Bravo Two Zero is a 1999 film based on the British SAS patrol of the same name charged with finding Iraqi Scud missile launchers during the Gulf War. Based on the book by Andy McNab, it was directed by Tom Clegg. Sean Bean portrayed McNab in the film. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other Special Air Services, see Australian Special Air Service Regiment and Special Air Service of New Zealand. ... Bravo Two Zero (B20) was the name popularly given to an eight-man British Special Air Service patrol that was tasked with finding Iraqi Scud missile launchers during the Gulf War. ... Polish missile wz. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... Andy McNab (born December, 1959) is a British former soldier turned novelist. ... Shaun Mark Bean (born April 17, 1959) is a British actor from Sheffield, Yorkshire. ...

A previous film about the patrol, The One That Got Away, based on Chris Ryan's book of the same name, was released in 1996. Chris Ryan was one of the original members of the disastrous Bravo Two Zero mission, during which a patrol from the Special Air Service (SAS) were sent behind enemy lines in the first Gulf War. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

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