Find movie and film cast and crew information for a man called intrepid 1979 peter carter on allmovie. The remarkable and gifted work of sir william stephenson as head of british security coordination in america during world war ii has already been the subject of a classic of intelligence history, h. Leslie howard steiner 3 april 1893 1 june 1943 was an english stage and film actor, director, and producer. Filmographies, interactive menu, scene access, synopsis. In 1976 stevenson released the book, 90 minutes at entebbe. Sir william samuel stephenson cc mc dfc, 23 january 1897 31 january 1989 was a. A man called intrepid, which could have been more accurately entitled a fourflusher who calls himself intrepid, was the payoff. A man called intrepid by william stevenson overdrive. The 2006 sundance film festival starts in park city, utah. A man called intrepid 1979 peter carter cast and crew. In memory of sir william stephenson the man called intrepid. Codenamed intrepid by winston churchill, stephenson was charged with establishing and running a vast, worldwide intelligence network. It was made into a 1979 miniseries starring david niven. English dolby digital stereo, spanish dolby digital stereo, spanish subtitles, widescreen 1.
A man called intrepid, by william stevenson, is the fascinating story of william stephenson and his british intelligence that functioned out of new york during world war ii. William henry stevenson 1 june 1924 26 november 20 was a britishborn canadian author and journalist his 1976 book a man called intrepid was about william stephenson no relation and was a bestseller. Codenamed intrepid by winston churchill, stephenson was charged with establishingand runninga vast, worldwide intelligence network. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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