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"'''Palestine, October 1917'''" is the twenty-first ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''. Unaired in the [[United States of America|USA]], material for the episode was expanded upon to become the ''[[The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]]'' feature ''[[Daredevils of the Desert]]''.
  
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'''"Palestine, October 1917"''' is the twenty-seventh episode of ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' and the twenty-first episode in season two. Although it was produced for [[ABC]] and released in other territories, the episode went unaired in the [[United States of America|United States]]. For home video, it was extended with additional scenes shot at the time as well as footage from the feature film ''[[Wikipedia:The Lighthorsemen (film)|The Lighthorsemen]]'' (also directed by [[Simon Wincer]]) to become ''[[Daredevils of the Desert]]''.
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This is one of only four hour-long episodes of ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' (along with "[[Istanbul, September 1918]]," "[[Paris, May 1919]]," and "[[Prague, August 1917]]") to be made without [[bookend]] segments featuring [[George Hall]] as Old Indy.
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==Plot summary==
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Operating as [[List of aliases and nicknames of Indiana Jones|Henri Defense]] for French Intelligence, Indy is seconded to assist the British and Australian forces working to take Jerusalem via Beersheba. After reuniting with [[Thomas Edward Lawrence|T.E. Lawrence]] and inadvertently helping [[Richard Meinertzhagen]] pull off the [[Haversack Ruse]], he and [[Maya (spy)|another agent]] are sent to protect the wells of Beersheba from German attack and Turkish sabotage, lest those Allied forces be stranded in the desert without water.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
===Cast and characters===
  
===Cast and characters===
 
*[[Sean Patrick Flanery]] as [[Indiana Jones]]
  
