Kelly s Heroes (1970)
When Private Kelly (Clint Eastwood) discovers the existence of a cache of gold in a bank vault 30 miles behind enemy lines, he enlists a rag-tag bunch of outsiders and misfits to liberate it including a hippyish tank commander (Donald Sutherland), a motormouth sergeant (Don Rickles) and an unwilling master sergeant (Telly Savalas). It s a caper which turns into a bleak treatise on the horrors of war and back again, and also inspired a really, really good Black Grape song. Ran (1985)
King Lear, but make it feudal Japan. Akira Kurosawa s masterpiece (well, one of his masterpieces) was the most expensive Japanese film ever made when it was released in 1985, and it s still arguably the most ambitious. When an ageing lord decides to divide up his kingdom between his three sons, fraternal jealousy quickly pits brother against brother, and then, against father. Though
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Tomorrow is the anniversary of the murders of Army Private Patrick Kelly and trainee Garda Gary Sheehan.
They were killed by the Provisional IRA in Derrada Woods in Co Leitrim in 1983 while trying to rescue kidnapped businessman Don Tidey.
Private Kelly and Garda Sheehan were not members of the Black and Tans.
Private Kelly and Garda Sheehan were not members of the Parachute Regiment.
Private Kelly and Garda Sheehan were serving this State against a terrorist criminal threat.
Private Kelly and Garda Sheehan were murdered in the line of duty.
Their families have never received justice for the taking of the lives of these true patriots. Sinn Féin disrespects their memory by claiming the Provisional IRA s camp murders were justified. The Dáil can t desecrate their graves by allowing TDs Brian Stanley and Martin Browne, who now hold positions of power, to legitimise the Provos’ terror campaign.