The Heroes (1973 film)

The Heroes
Directed by Duccio Tessari
Written by Sergio Donati
Luciano Vincenzoni
Starring Rod Steiger
Rod Taylor
Music by Riz Ortolani
Cinematography Carlo Carlini
Edited by Mario Morra
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
1973 (Italy)
1974 (UK)
Running time
105 minutes
Country Italy
France
Spain
Language Italian
Budget $2,350,000[1]

The Heroes (also known as Gli eroi, Les héros and Los héroes millonarios) is a 1973 Italian war-comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari.[2][3]

Cast

*(( Philip ANDRAWIS )) - extra    German paratrooper and American  MP

Production

Yul Brynner was announced to play the lead but pulled out.[1]

scenes and clips

         part of the film production was done in the EGYPTIAN WESTERN DESERT --
        - several miles near the pyramid of Mydoom about an hour drive from Cairo   
          a small Carson city was built with  river Nile mud on a woven reed and palm baskets but looked like the real thing from a distance 
          it was a full scale at the entrance but 1/2 scale behind it  very effective looking as an Arab village

References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p172
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
  3. Cesare Zavattini. L'ultimo schermo: cinema di guerra, cinema di pace. Dedalo, 1984. ISBN 8822050207.


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