*[[Sean Patrick Flanery]] as [[Indiana Jones]]
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*[[Catherine Zeta-Jones|Catherine Zeta Jones]] as [[Maya (spy)|Maya]]
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*[[Julian Firth]] as [[Richard Meinertzhagen]]
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*[[Cameron Daddo]] as [[Jack Anders]]
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*[[Douglas Henshall]] as [[Thomas Edward Lawrence|T.E. Lawrence]]
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*[[Haluk Bilginer]] as [[Colonel]] [[İsmet İnönü|Ismet Bey]]
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*[[Kerem Atabeyoglu]] as [[Rashid (Ottoman)|Rashid]]
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*[[Colin Baker]] as [[Harry George Chauvel]]
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*[[Tony Bonner]] as [[Murray William James Bourchier|M.W.J. Bourchier]]
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*[[Daniel Craig]] as [[Schiller]]
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*[[Terrence Hardiman]] as [[Percy Desmond Fitzgerald|Fitzgerald]]
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*[[Stuart Bennett]] as [[Kevin]]
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*[[Todd Boyce]] as [[Dex]]
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*[[Bernard Brown]] as [[General]] [[Henry West Hodgson|Hodgson]]
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*[[Vincenzo Nicoli]] as [[Kazim (spy)|Kazim]]
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*[[Robert Swann]] as [[William Grant|General William Grant]]
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*[[Alan Talbot]] as [[Sergeant]] [[Porter]]
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*[[John Vine]] as [[Edmund Allenby|Allenby]]
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*[[Ali Yalaz]] as [[Greasy Man]]
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*[[James Bowers]] as [[British Artillery Spotter]]
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*[[Halil Dogan]] as [[Turkish Sentry Captain]]
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*[[Okan Bayülgen]] as [[Turkish Spotterman]]
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*[[James McMartin]] as British Artilleryman
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*[[Özgür Erkekli|Ozgur Erkekli]] as Turkish Artilleryman
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*[[Kanat Tibet]] as Turkish Artilleryman #2
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*[[Ben Miller]] as [[French Officer]]
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*[[Tolga Yalcinkaya]] as [[Turkish Adjutant]]
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*[[Simon Murray]] as [[German Officer]]
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*[[Abraham]] {{mo}}
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*[[Henry Walton Jones, Senior]] {{mo}}
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*[[Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein]] {{mo}}
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*[[Helen Margaret Seymour]] {{mo}}
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===Locations===
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*[[Ottoman Empire]]
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**[[Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem]]
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***[[Beersheba]]
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***[[Gaza]]
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***[[Jerusalem]] {{mo}}
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***[[Rafa]]
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**[[Vilayet of Edirne]] {{C|Indirect mention}}
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***[[Gallipoli]] {{mo}}
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*[[Australia]] {{mo}}
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*[[Egypt]] {{mo}}
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**[[Cairo]] {{mo}}
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*[[United Kingdom]] {{C|Indirect mention}}
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==Behind the scenes==
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===Production===
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*Produced by: [[Rick McCallum]]
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*Created by: [[George Lucas]]
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*Music by: [[Laurence Rosenthal]]
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*Written by: [[Frank Darabont]]
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*Directed by: [[Simon Wincer]]
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Director Simon Wincer first suggested the premise for "Palestine, October 1917" when he met George Lucas while on location for "[[German East Africa, December 1916]]," seeing a list of dates and corresponding episodes on a piece of paper belonging to Lucas and noticing that there was no planned story for the month in which it takes place. Wincer then began developing the episode with writer Frank Darabont immediately after completing work on "[[Petrograd, July 1917]]."<ref name="TheRaider">Jared, Stephen. [http://www.theraider.net/features/interviews/simon_wincer.php "Simon Wincer Interview."] [[TheRaider.net]] (May 13, 2008).</ref>
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Actress [[Wikipedia:Minnie Driver|Minnie Driver]] was originally cast as Maya, only to be replaced by [[Catherine Zeta-Jones|Catherine Zeta Jones]] after Driver pulled out to accept a longer role in a different production.<ref name="TheRaider" />
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Principal photography for this episode took place from February 4 to February 21, 1993,<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/youngindyfilmlocations/filming-timeline Young Indy Filming Timeline]</ref> with location filming in [[Çeşme]] and [[Manisa]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/youngindyfilmlocations/locations/palestine-1917-daredevils-of-the-desert Palestine 1917 (Daredevils of the Desert) - Young Indy Film Locations]</ref> The production "was at times a dangerous experience, with death threats from the [[Wikipedia:Turkish Islamic Jihad|Islamic Jihad in Turkey]] and war tensions on the Iraqi border."<ref>''[[George Lucas: The Creative Impulse — Revised and Updated Edition]]''</ref> The fight scene between [[Daniel Craig]] and [[Sean Patrick Flanery]] was not written in the original script, but conceived by Lucas during production because he felt the episode's climax "lack[ed] a little something."<ref name="TheRaider" />
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In addition to ''The Lighthorsemen'', some brief footage from the feature film ''[[Wikipedia:Lion of the Desert|Lion of the Desert]]'' was also used.<ref>[http://imcdb.org/vehicle_187215-Lancia-Ansaldo-1Z-Replica.html Lancia-Ansaldo 1Z Replica in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Internet Movie Cars Database]</ref>
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===Continuity===
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*The historical [[Battle of Beersheba]] occurred on October 31, 1917, as accurately indicated by the day calendar on Ismet's desk.
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*Despite the episode's title, however, the [[Second Battle of Gaza]] depicted at the beginning took place in April 1917.
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*Haluk Bilginer is mistakenly credited as "Colonel Ismet Bey," since "Bey" was not a name but a title attached to officers of that rank in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. This is the equivalent of referring to İsmet İnönü as "Colonel Ismet Colonel" or "Colonel Ismet Sir."
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*Ned Lawrence was referenced in several other episodes which occur earlier, but this is his first chronological appearance since ''[[Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal]]''.
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*Indy tells Ned that he is still scared of mummies thanks to the stories Lawrence told him in Egypt.
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*Indy is armed primarily with a Star Ruby Pistol, while Maya is armed with a Model 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol and Schiller is armed with a Mauser C96 semiautomatic.<ref>[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/The_Young_Indiana_Jones_Chronicles:_Volume_2 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Volume 2 - Internet Movie Firearms Database]</ref>
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*The [[Wilhelm scream]] can be heard during both the opening and the final battle.
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==Release==
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===Television===
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"Palestine, October 1917" never aired in its original form in the United States. The episode's first known airing was in [[Sweden]] on November 21, 1993, and it is also known to have aired in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[Italy]] between 1994 and 1997.<ref>[http://www.innermind.com/youngindy/info/airdates.htm Young Indiana Jones Air Dates]</ref>
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===Home video===
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This episode was expanded upon to become ''[[Daredevils of the Desert]]'' in 1996, which was released on VHS in 1999 and on DVD in 2007 (as part of ''[[The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Two, The War Years]]'').
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===Soundtrack===
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Although none of the episode's score by composer [[Laurence Rosenthal]] was released on any official soundtrack,<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/youngindianajonesmusic/cue-lists/15-daredevils-of-the-desert Chapter 15: Daredevils of the Desert - Young Indiana Jones Music]</ref> numerous tracks were used in the games ''[[LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]'', ''[[LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues]]'', and ''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]''.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/youngindianajonesmusic/game-music Reuse of the Music - Young Indiana Jones Music]</ref>
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==Notes and references==
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==See also==
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*''[[Colonel Lawrence's War - T.E. Lawrence and Arabia]]''
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*''[[Lines in the Sand - The Middle East and the Great War]]''
   
 
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"In all things, water is the difference between life and death, and there's not a drop between here and Beersheba."
―T.E. Lawrence[src]

"Palestine, October 1917" is the twenty-seventh episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and the twenty-first episode in season two. Although it was produced for ABC and released in other territories, the episode went unaired in the United States. For home video, it was extended with additional scenes shot at the time as well as footage from the feature film The Lighthorsemen (also directed by Simon Wincer) to become Daredevils of the Desert.

