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Waiting for Dublin: Directed by Roger Tucker. With Des Braiden, Joe Cassidy, Guido De Craene, Jenne Decleir. On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft.
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- Roger Tucker
- 2009-03-13
Constable Thaddius is set to leave Dublin in a police-issued motor car to conduct his weekly country rounds. Dieter "Klugie" Kluge is a "visitor" to Ireland who bribes Thaddius with a bottle of whiskey so he can join him during his tour of the Ring of Kerry.
Jan 1, 2007 · Overview. On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his ...
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2007 Directed by Roger Tucker. On New Year’s Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone’s nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft.
- Roger Tucker
Mar 13, 2009 · Waiting For Dublin. Directed by Roger Tucker. Romance. 1h 23m. By Nathan Lee. March 12, 2009. “Waiting for Dublin” is great to look at, if not so much to listen to or think about. On a...
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Lt. Mike Clarke celebrates the night before shipping out to Europe as a fighter pilot. After too many drinks he meets a stranger, Vito Massucci, who suckers him into making a $1,000 bet. The terms dictate that Mike must become a "war ace" by shooting down at least five enemy aircraft.
