The Last Samurai / Ο Τελευταίος Σαμουράι - (2003)

Ο Τομ Κρουζ είναι από τους πλέον αναγνωρίσιμους και εμπορικούς ηθοποιούς του Χόλιγουντ, με μια διαδρομή που ξεκινά από τις αρχές της δεκαετίας του ’80. Ο Τόμας Κρουζ Μαπόδερ ο 4ος, όπως είναι το πλήρες ονοματεπώνυμό του, γεννήθηκε στις 3 Ιουλίου 1962 στην πόλη Σίρακιουζ (Συρακούσες) της πολιτείας της Νέας Υόρκης. Ήταν ο μοναδικός γιος από τα τέσσερα παιδιά του ηλεκτρολόγου-μηχανολόγου Τόμας Κρουζ Μαπόδερ του 3ου και…

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