Armenian-American Who Helped Stop French Train Attack Stars as Himself in New Clint Eastwood Film

According to sources, the film also stars Moogalianթ§Չ‚-Չ„§s wife, Isabelle Risacher Moogalian, who was also on board that day.

During the high-speed train ride on Aug. 21, 2015, Moogalian tackled gunman El-Khazzani, who was armed with an AK-47 assault rifle. It was reported that Moogalian instinctively acted to protect his wife Isabella and managed to take the assault rifle away from El-Khazzani. The assailant managed to then draw another gun and shoot Moogalian in the neck.

Moogalian, who is from Midlothian, Va. and teaches English at Paris-Sorbonne University, was quickly rushed to a hospital where he was rehabilitated and eventually made a full recovery from his injuries.

In Sept. 2015, less than a month after the incident, Moogalian was awarded the Legion dթ§Չ‚-Չ„§Honneur, Franceթ§Չ‚-Չ„§s highest honor for bravery, by then French President Francois Hollande at the թƒՉ€՛lysթƒԹ.e Palace.

Written by Dorothy Blyskal, թ§Չ‚-ժ“The 15:17 to Parisթ§Չ‚-Թ is based on the autobiography The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Soldiers by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and Alek Skarlatos. Stone, Sadler, and Skarlatosթ§Չ‚-Չ€the American passengers who helped stop the attack by tackling the attackerթ§Չ‚-Չ€also star in the film as themselves.

The film is scheduled to be released on Feb. 9 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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