Spain 7 - The Pride and the Passion, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, a big gun and Sophia Loren
September 11th 2013 zz
Segovia to Avila For those in the know Avila is famous for many things but one in particular the 1957 film The Pride and the Passion which starred a young Frank Sinatra, a pouting Sophia Loren, Cary Grant and a bloody big gun. The film was set at the time of the Napoleonic Era and the story centred around taking the cannon to the British forces in Avila . Having seen the film many time
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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more 
