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The Last Grenade (1970)

The Last Grenade poster
Directed by
Gordon Flemyng
Genre
war film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
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How it feels

Two former comrades in arms end up on opposite sides of a conflict. They must face each other in a final showdown.

tensebroodinggrittysuspensefulbleakmelancholicconfrontational

What happens

The Last Grenade is a 1970 British war film directed by Gordon Flemyng and starring Stanley Baker and Alex Cord as two soldiers of fortune, formerly comrades, who now find themselves on opposite sides. The cast also includes Richard Attenborough, Honor Blackman, Rafer Johnson, John Thaw, Andrew Keir, and Julian Glover. It was written by James Mitchell and Kenneth Ware based on John Sherlock's 1964 novel The Ordeal of Major Grigsby, and was the final feature film directed by Flemyng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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