The Secret Invasion (1964)

The Nazis imprison an Italian general who was planning to switch sides and turn over his army to the Allied side. Allied headquarters sends a small, somewhat misfit group of soldiers to ... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Corman

Writer:

R. Wright Campbell

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stewart Granger	...	Maj. Richard Mace
Raf Vallone	...	Roberto Rocca - Organizer
Mickey Rooney	...	Terence Scanlon - Demolition
Edd Byrnes	...	Simon Fell - Forger
Henry Silva	...	John Durrell - Assassin
Spela Rozin	...	Mila (as Mia Massini)
William Campbell	...	Jean Saval
Helmo Kindermann	...	German Fortress Commandant
Enzo Fiermonte	...	Gen. Quadri
Peter Coe	...	Marko - Resistance Leader
Nan Morris	...	Stephana
Helmuth Schneider	...	German Patrol Boat Captain (as Helmut Schneider)
Giulio Marchetti	...	Italian Officer
Nicholas Rend	...	Captain of Fishing Boat
Craig March

Storyline

The Nazis imprison an Italian general who was planning to switch sides and turn over his army to the Allied side. Allied headquarters sends a small, somewhat misfit group of soldiers to spring the general from prison and carry out his plans.

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Plot Keywords:

general | nazi | prison | soldier | martial arts | 

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Taglines:

The Daring Plan; The Staggering Odds!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Italian

Release Date:

12 February 1965 (Norway)

Also Known As:

The Dubious Patriots

Filming Locations:

Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corman Company, The, San Carlos Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A Yugoslav production assistant liked to fire a real gun in the air when clearing the set of people prior to action.

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Goofs

Aside from the military uniforms, all clothing worn by both the cast and the extras is current fashion, circa early 1960s.

User Reviews

A shorter, cheaper, better version of THE DIRTY DOZEN

An army major leads a rag-tag band of convicts on a daring mission behind enemy lines. THE DIRTY DOZEN, you ask? No, THE SECRET INVASION, a solid Roger Corman programmer released two years earlier, with a talented cast led by Stewart Granger, Mickey Rooney, Raf Vallone, Ed Byrnes, William Campbell and Henry Silva. Far less predictable than DOZEN, this film has some dynamite performances (Byrnes, Rooney and Silva are especially good), great action, and some surprising plot twists. See it!