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unusual facts about Flight of the Phoenix



Anthony Brandon Wong

Wong's other roles include Jumping Ship as the leader of modern-day pirates, Little Fish, two stints on Home and Away, Mek – a scientist in Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, the 2004 film Flight of the Phoenix, and as Tasuke Kogo in the 2008 six-part miniseries, Samurai Girl.

Christian Marquand

He appeared as the French Naval Commando leader Philippe Kieffer in The Longest Day that led to later roles in American produced films such as Lord Jim and Flight of the Phoenix.

Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary

Films featuring the animals at Naankuse: • Beyond Borders - Angelina Jolie (vultures) • Flight of the Phoenix - Dennis Quaid and Giovanni Ribisi • Mr Bones - Leon Shoester • Saltering Desert (Bushman translating) • Hoofbeats (baboons, a cheetah and Bushman translating) • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (baboons in Botswana) • The Magic Journey to Africa 3D (lion, cheetahs, caracals and baboons) • Bonny and Clyde (cheetah) • Black stallion (cheetah)


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