Dirty Heroes (1967)
"Dalle Ardenne all'inferno" (original title)

Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Alberto De Martino

Writers:

Dino Verde (story), Vincenzo Flamini (story),

Stars:

Frederick Stafford, Daniela Bianchi, John Ireland

Cast

Credited cast:
Frederick Stafford	...	Joe Mortimer, Sesame
Daniela Bianchi	...	Kristina von Keist
John Ireland	...	Capt. O'Connor
Curd Jürgens	...	Gen. Edwin von Keist
Michel Constantin	...	Sgt Rudolph Petrowsky
Helmuth Schneider	...	SS Gen. Hassler
Howard Ross	...	Randall
Fajda Nicol	...	Magda (as Faida Nichols)
Anthony Dawson	...	American Colonel (as Anthony M. Dawson)
Jacques Monod	...	Partisan
Adolfo Celi	...	Luc Rollman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Bartha	...	Hassler's Subordinate
Valentino Macchi

Storyline

Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the Third Reich. The scene is set for the Battle of the Ardennes.

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner | german army | occupation | robbery | civil war | 

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Taglines:

They Hit With All They've Got...For All They Can Get!!!

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Italy France West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Dirty Heroes

Filming Locations:

Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fida Cinematografica, Gloria, Jacques Roitfeld

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First "macaroni combat" movie (Italian WW2 flicks), in the wake of The Dirty Dozen's success, done in Italy. The Battle of El Alamein and Eagles Over London ("multo superiore" by director Enzo G. Castellari) followed, also with Frederick Stafford.

User Reviews

The worst movie in history

Just watched this offering on movies4men.

I'm not sure if the first poster was watching the same film as the rest of us!

An unbelievable plot (or lack of it), dreadful script, wooden acting even from stars like Curt Jurgens, awful sets with absolutely no basis on historical reality, comic book Nazis, and so on.

This film was so embarrassingly bad it was captivating viewing. I found myself gasping in amazement at the awful cinematography, poor editing and the final clichéd romantic scene was just ....

Sorry (gulp) I can't take any more.