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Once Before I Die (1965)

Ursula Andress , John Derek , John Derek  |  DVD
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  • Actors: Ursula Andress, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, Ron Ely, Rod Lauren
  • Directors: John Derek
  • Format: Import, NTSC, Color, Full Screen
  • Subtitles: Portuguese
  • Region: All Regions
  • Studio: Ocean
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001DIN8B6

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WW-II 1941: Shortly after Pearl Harbor the Japanese attack the Philippine islands. A group of Polo playing soldiers and their families are surprised far off in the countryside. Lt. Bailey leads them back to Manila, but the streets are jammed with fugitives. On the trip Bailey's fiancée Alex talks with a 19 years old shy soldier. He tells her of his fears to die and admits that he's never been with a woman. Only once before he dies, he'd like to have sex.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ursula Andress: Need I say More?, January 24, 2002
This review is from: Once Before I Die [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Once Before I Die is a film I saw on TV around 1980. The 1965 film directed by and co-starring John Derek is a great vehicle for Ursula Andress who portrays a beautiful sweet naive
Swiss woman stuck in the Philipines during the Japanese attack.
Her character is very meditative about the prospect of everyone around her dying, and she contemplates the request by a 22-year-old soldier to be with a woman "once before I die".
Custer (Ricard Jaeckel) plays the bald gung-ho warrior who provokes the final assault.
The cinematography uses many stills of Ursula superimposed on all the killing. Well done original '60s war film and a covert antiwar message during the escalation of Vietnam.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars You could spend a lot more money and do worse!, June 8, 2004
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Matthew J. Dencoff (Silverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Once Before I Die [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Although I'm sure he'll claim he's never seen it, this was actually Francis Ford Coppola's inspiration for Apocalypse Now. To John Derek's credit this was a story about the P.I filmed in P.I. Having seen Apocalypse Now first even though Once Before I Die preceeds by decades chronologically puts movie viewers at a distinct disadvantage in being able to identify this as an "homage". When you watch both consecutively you'll see incredible similarities. The panoramic views and camera angles could have been shot on the same island, right down to the psychedelic ending in Once before I Die's rogue G.I looking very reminiscent of Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now. Up until now Coppala has been able to fool some of the people, however I feel time will bring out that Apocalypse Now owes infinitely more to Once Before I Die than to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness if it owes anything to the former at all. Yes Francis, a few of us have read it. You don't have to be a huge fan of Naval history to see what a disservice Coppola has done for the portrayal of Nam Vets. John Derek flirts with the boundaries as well but manages to keep well within bounds. In time film critics will make this connection as well and ultimately agree that given it's budget and chronology Once Before I Die is the better film. By the way when you're at the video store make sure you get the copy of Apocalypse Now (Redux) it even has the awkward love scene just like Once Before I Die complete with corny retro romance sound track that was cut from the original release. I guess Francis thought, "After all these years, who would remember"?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good John Derek Film, September 9, 2011
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This review is from: Once Before I Die [VHS] (VHS Tape)
When John Derek was popular in films, I enjoyed them very much. Then, he stopped making films. Was very happy to find this film on dvd. Recommend it to others.
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