Word: duress
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Enclosed with the photo was a scathing, ten-point "interrogation" about his alleged wheeling and dealing, apparently handwritten by Sindona under duress. The questions demand detailed information from Guzzi about illegal deals that Sindona reportedly conducted through his banks on behalf of some of Italy's leading politicians and businessmen, and the Vatican to boot. Guzzi is instructed in the note to be ready-if he is telephoned by one of the captors-to reply to all of the questions within ten minutes...
Coffined under the white sheets of a hospital bed, Harrison is a lively tribute to the resilience of the human spirit under duress. A sculptor by craft, Harrison has a witty tongue, an agile intelligence and a wicked gift for logic and paradox; yet his plight makes his animated flow of mockingly funny words self-scalding. Conti makes the character an irresistible charmer whose naughty pillow talk seduces the nursing staff and even Dr. Scott (Jean Marsh of Upstairs, Downstairs renown), who loses her professional cool along with part of her heart...
...finally overcame all the obstacles placed in front of him. Midnight Express tells the story of this personal struggle in such compelling terms that we may forgive ourselves if we gloss over its rabble-rousing undercurrents. Few films have ever captured the essence of the human condition under extreme duress so vividly as Midnight Express has, warranting high praise for its philosophical ambition as well as its technical triumph...
...retaliation, Griffin began a campaign of harassment against Petrillo; according to the memo Petrillo was subjected to "duress and coercion wrought by GSA experts from whom the KGB could learn valuable techniques." Over several months, Petrillo was stripped of his authority and warned that "his situation would get worse." In December 1976 he resigned again and filed a grievance with the Civil Service Commission...