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3 unusual facts about Randall Wallace


3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

In 2002, screenwriter Randall Wallace depicted the first part of the battle in the film We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson.

Anne Meson

Meanwhile, she also recorded a demo for Randall Wallace's film The Man in the Iron Mask and a chorus part on a track in Garou's solo debut album Seul.

William Wallace

A well-known account of Wallace's life is presented in the 1995 film Braveheart, directed by and starring Mel Gibson as Wallace, written by Randall Wallace, and filmed in both Scotland and Ireland.


Duke Divinity School

Randall Wallace (Did not graduate, but did attend) - Hollywood Screenwriter, producer and director, involved with Braveheart, The Man in the Iron Mask, Pearl Harbor, and We Were Soldiers

Isoroku Yamamoto's sleeping giant quote

Randall Wallace, the screenwriter of the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, readily admitted that he copied the line from Tora! Tora! Tora! The director of Tora! Tora! Tora!, Richard Fleischer, stated that while Yamamoto may never have said those words, the film's producer, Elmo Williams, had found the line written in Yamamoto's diary.

Mansions of the Lord

"Mansions of the Lord" is a hymn written by Randall Wallace and set to the music of Nick Glennie-Smith.

Sgt. MacKenzie

The original recording is on the ClanWallace live album and it was this recording that inspired Randall Wallace and Mel Gibson to contact Seoras about using the track on the film "Once we were Soldiers" Seoras waved his rights but remains the holder of the production rights returned to him three years after the films release.


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Sgt. MacKenzie

After "Sgt. MacKenzie" was first released on our Tried and True CD album in 2000, a copy of the song made its way to the hands of Hollywood director, Randall Wallace and actor Mel Gibson.