Once Before I Die
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Release date December 1966 (1966-12) Writer Anthony March (story), Vance Skarstedt (screenplay) Tagline When the heat of the jungle and the hell of war cross paths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Once Before I Die is a 1966 war drama starring Ursula Andress and directed by then-husband John Derek, from whom she was officially divorced before the film was released, and who also appeared in the film. It was based on a 1945 novel Quit for the Next by Lieutenant Anthony March.
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In this film, a band of American soldiers and one woman get trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In harrowing circumstances, they struggle for courage and fight to stay alive.
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Summary
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack the Philippine islands. A group of polo-playing soldiers of the 26th Cavalry Regiment (United States) and their families are surprised far off in the countryside. Major Bailey (John Derek) leads them back to Manila, but the roads are jammed with fugitives.
On the trip, Bailey's fiancée Alex (Ursula Andress) talks with a young shy soldier (Rod Lauren) who tells her of his fears to die and admits that he has never been with a woman. Only once before he dies, he would like to have sex.
Cast
Production
Once Before I Die was the second directorial effort from John Derek, a photographer and a former actor who finalized his divorce from the film's lead actress Ursula Andress eight months before the its release.
The film was titled The 26th Cavalry in the Philippines. Jock Mahoney makes an uncredited appearance in the film.
During the filming Rod Lauren met Filipino actress Nida Blanca, whom he later married.
References
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