Bravo Two Zero (South Africa: 1999)

Director

Tom Clegg

Cast list

Sean Bean... Andy McNab
Steve Nicolson... Dinger
Rick Warden... Tony
Richard Graham... Mark
Ian Curtis... Baz
Jamie Bartlett... Ray
Robert Hobbs... Stan
Ron Senior Jr.... Pete
Robert Whitehead... Iraqi Colonel

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Credits

Writing Credits: Troy Kennedy-Martin (adaptation), Andy McNab (book)

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Synopsis

Based on the real life of Sergeant Andy McNab, this film is set during the Persian Gulf War. It follows an SAS Patrol’s journey deep through Iraqi territory; their mission, “Bravo Two Zero”, is to sever strategic communication lines and dispose the scud missile launchers residing in Saddam Hussein’s arsenal. However, when communications are cut, the team finds that they are surrounded by Saddam’s forces after being discovered by a shepherd. Their sole hope is to risk capture and torture as they set on their desperate 185-kilometer run to the Syrian border. Concerning the SAS team the film is based on, out of the eight operatives sent, only five lived to receive their decorations.

Reviews

Christopher Null, Bravo Two Zero Movie Review. Contactmusic.com (online magazine)

Currentfilm, Bravo Two Zero. Currentfilm.com (reviews website)

Dragan Antulov, Bravo Two Zero (1999) (TV). IMDB Reviews (user review)

Nix, Bravo Two Zero (1999) Movie Review. Beyond Hollywood (website)

Robert Pardi, Bravo Two Zero: REVIEW. TV Guide (online magazine)

Steve Rhodes, Bravo Two Zero (1999) (TV). IMDB Reviews (user review)

Academic Articles:
“Bravo Two Zero Survivor Launches a New Thriller.” Bath Chronicle: 65. November 8 2007.

Coleman, Andrew. “Military Matters.” Australia & World Affairs.29 (1996): 63.

Crampton, Robert. “Gulf War Expose.” World Press Review 41.12 (1994): 50.

Needham, Jenny. “Last Night’s TV – Discovering the Truth Behind Bravo Two Zero.” Northern Echo: 09. May 21, 2002 2002. ABI/INFORM Complete <http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/docview/329048225?accountid=14518>.

O’Sullivan, Janet. “Who Dares Whinges: Duress, Undue Influence and the SAS.” The Cambridge Law Journal 62.3 (2003): 554-6.

Vyvyan, Charles. “THE REAL BRAVO TWO ZERO (Book).” TLS.5182 (2002): 32.