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The remnants of an American infantry platoon (led by Robert Ryan), cut off and behind enemy lines, must somehow make it past North Korean snipers, artillery barrages and infiltrators to complete a long march to the last known location of their division's HQ. En route, they encounter a firebrand sergeant (Aldo Ray) and his shell-shocked commanding officer (Robert Keith). Will the chance encounter help,or hinder the platoon's desperate march to safety? Co-starring Vic Morrow, L.Q. Jones, and Nehemiah Persoff.

The Aviator on National Review Online E-mail Author Send to a Friend <% printurl = Request.ServerVariables("URL")%> Print Version February 25, 2005, 3:14 p.m. Howard Hughes's Last HurrahWhat The Aviator misses. by John Meroney Fifty-three years ago this week, Howard Hughes found himself locked in a battle against powerful political forces he believed were bent on undermining the free-market system. The billionaire industrialist, airplane manufacturer, and filmmaker became so passionate about the fight that he summoned all his emotional and physical strength to overcome a crippling fear of the public so he could make his case for what he saw as...