The Departed

A Soldier's Journey Through Violence Michael Asher's investigation into the famous SAS operation, The Real Bravo Two Zero, became a bestseller, and his biography of Lawrence of Arabia was deemed "brilliant" by reviewers. Here, in a unique military memoir, he reveals his own background: how he joined the elite 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, and finally the SAS. Told he would fail the arduous training, he proved them all wrong. But after years of working with various branches of the military, and being stationed in Northern Ireland, Asher abandoned it all and departed for a new life in the Sudanese desert, where he has lived for years among the Bedouins. Forlag: Cassell Udgivelsesår: 2003 Sider: 276 Sprog: Engelsk

Skuespillere: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg Instruktør: Martin Scorsese En thriller af Martin Scorsese med Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson og Mark Wahlberg. Studie: Warner Bros. Resumé: Den unge betjent Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) vækkes op med animation, og filmen viser hans opgave som dobbelt agent, hvor han skal infiltrere Kevin Costello's (Nicholson) farside organisation. Samtidig arbejder en anden dobbelt agent Colin Sullivan (Damon) med politiet. Konflikten eskalerer med høj spænding, og kun én overlever.

DVD af filmen 'The Departed', instrueret af Martin Scorsese og medvirkende Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson og Mark Wahlberg. DVD'en indeholder ekstra materiale med bl.a. en trailer og dokumentar, og der er forskellige sprogindstillinger og undertekster.

On 14 May 1858, an expedition of discovery led by John McDouall Stuart departed from a copper mine located on the very edge of the known world in the North Flinders Ranges. The Australian continent stretched for another 2,000 kilometres to the north and 2,500 to the west and no white man had the slightest idea of what was there. It was to be the first of six expeditions mounted by Stuart, then aged 42, as he sought to uncover the mysteries of the interior and forge a path to the north. Ultimately he was to become part of a race across the continent, his rivals being the Burke and Wills expedition. In the end Stuart was to be the first European to cross Australia from south to north and return again, as the cumbersome expedition of Burke and Wills turned from farce to tragedy. Yet his hero's homecoming was to be shortlived.Mr Stuart's Track is a fascinating study of a loner, an explorer o

Painting and Storytelling in Mughal India A fantastic adventure story, based loosely on the exploits of Hamza, an uncle of the prophet Muhammad, who travelled throughout the world spreading the doctrines of Islam, "The Adventure of Hamza"--also known as "Hamzanama"--tells of encounters with giants, demons and dragons; of abductions and hair-raising chases; and of believers, as well as those who resisted the truth. The excitement of these ancient tales was best captured in public recitations at coffeehouses from Iran to northern India. Each oration was given a particular flavor by the storyteller, who departed freely from the written text, which itself varies in composition and structure from manuscript to manuscript.

"The Departed" er en kriminalthriller fra 2006, instrueret af Martin Scorsese. Filmen skildrer den brutale og blodige krig mellem den irske mafia i Boston og det lokale politi. I centrum står to mænd: den unge politibetjent Billy Costigan, der arbejder undercover i mafiaen, og mafiamedlemmet Colin Sullivan, der er infiltreret i politiet. Begge forsøger at afsløre hinandens identitet, hvilket fører til en intens og dødelig kattens leg med musen. "The Departed" er kendt for sin grusomme realisme, skarpe dialog og stærke præstationer fra en stjernebesætning. Medvirkende: Leonardo DiCaprio som Billy Costigan Matt Damon som Colin Sullivan Jack Nicholson som Frank Costello Mark Wahlberg som Staff Sgt. Dignam Vera Farmiga som Madolyn Martin Sheen som Cpt. Queenan