{"product_id":"raid-on-rommel-dvd-1969-richard-burton-new-sealed","title":"Raid on Rommel DVD 1969 | Richard Burton Where Eagles Dare Broadsword Clint Eastwood | Elizabeth Taylor Married Twice | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Seven Oscar Nominations | North Africa WWII | Henry Hathaway True Grit | PG | New \u0026 Sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroadsword calling Danny Boy. \u003cstrong\u003eRaid on Rommel\u003c\/strong\u003e (1969) on \u003cstrong\u003eDVD\u003c\/strong\u003e. Directed by \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Hathaway\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/em\u003e 1969; \u003cem\u003eHow the West Was Won\u003c\/em\u003e 1962). \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Alex Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e — a British officer leading a daring mission behind enemy lines against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during the North African campaign. PG cert. 99 minutes. New \u0026amp; sealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/strong\u003e — Welsh actor from Pontrhydyfen — \u003cstrong\u003eseven Oscar nominations, zero wins\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched Burton career fact. Most searched roles: \u003cem\u003eWhere Eagles Dare\u003c\/em\u003e (1968 — \u003cstrong\u003eMajor John Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e — with \u003cstrong\u003eClint Eastwood\u003c\/strong\u003e as Lt. Schaffer — “Broadsword calling Danny Boy” — Universal — the most searched Burton WWII film); \u003cem\u003eWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/em\u003e (1966 — George — with \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e — Mike Nichols — Taylor won Best Actress Oscar; Burton Oscar-nominated); \u003cem\u003eBecket\u003c\/em\u003e (1964 — with \u003cstrong\u003ePeter O’Toole\u003c\/strong\u003e — Oscar nomination); \u003cem\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold\u003c\/em\u003e (1965 — Oscar nomination); \u003cem\u003eCamelot\u003c\/em\u003e (1967 — King Arthur); \u003cem\u003eEquus\u003c\/em\u003e (1977 — Oscar nomination); \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e (1984 — O’Brien — his final film). \u003cstrong\u003eMarried Elizabeth Taylor twice\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1964 and 1975 — their affair began on \u003cem\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/em\u003e (1963) — the most searched Burton biographical fact; died 5 August 1984, aged 58. 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