You Can't Win 'Em All
You Can't Win 'Em All is a 1970 British-American war film, written by Leo Gordon (also an actor who appears in the film) and directed by Peter Collinson. It stars Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson and Michèle Mercier.
Plot
The setting is the time of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), and the end of the Ottoman Empire. Two American soldiers of fortune – Adam and Josh – team up in 1922 Turkey with separate missions. Josh is interested in profiting from the turmoil prevailing as the Ottoman Empire collapses. Adam, the surviving heir to a shipping company, hopes to reclaim a ship seized by the Germans during World War I and interned in a Turkish port. Before they can achieve their goals, they are captured by the forces of Osman Bey, an Ottoman governor. Osman Bey is impressed by the Americans' firepower – which includes Thompson submachine guns – and enlists them in a mission to escort his daughters, seemingly to Mecca, but really to Cairo. Because of the war, Turkish ports are blockaded by the British. Knowing that an American ship is not subject to the blockade, Adam suggests using the one held by the Turks, once they have returned it to him.
More details
author | Leo Gordon |
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contentLocation | Turkey |
director | Peter Collinson |
editor | G.B.F.E. Raymond Poulton |
events | aviation |
genre | action adventure comedy |
keywords | american soldiers cairo capture end force greco-turkish war mecca ottoman empire shipping company submachine gun survive thompson submachine gun world war i |
musicBy | Bert Kaempfert |
producer | Gene Corman |
productionCompany | S.R.O. Company Inc. |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
recordedAt | Istanbul Turkey |
theme | action comedy transport war |