To his many fans Dean Martin’s voice and style is instantly recognizable. Although his stage persona was one of a cool and consummate artiste, in truth he regarded his celebrity status with complete indifference; Dino didn’t seek fame, fame sought him.
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces…
It is a story of a brilliant deception, of physical bravery and endurance, of sexual intrigue at court, of risk taking and of a man who dared – and won. For his services to Queen and Country the Duke of Marlborough was presented with Blenheim Palace, but for the hundreds of his countrymen who still lie buried beneath the wheat planted fields of Bavaria this programme, which chronicles their extra-ordinary story, must stand as a memorial to their valour and sacrifice.