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TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA Tuesday, Rete-4, 4 p.m. Set in Mexico, a nun called Sara is rescued from three cowboys by Hogan, who is on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort. The French are chasing Sara, but not...
TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA
Tuesday, Rete-4, 4 p.m.
Set in Mexico, a nun called Sara is rescued from three cowboys by Hogan, who is on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort. The French are chasing Sara, but not for the reasons she tells Hogan, so he decides to help her in return for information about the fort defences. Inevitably the two become good friends but Sara has a secret.
SISTER ACT
Wednesday, RaiUno, 9.10 p.m.
A Vegas singer witnesses a mob murder and the police stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV. This alerts the mob to her whereabouts, and the chase is back on.
THE LAST CASTLE
ednesday, Rete4, 9.10 p.m.
Three-star General Irwin, a renowned military tactician, has been court-martialled and sentenced to a maximum security military prison run with an iron fist by its warden, Colonel Winter. Winter can't help but respect the once-legendary general, but that respect turns to hostility as Irwin defiantly confronts the warden on his methods. Their confrontation escalates into war when the general organises his fellow inmates into an army to take over the prison.
ON DEADY GROUND
Thursday, RaiTre, 9.05 p.m.
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt chief executive officer, Michael Jennings, is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land, just as long as it's making money for him. He even makes commercials that make him look like he cares about the environment. Jennings is almost finished with building his new state-of-the art oil rig: AEGIS-1. The problem is that if he doesn't finish building the rig in 13 days, the land rights will be returned to the Eskimos and the Alaskan government.
ISLAND IN THE SUN
Friday, Rete-4, 4 p.m.
Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, the film focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. He finds himself confused on returning home when his romantic liaison with a white female tends to conflict with his political views. As rumour has it an interracial screen kiss caused quite a commotion in the US when the film was released. The plot is further strengthened by a look at the lives of a white ex-pat family also living on the island. The family has to deal with problems of infidelity, racism and murder.
Tuesday, Rete-4, 4 p.m.Set in Mexico, a nun called Sara is rescued from three cowboys by Hogan, who is on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort. The French are chasing Sara, but not for the reasons she tells Hogan, so he decides to help her in return for information about the fort defences. Inevitably the two become good friends but Sara has a secret.
SISTER ACT
Wednesday, RaiUno, 9.10 p.m.
A Vegas singer witnesses a mob murder and the police stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV. This alerts the mob to her whereabouts, and the chase is back on.
THE LAST CASTLE
ednesday, Rete4, 9.10 p.m.Three-star General Irwin, a renowned military tactician, has been court-martialled and sentenced to a maximum security military prison run with an iron fist by its warden, Colonel Winter. Winter can't help but respect the once-legendary general, but that respect turns to hostility as Irwin defiantly confronts the warden on his methods. Their confrontation escalates into war when the general organises his fellow inmates into an army to take over the prison.
ON DEADY GROUND
Thursday, RaiTre, 9.05 p.m.
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt chief executive officer, Michael Jennings, is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land, just as long as it's making money for him. He even makes commercials that make him look like he cares about the environment. Jennings is almost finished with building his new state-of-the art oil rig: AEGIS-1. The problem is that if he doesn't finish building the rig in 13 days, the land rights will be returned to the Eskimos and the Alaskan government.
ISLAND IN THE SUN
Friday, Rete-4, 4 p.m.
Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, the film focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. He finds himself confused on returning home when his romantic liaison with a white female tends to conflict with his political views. As rumour has it an interracial screen kiss caused quite a commotion in the US when the film was released. The plot is further strengthened by a look at the lives of a white ex-pat family also living on the island. The family has to deal with problems of infidelity, racism and murder.