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Death Race (1973 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Death Race' is a 1973 American TV movie.McCLURE, THINNES IN 'RACE'
Los Angeles Times 4 Nov 1973: l3.
Plot
In November 1942 in the Africa desert two Allied pilots in separate planes are sent to blow up a minefield. They come across a German tank captained by an officer. The tank shoots down one of the Allied planes forcing the pilot, McMillan, to bail out. The other pilot, Culpepper, lands to rescue him just in time. Culpepper's plane is damaged. The tank continues in pursuit.
Cast
* Lloyd Bridges as General Ernst Beimler
* Roy Thinnes as Arnold McMillan
* Eric Braeden as Stoeffer
* Doug McClure as Lieutenant Del Culpepper
* Brendon Boone as Private Huffman
* Christopher Cary as British Radioman
* Dennis Rucker as Lieutenant Voelke
* Dennis Dugan as Private Becker
* Ivor Barry as Major Waverly
* William Beckley as British Airman
* Eric Micklewood as British Officer
Reception
The 'Los Angeles Times' called it "a good suspense drama" which "is scarcely original enough to be anywhere near profound, but it does make its point emphatically in a way that's entertaining, especially for action fans."TV MOVIE REVIEW: German Tank, P-40 Duel in 'Death Race'
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 10 Nov 1973: b3.
References
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