Five for Hell (1969)

U.S. Lieutenant Glenn Hoffmann and a team of commandos go behind enemy lines to steal Nazi documents from a safe inside a well-guarded German HQ villa in Italy.

Director:

Gianfranco Parolini (as Frank Kramer)

Writers:

Sergio Garrone (story), Renato Izzo (screenplay)

Stars:

Gianni Garko, Margaret Lee, Klaus Kinski

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gianni Garko	...	Lt. Glenn Hoffmann (as John Garko)
Margaret Lee	...	Helga Richter
Klaus Kinski	...	SS Col. Hans Mueller
Aldo Canti	...	Nick Amadori (as Nick Jordan)
Sal Borgese	...	Al Siracusa
Luciano Rossi	...	Johnny 'Chicken' White
Samson Burke	...	Sgt. Sam McCarthy (as Sam Burke)
Irio Fantini	...	Gen. Friederich Gerbordstadt

Storyline

John Garko is a fun-loving leader of a bunch of oddball G.I.s whose mission is to steal the German's secret attack plans from a villa behind enemy lines, where they run into a brutal Nazi commander.

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Plot Keywords:

man murders a woman | behind enemy lines | german | commando | betrayal | 

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Taglines:

The Dirty Bunch Are FIVE FOR HELL

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | War

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Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the film when the last German soldier is shooting at Lt. Hoffmen, he fires several continuous shots with a Mauser bolt-action rifle, without moving the bolt after each shot. It would be impossible to fire a bolt-action rifle without moving the bolt after each shot to eject the spent casings.

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Alternate Versions

The European release has the actors portraying American characters speaking Italian. The actors portraying German characters spoke German with Italian subtitles, or have had their voices dubbed-in by German-speaking actors, also with Italian subtitles. The American release has the actors portraying American characters speaking English, whose voices have been dubbed in by English-speaking actors. The actors portraying Germans have had their voices dubbed in English in most cases. Occassionally, in the German sequences, the Italian subtitles remain in place of dubbed voices. The American release has most of the opening and closing titles translated to English.

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Connections

Referenced in Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)

User Reviews

Great WWII Italian Action picture

I found 'Five For Hell' immensely enjoyable. I purchased it for .79 cents on amazon marketplace and anxiously awaited it's arrival. When I saw this film I was consuming large amounts of bourbon and I must say, this greatly increased the enjoyment of what is unfairly called 'The Worst film ever made" by the previous reviewer. If you are a fan of fun, guys on a mission type War films, which avoid dramatic elements, and are loaded with excellent action sequences; then 'Five For Hell' is just the ticket. This film is not high art by any means. And for the record it is done in the vein of most Italian Exploitation/Action/War flicks. Pick this baby up and stop off at your local liquor, gun store. I suggest bourbon and shotgun and at least 3,000 rounds of ammunition. I would also suggest Castellari's 'Ingolorious Bastards' if you find this film appealing.

HG

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian German

Release Date:

18 January 1969 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Five for Hell

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ambrosiana Cinematografica, Società Ambrosiana Cinematografica (SAC), Filmstar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1