Battle of the Commandos (1969)

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93 min - Action | War - 12 August 1969 (Italy)

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Irish Colonel Charlie McPhearson has just had his platoon of twenty-eight slaughtered by German troops... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Curd Jürgens	...	Gen. von Reilow
	Jack Palance	...	Col. Charley MacPherson
	Thomas Hunter	...	Capt. Kevin Burke
	Claudio Undari	...	Pvt. Raymond Stone (as Robert Hundar)
	Wolfgang Preiss	...	Col. Ackerman
	Helmuth Schneider	...	Pvt. Sam Schrier
	Guido Lollobrigida	...	Pvt. Tom Carlyle (as Lee Burton)
	Aldo Sambrell	...	Sgt. Karim Habinda
	Diana Lorys	...	Janine
	Franco Fantasia	...	Schiwers, the French Maquis leader
	Gérard Herter	...	SS Lt. Hapke
	Mirko Ellis	...	Capt. Adler
	Bruno Corazzari	...	Pvt. Frank Madigan
	Antonio Molino Rojo	...	Pvt. Albert Hank
	Lorenzo Robledo	...	Pvt. Bernard Knowles

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Storyline

Irish Colonel Charlie McPhearson has just had his platoon of twenty-eight slaughtered by German troops. Angered at his superiors for this suicide mission, he takes convicts on his next, along with fornicating American explosives technician Major Burke, to defuse underwater mines so that a commando squado can prepare for a June 10 invasion to destroy a tank gun. Because Colonel Ackerman, whose troops killed his last platoon, is the leader of the platoon in charge of the gun, McPhearson insists on trying to complete the commandos' mission. Written by Scott Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>

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Commando | World War Two | Beautiful Woman | Revenge | Enemy

Taglines:

They Challenged the Devil... and Won!

Genres:

Action | War

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Details

Country:

Italy | Spain | West Germany | Switzerland

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

12 August 1969 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

A Legião dos Danados See more »

Filming Locations:

Denmark See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 24,560,920 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eguiluz Films, Hape-Film Company GmbH, Tritone Cinematografica See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: 93 min | Spain: 95 min | USA: 94 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Quotes

Col. Charley MacPherson: [to his commanding officer] You pig! You dirty rotten *pig*! There were 28 of them, my whole squad. Dead, one by one, *all* of them! And it's ALL YOUR FAULT!
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Edited into The Biggest Battle (1978) See more »

Battle of the Commandos (1969)
La legione dei dannati (original title)

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