Battle of the Commandos
Synopsis
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his next mission, he takes along a platoon a convicted criminals - to prepare the Normandy beaches for the D-Day landings.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Giese RohmShot by Alejandro UlloaScored by Marcello Giombini
Also known as
- Die zum Teufel gehende
- Battle of the Commandosen
- La brigada de los condenadoses
- La Légion des damnésfr
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jack Palance
as Col. Charley MacPherson
Thomas Hunter
as Capt. Kevin Burke
Robert Hundar
as Pvt. Raymond Stone
Wolfgang Preiss
as Col. Ackerman
Helmuth Schneider
as Pvt. Sam Schrier
Guido Lollobrigida
as Pvt. Tom Carlyle
Aldo Sambrell
as Sgt. Karim Habinda
Diana Lorys
as Janine
Franco Fantasia
as Schiwers, the French Maquis leader
Gerard Herter
as SS Lt. Hapke
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