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101 min - War | Drama - 7 February 1978 (Italy)

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A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.

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Writers:

Cesare Frugoni, Umberto Lenzi (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Helmut Berger, Samantha Eggar and Giuliano Gemma

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Helmut Berger	...	Lt. Kurt Zimmer
	Samantha Eggar	...	Annelise Ackermann
	Giuliano Gemma	...	Captain Martin Scott
	John Huston	...	Sean O'Hara
	Stacy Keach	...	Major Mannfred Roland
	Ray Lovelock	...	Lt. John Foster
	Aldo Massasso	...	Lt. William McShane
	Venantino Venantini	...	Michael
	Ida Galli	...	Sybil Scott (as Evelyn Stewart)
	Orson Welles	...	Narrator (voice)
	Edwige Fenech	...	Danielle
	Henry Fonda	...	General Foster
	Aldo Barberito	...	SS major
	Rik Battaglia	...	American commando
	Andrea Bosic	...	Mimmo Parnat

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A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.

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Desert | Major | Soldier | Jew | North Africa | See more »

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Country:

Italy | West Germany | Yugoslavia

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Release Date:

7 February 1978 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Ökenråttornas revansch See more »

Filming Locations:

Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dania Film, National Cinematografica See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: 101 min | USA: 90 min | Finland: 103 min (DVD) | Sweden: 107 min | France: 100 min

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2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 71521 delivered on 7-2-1978. See more »

Connections

Edited from Battle of the Commandos (1969) See more »

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