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The Liberator (miniseries)
''The Liberator'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated war drama television miniseries, mini-series created and written by Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart. It is based on the book ''The Liberator: One World War II Soldier’s 500-Day Odyssey'' by Alex Kershaw. Directed by Greg Jonkajtys, the miniseries was released on November 11, 2020, on Netflix. Synopsis ''The Liberator'' takes place during World War II where maverick United States, U.S. United States Army, Army officer Felix L. Sparks, Felix Sparks and the 157th Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Infantry Regiment fought for over five hundred days alongside the Allies of World War II, Allied forces during the Italian campaign (World War II), Italian campaign. ''The Liberator'' is a character-driven action miniseries based on the true story of World War II infantry commander Felix "Shotgun" Sparks, who led the members of the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division (United States), 45th Infantry Division, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United States Constitution (1789).See alsTitle 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001 It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Secretary of Defense, United States secretary of defense. It is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. The Army is the most senior branch in order of precedence amongst the armed services. It has its roots in the Continental Army, formed on 14 June 1775 to fight against the British for independence during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army.Library of CongressJournals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Shaeffer
Michael Shaeffer is an English television and stage actor. He is especially known for his role as "Longcross" in the BBC political-thriller television series ''Bodyguard'' (2018). He has also appeared in the television series ''Black Mirror'' (2013), '' The ABC Murders'' (2018) and '' The Salisbury Poisonings'' (2020), as well as the 2000 film adaptation of ''Jesus Christ Superstar.'' He has also played smaller roles in television shows, including ''Game of Thrones'' and ''Chernobyl'', and films such as '' Kingdom of Heaven'' and ''Rogue One.'' Early life and education Michael Shaeffer was born in Brockley, London, England. He trained at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. Career Shaeffer played Annas in the 2000 ''Great Performances'' film adaptation of ''Jesus Christ Superstar.'' In 2013, he appeared in the ''Black Mirror'' episode " The Waldo Moment" as the character Roy. Shaeffer portrayed General Corssin in the 2016 ''Star Wars'' film ''Rogue One.'' In 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiowa Gordon
Kiowa Joseph Gordon is a Native American actor of Hualapai heritage. He is best known for his role as shapeshifter Embry Call in ''The Twilight Saga (film series), The Twilight Saga,'' as well as Junior in the TV series ''The Red Road (TV series), The Red Road''. Since 2022, Gordon has played Jim Chee in the AMC series ''Dark Winds''. Early life Gordon was born in Berlin, Germany, where his father, Thomas Gordon, was working. He is the seventh of eight children (Mac, Sean, Aaron, Josh, Cheyenne, Sariah, Lakota). His mother, Camille Nighthorse Gordon, is also an actress. Gordon is a citizen of the Hualapai Tribe of Northern Arizona through his mother’s side as well as European Americans, European from his father. His family moved back to the U.S. when he was two years old, and he grew up in Arizona, where he attended Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona. He attended the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS church for a while in the same Ward (LDS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatanka Means
Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means (born February 19, 1985) is an American actor and comedian, of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, Yankton Dakota, and Diné descent. He is best known for his roles in '' Killers of the Flower Moon'' and'' The Son''. Acting career Means' first screen role was in 2004 playing lead stunt double in the film '' Black Cloud'', which was shot in the same gym where he had previously trained as a boxer. He has since had major roles in several films and TV series. In the miniseries '' Into the West'' (2005) he played Crazy Horse. In ''More Than Frybread'' (2012), he played Buddy Begay, a "hip-hop Navajo fry-bread rock star" who sells fry-bread from a truck on the reservation. A reviewer who described it as the "showiest part" in the film said, "Means .. overdoes it a little ... but that's part of Buddy's personality." In ''Tiger Eyes'' (2012), based on the novel by Judy Blume, he played Wolf Ortiz, a Native American boy who shows the main character his ancestral lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forrest Goodluck
Forrest Goodluck (born August 6, 1998) is a Native American actor. Since his debut as Hugh Glass's son Hawk in the 2015 film '' The Revenant'', his film roles have included Adam Red Eagle, a two-spirit teenager sent to a conversion therapy camp, in the 2018 British-American film '' The Miseducation of Cameron Post'', ecoterrorist Michael in the 2022 film '' How to Blow Up a Pipeline'', and Billy Crow in the Paramount+ western series '' Lawmen: Bass Reeves'' (2023). Early life A Native American, Goodluck was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, Kevin, is Navajo. His mother Laurie's ancestry includes Navajo, Hidatsa, Mandan, and Tsimshian from Alaska. His maternal grandmother was a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes from the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Goodluck is a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Career Goodluck's first acting experience was during a sixth-grade production of '' A Charlie Brown Christmas'' at his elementary school: later he performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Sparks
Felix Laurence Sparks (August 2, 1917 – September 25, 2007) was an American attorney, government official, and military officer from Colorado. A veteran of World War II, he attained the rank of brigadier general in the Colorado Army National Guard and received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. Sparks also served as District Attorney of Colorado's 7th Judicial District, an Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, and the longtime director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. A native of San Antonio, Sparks was raised and educated in Arizona and served as an enlisted soldier in the United States Army from 1936 to 1938. He then attended the University of Arizona, where he maintained his military interest by taking part in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and several Citizens' Military Training Camps while also serving in the Army Reserve. In 1939, he was called to active duty for World War II, and in 1940 he received his commission as a second lieutenant. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau (, ; , ; ) was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest-running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents. It is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory northeast of the medieval town of Dachau, about northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, in southern Germany. After its opening by Heinrich Himmler, its purpose was enlarged to include forced labor, and eventually, the imprisonment of Jews, Romani, Germans, and Austrians that the Nazi Party regarded as criminals, and, finally, foreign nationals from countries that Germany occupied or invaded. The Dachau camp system grew to include nearly 100 sub-camps, which were mostly work camps or , and were located throughout southern Germany and Austria. The main camp was liberated by U.S. forces on 29 April 1945. Prisoners lived in constant f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45th Infantry Division (United States)
The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. They took part in intense fighting during the Allied invasion of Sicily, invasion of Sicily and the Allied invasion of Italy#Salerno landings, attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign. Slowly advancing through Italy, they Battle of Anzio, fought at Anzio until the capture of Rome. After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 Western Allied invasion of Germany, drive into Germany that ended the European theatre of World War II, War in Europe. After a brief inactivation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation World Network
Animation World Network (often just "AWN") is an online publishing group that specializes in resources for animators, with an extensive website offering news, articles and links for professional animators and animation fans. Content Specifically, AWN covers animator profiles, independent film distribution, major animation studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies, as well as current events in all fields of animation. AWN also publishes print magazines. The magazines are ''Animation World'', dedicated to animation in general, and ''VFX World'', which focuses on special effects and computer-generated imagery. History In 1995, Ron Diamond partnered with Dan Sarto and founded the Animation World Network. A year after ''Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
