An inexperienced American lieutenant and two American prisoners are the only force standing between advancing German troops and an Italian town that was "freed" by the trio.An inexperienced American lieutenant and two American prisoners are the only force standing between advancing German troops and an Italian town that was "freed" by the trio.An inexperienced American lieutenant and two American prisoners are the only force standing between advancing German troops and an Italian town that was "freed" by the trio.
Klaus Kinski
- Cpl. Brian Haskins
- (as Klaus Kinsky)
- …
Rai Sanders
- Pvt. John Grayson
- (as Rai Saunders)
- …
Franco Cobianchi
- Mayor
- (as Lanfranco Cobianchi)
Enrico Pagani
- Mascetti
- (as Enrico Pagano)
Ugo Adinolfi
- American Soldier
- (as Bruno Adinolfi)
Giorgio De Giorgi
- Captain
- (uncredited)
Marta Salvadori
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Angelo Susani
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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Moving and entertaining Spagheti War film with a good protagonist duo : George Hilton and Klaus Kinski
¨Il Dito Nella Piaga¨ is a Pasta War movie about a reckless trio who when is attacked their regiment they unfortunately go behind enemy lines . An coward American lieutenant called Michael Sheppard (George Hilton) commands a group to carry out the death penalty , a firing squad , against two American prisoners : Cpl. Brian Haskins (Klaus Kinski) and Pvt. John Grayson (Ray Saunders) . When , suddenly , the Nazis appear , they defend strongly themselves and then run for their lives . Later on , the trio flees , being the only force standing between advancing German troops . They , then , arrive in a little Italian town and the trio becomes into ¨liberators¨ .
George Hilton as the inexperienced lieutenant Michael Sheppard assumes the character of commando leader in this ordinary wartime movie professionally directed by Tonino Ricci , dealing with a misfit bunch who accidentally become heroes when a little town was "freed" by the trio . This stirring film packs romantic scenes , frantic thrills , perilous adventures , relentless feats , and buck-loads of explosive action and violence . The noisy action is uniformly well-made , especially deserving of mention the rip-roaring final scenes in which the motley group is really besieged , attacked by the Nazi infantry along with the powerful Tiger tanks , including some spectacular shootouts and bombing . The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky relationship themselves , as well as the townsfolk , as Kinski falls for a beautiful young , Betsy Bell , while Ray Saunders befriends an orphan boy , Pagani . The final part is all action , as the brave trio wreak havoc and defend against a German heavily armored squadron . Apart from the values of team spirit , cudgeled by George Hilton into his misfit group , the film is full of feats , emotion , and thrills . Fainthearted but ingenious lieutenant Hilton is leader of the motley pack together thwart the German siege that surrounds the little town , an officer with only one thirst : to liberate the Italian town against the enemy Nazi . The Uruguay-born George Hilton was a Spaghetti first-star , such as ¨ Sartana no perdone¨ , ¨Go kill and come back¨ , ¨Kitosch¨ , ¨They call me Alleluja¨ , ¨Ruthless four¨ , ¨Alleluja for Django¨ , and also played successful Giallio as ¨The strange vice of Mrs Wardh¨ , ¨The scorpion's tale¨, ¨All colors of the dark¨ , ¨My deal Killer¨ . He teams up , as co-protagonist , with the great Klaus Kinski who dominates this adventure war with his hysterical performance as a merciless soldier , he gives an overacting and puts faces and grimaces , as usual . Enjoyable as well as functional musical score by Riz Ortalani , adding an attractive but repetitive leitmotif . Adequate cinematography in Eastmancolor filmed by Sandro Mancori , a perfect remastering is extremely necessary .
The motion picture was well directed by Tonino Ricci , at his best . The recently deceased Tonino was an uneven filmmaker who began his career as an Second Unit Director or Assistant Director and writer, being his first film this "The Liberators" , or ¨Dedo En La Llaga¨, or original title "Il Dito Nella Piaga" . Ricci was a craftsman who directed all kinds genres , as Terror : ¨Panic¨ ; Giallo : "Cross Current" ; Western : "The Great Treasure Hunt" ,"Robin Hood, Arrows, Beans and Karate" , "Bad Kids of the West" ; Adventures : ¨Buck¨,¨Buck and the magic bracelet¨ , "White Fang to the Rescue" , ¨Robin Hood¨ , ¨Thor Il Conquistatore¨, "Raiders of the Magic Ivory" , ¨Bermudas : The cave of sharks¨ ; Action : ¨Rage¨, ¨Rush¨ , ¨Day of the sharks¨ , "Days of Hell" ; Sci-Fi : "Encounters in the Deep" and Mafia film : "The Big Family"
George Hilton as the inexperienced lieutenant Michael Sheppard assumes the character of commando leader in this ordinary wartime movie professionally directed by Tonino Ricci , dealing with a misfit bunch who accidentally become heroes when a little town was "freed" by the trio . This stirring film packs romantic scenes , frantic thrills , perilous adventures , relentless feats , and buck-loads of explosive action and violence . The noisy action is uniformly well-made , especially deserving of mention the rip-roaring final scenes in which the motley group is really besieged , attacked by the Nazi infantry along with the powerful Tiger tanks , including some spectacular shootouts and bombing . The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky relationship themselves , as well as the townsfolk , as Kinski falls for a beautiful young , Betsy Bell , while Ray Saunders befriends an orphan boy , Pagani . The final part is all action , as the brave trio wreak havoc and defend against a German heavily armored squadron . Apart from the values of team spirit , cudgeled by George Hilton into his misfit group , the film is full of feats , emotion , and thrills . Fainthearted but ingenious lieutenant Hilton is leader of the motley pack together thwart the German siege that surrounds the little town , an officer with only one thirst : to liberate the Italian town against the enemy Nazi . The Uruguay-born George Hilton was a Spaghetti first-star , such as ¨ Sartana no perdone¨ , ¨Go kill and come back¨ , ¨Kitosch¨ , ¨They call me Alleluja¨ , ¨Ruthless four¨ , ¨Alleluja for Django¨ , and also played successful Giallio as ¨The strange vice of Mrs Wardh¨ , ¨The scorpion's tale¨, ¨All colors of the dark¨ , ¨My deal Killer¨ . He teams up , as co-protagonist , with the great Klaus Kinski who dominates this adventure war with his hysterical performance as a merciless soldier , he gives an overacting and puts faces and grimaces , as usual . Enjoyable as well as functional musical score by Riz Ortalani , adding an attractive but repetitive leitmotif . Adequate cinematography in Eastmancolor filmed by Sandro Mancori , a perfect remastering is extremely necessary .
The motion picture was well directed by Tonino Ricci , at his best . The recently deceased Tonino was an uneven filmmaker who began his career as an Second Unit Director or Assistant Director and writer, being his first film this "The Liberators" , or ¨Dedo En La Llaga¨, or original title "Il Dito Nella Piaga" . Ricci was a craftsman who directed all kinds genres , as Terror : ¨Panic¨ ; Giallo : "Cross Current" ; Western : "The Great Treasure Hunt" ,"Robin Hood, Arrows, Beans and Karate" , "Bad Kids of the West" ; Adventures : ¨Buck¨,¨Buck and the magic bracelet¨ , "White Fang to the Rescue" , ¨Robin Hood¨ , ¨Thor Il Conquistatore¨, "Raiders of the Magic Ivory" , ¨Bermudas : The cave of sharks¨ ; Action : ¨Rage¨, ¨Rush¨ , ¨Day of the sharks¨ , "Days of Hell" ; Sci-Fi : "Encounters in the Deep" and Mafia film : "The Big Family"
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- Mar 20, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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