Trivia: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN & STALAG 17

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Trivia: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN & STALAG 17

by dragon53 » Mon May 18, 2026 1:15 pm

TRIVIA---Don Taylor was an actor and director. As an actor, he co-starred with William Holden as Lt. Dunbar in STALAG 17. To sci fi fans, Taylor is best known for directing two time travel movies.
Taylor directed the sequel ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES in which chimpanzee scientists Cornelius (Roddy McDowall), Zira (Kim Hunter) and Milo (Sal Mineo) use astronaut George Taylor's spaceship to travel back in time to 1973 Los Angeles.
In THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz enters a time warp and travels back in time to December 6, 1941 and the carrier's commander, Capt. Matt Yelland (Kirk Douglas), must decide whether to attack the Japanese fleet about to attack Pearl Harbor which would alter history with unknown results.

Don Taylor co-starred with William Holden as Lt. Dunbar in STALAG 17.

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Taylor directed the sequel ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES in which chimpanzee scientists Cornelius (Roddy McDowall), Zira (Kim Hunter) and Milo (Sal Mineo) use astronaut George Taylor's spaceship to travel back in time to 1973 Los Angeles.

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In THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz enters a time warp and travels back in time to December 6, 1941 and the carrier's commander, Capt. Matt Yelland (Kirk Douglas), must decide whether to attack the Japanese fleet about to attack Pearl Harbor which would alter history with unknown results.

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