The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his next mission, he takes along a platoon a convicted criminals - to prepare the Normandy beaches for the D-Day landings.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Dario ArgentoScreenplay
- Rolf GriemingerScreenplay
- Eduardo ManzanosScreenplay
- Umberto LenziDirector
- Marcello GiombiniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack PalanceCharley MacPherson
- Wolfgang PreissColonel Ackerman
- Curd JürgensGeneral Von Reilow
- Thomas HunterKevin Burke
- Claudio UndariRaymond Stone
- Helmuth SchneiderSam Schrier
- Guido LollobrigidaTom Carlyle
- Aldo SambrellKarim Habinda
- Lorenzo RobledoBernard Knowles
- Bruno CorazzariFrank Madigan
- Diana LorysJanine
- Franco FantasiaMarc Schiwers
Stills
Themes
submarineresistanceworld war iitransport of prisonersnormandy, francerevengetraincommandodisguiseoccupied france (1940-44)collaborator