This is one of only four hour-long episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (along with "Istanbul, September 1918," "Paris, May 1919," and "Prague, August 1917") to be made without bookend segments featuring George Hall as Old Indy.

Plot summary

Operating as Henri Defense for French Intelligence, Indy is seconded to assist the British and Australian forces working to take Jerusalem via Beersheba. After reuniting with T.E. Lawrence and inadvertently helping Richard Meinertzhagen pull off the Haversack Ruse, he and another agent are sent to protect the wells of Beersheba from German attack and Turkish sabotage, lest those Allied forces be stranded in the desert without water.

Appearances

Cast and characters

Locations

Behind the scenes

Production

Director Simon Wincer first suggested the premise for "Palestine, October 1917" when he met George Lucas while on location for "German East Africa, December 1916," seeing a list of dates and corresponding episodes on a piece of paper belonging to Lucas and noticing that there was no planned story for the month in which it takes place. Wincer then began developing the episode with writer Frank Darabont immediately after completing work on "Petrograd, July 1917."[1]

Actress Minnie Driver was originally cast as Maya, only to be replaced by Catherine Zeta Jones after Driver pulled out to accept a longer role in a different production.[1]

Principal photography for this episode took place from February 4 to February 21, 1993,[2] with location filming in Çeşme and Manisa, Turkey.[3] The production "was at times a dangerous experience, with death threats from the Islamic Jihad in Turkey and war tensions on the Iraqi border."[4] The fight scene between Daniel Craig and Sean Patrick Flanery was not written in the original script, but conceived by Lucas during production because he felt the episode's climax "lack[ed] a little something."[1]

In addition to The Lighthorsemen, some brief footage from the feature film Lion of the Desert was also used.[5]

Continuity

  • The historical Battle of Beersheba occurred on October 31, 1917, as accurately indicated by the day calendar on Ismet's desk.
  • Despite the episode's title, however, the Second Battle of Gaza depicted at the beginning took place in April 1917.
  • Haluk Bilginer is mistakenly credited as "Colonel Ismet Bey," since "Bey" was not a name but a title attached to officers of that rank in the Ottoman Empire. This is the equivalent of referring to İsmet İnönü as "Colonel Ismet Colonel" or "Colonel Ismet Sir."
  • Ned Lawrence was referenced in several other episodes which occur earlier, but this is his first chronological appearance since Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal.
  • Indy tells Ned that he is still scared of mummies thanks to the stories Lawrence told him in Egypt.
  • Indy is armed primarily with a Star Ruby Pistol, while Maya is armed with a Model 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol and Schiller is armed with a Mauser C96 semiautomatic.[6]
  • The Wilhelm scream can be heard during both the opening and the final battle.

Release

Television

"Palestine, October 1917" never aired in its original form in the United States. The episode's first known airing was in Sweden on November 21, 1993, and it is also known to have aired in the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy between 1994 and 1997.[7]

Home video

This episode was expanded upon to become Daredevils of the Desert in 1996, which was released on VHS in 1999 and on DVD in 2007 (as part of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Two, The War Years).

Soundtrack

Although none of the episode's score by composer Laurence Rosenthal was released on any official soundtrack,[8] numerous tracks were used in the games LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, and Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings.[9]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jared, Stephen. "Simon Wincer Interview." TheRaider.net (May 13, 2008).
  2. ↑ Young Indy Filming Timeline
  3. ↑ Palestine 1917 (Daredevils of the Desert) - Young Indy Film Locations
  4. ↑ George Lucas: The Creative Impulse — Revised and Updated Edition
  5. ↑ Lancia-Ansaldo 1Z Replica in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Internet Movie Cars Database
  6. ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Volume 2 - Internet Movie Firearms Database
  7. ↑ Young Indiana Jones Air Dates
  8. ↑ Chapter 15: Daredevils of the Desert - Young Indiana Jones Music
  9. ↑ Reuse of the Music - Young Indiana Jones Music

See also

External links

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