McClure

      Lt. Del Culpepper

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      Brendon Boone

      Pvt. Huffman

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      Christopher Cary

      British Radioman

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      Dennis Rucker

      Lt. Voelke

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      Dennis Dugan

      Pvt. Becker

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      Ivor Barry

      Maj. Waverly

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      William Beckley

      British Airman

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      Eric Micklewood

      British Officer

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    A review by Col_Hessler

    7
    Written by Col_Hessler on Sat Oct 05 2019
    This is a terrific variation on Moby Dick, and is one of those stories from the 70s made-for-TV movie heyday. Doug McClure's character is an easy going guy who just wants to do enough to get by. He sets down at a British base expecting to gas up and go. The British draft him into a mission and give him Roy Thinnes as a wingman. Meanwhile, Lloyd Bridges is a German general who, lost on his own, finds a German tank, also lost, and takes charge. There is a clash which results in Thinnes shot down, and McClure picking him up, with Bridges' tank crippling McClure's plane so it can only fly in ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • general
    • africa
    • world war ii
    • pursuit
    • desert
    • airmen
    • plane crash
    • panzer