Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos (also known as Legion of the Damned) is a European Macaroni-War film directed in 1969 by Umberto Lenzi. The movie was a co-production between Italy (where it was released as La legione dei dannati), West Germany (where is known with the title Die zum Teufel gehen) and Spain (where is known as La brigada de los condenados).[2][3]
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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
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| Cinematography | Alejandro Ulloa[1] |
| Edited by | Giese Rohm[1] |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Cast
- Jack Palance: Col. Charley MacPherson
- Curd Jürgens: Gen. von Reilow
- Thomas Hunter: Capt. Kevin Burke
- Robert Hundar: Pvt. Raymond Stone
- Wolfgang Preiss: Col. Ackerman
- Helmuth Schneider: Pvt. Sam Schrier
- Guido Lollobrigida: Pvt. Tom Carlyle
- Aldo Sambrell: Sgt. Karim Habinda
- Diana Lorys: Janine
- Franco Fantasia: Schiwers, the French Maquis leader
- Gérard Herter: Lt. Hapke
- Mirko Ellis: Capt. Adler
- Bruno Corazzari: Pvt. Frank Madigan
Release
Battle of the Commandos was released in Spain on August 12, 1969 as La brigada de los condenados.[1] It was released in West Germany on April 17, 1970 as Die zum Teufel gehen.[1]
References
- "Die zum Teufel gehen". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- Hans-Michael Bock, Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 0857455656.
- Louis Paul. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland, 2004. ISBN 0786487496.
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