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A last stand is a military situation in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming and virtually insurmountable odds. [1] Troops may make a last stand due to a sense of duty; because they are defending a tactically crucial point; to buy time to enable a trapped army, person, or group of people to escape; due ...
Last Stand at Saber River is a 1997 American Western television film directed by Dick Lowry and starring Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Haley Joel Osment, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, Tracey Needham, David Dukes and Harry Carey Jr. Based on the 1959 novel of the same title by Elmore Leonard, the film is about a Civil War Confederate veteran who tries to put the pieces of his life back together ...
This is a list of episodes for the 1979–1985 CBS action-adventure/comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard.The show ran for seven seasons and a total of 147 episodes. Many of the episodes followed a similar structure: "out-of-town crooks pull a robbery, Duke boys blamed, spend the rest of the hour clearing their names, the General Lee flies and the squad cars crash".
José Rizalino de León Torre (born June 19, 1961), professionally known as Joel Torre, is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film José Rizal (1998), crime thriller film On the Job (2013) and the historical drama Amigo (2010), with the latter winning him the Best Actor Award at the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Unbeknownst to others, Jim switches the winning bingo card and claims that he is the winner. Later, Jim goes to find Reverend Pierson (Chris Elliott) to redeem the prize, but Pierson shows Jim the tape that he secretly filmed during the bingo game, and tells Jim that he will be consumed by his conscience. Jim does not believe Pierson, but later ...
X-Men: The Last Stand [6] (also marketed as X3: The Last Stand, or X-Men 3) is a 2006 superhero film based on the X-Men comic books published by Marvel Entertainment Group. [7] It is the sequel to X2, as well as the third installment in the X-Men film series, and was directed by Brett Ratner. It features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman ...
The Last Stand is the eighth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren in the Abyss Studios in Sweden [2] and released on 19 August 2016. Like Sabaton's previous album Heroes , The Last Stand is a concept album and takes inspiration from " last stand " military battles.
Category:Last stands. Category. : Last stands. Articles relating to last stands, military situations in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming and virtually insurmountable odds. [1] Last stands loom large in history, as the heroism and sacrifice of the defenders exert a large pull on the public's imagination.