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{{short description|1968 film by Armando Crispino}}
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'''''Commandos''''' a.k.a. '''Sullivan's Marauders''' is a 1968 Italian-produced [[war film]] filmed on [[Sardinia]] starring [[Lee Van Cleef]] and [[Jack Kelly (actor)|Jack Kelly]] and directed by [[Armando Crispino]].<ref name="filmportal" />
'''''Commandos''''' a.k.a. '''Sullivan's Marauders''' is a 1968 Italian-produced [[war film]] starring [[Lee Van Cleef]] and [[Jack Kelly (actor)|Jack Kelly]] and directed by [[Armando Crispino]].<ref name="filmportal" /> The film is set in North Africa but was shot in [[Sardinia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commandos film review - The Grindhouse Cinema Database |url=https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Commandos_film_review |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.grindhousedatabase.com}}</ref>

[[Dario Argento]] is credited as co-screenwriter.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The film is set in the middle of World War II, and in the deserts of Africa, Sgt. Sullivan ([[Lee Van Cleef]]) puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. Sullivan, along with Dino ([[Romano Puppo]]), was one of three that survived from the Pacific War against the Japanese, although Lieutenant Freeman was killed in his last mission. Their Captain in charge of the mission, Captain Valli ([[Jack Kelly (actor)|Jack Kelly]]), has several soldiers with special training.
The film is set in the middle of World War II, and in the deserts of Africa, Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. Sullivan, along with Dino, was one of three that survived from the Pacific War against the Japanese, although Lieutenant Freeman was killed in his last mission. Their Captain in charge of the mission, Captain Valli, has several soldiers with special training.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Marilù Tolo]] as Adriana
* [[Marilù Tolo]] as Adriana
* [[Joachim Fuchsberger]] as [[Oberleutnant]] Heitzel Agen (called "Professor")
* [[Joachim Fuchsberger]] as [[Oberleutnant]] Heitzel Agen (called "Professor")
* [[Heinz Reincke]] as [[Offizier]] Hans
* [[Heinz Reincke]] as [[Unteroffizier]] Hans
* [[Helmut Schmid]] as [[Sergeant]] Miller
* [[Helmut Schmid]] as [[Sergeant]] Miller
* [[Otto Stern]] as [[Sergeant]] Braumann
* [[Otto Stern]] as [[Sergeant]] Braumann
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* [[Gianni Brezza]] as Marco
* [[Gianni Brezza]] as Marco
* [[Duilio Del Prete]] as Bruno
* [[Duilio Del Prete]] as Bruno

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==See also==
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* [[Euro War]]
* [[War film|War Film]]


==Release==
==Release==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
In a contemporary review in the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', Richard Comb commented that the conclusion of the film was "the kind of meaningless apocalyptic moment much favoured when international producers get together to meditate over mutual insanity in war", and that ''Commandos'' was "rife with such rhetoric, interspersed with all the action cliches of the war movie and fitfully jerking its line with type" <ref name="mfb">{{cite magazine|title=Commandos|magazine=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]|year=1972|volume=39|issue=456|pages=68–69|first=Richard|last=Combs}}</ref>
In a contemporary review in the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', Richard Comb commented that the conclusion of the film was "the kind of meaningless apocalyptic moment much favoured when international producers get together to meditate over mutual insanity in war", and that ''Commandos'' was "rife with such rhetoric, interspersed with all the action cliches of the war movie and fitfully jerking its line with type" <ref name="mfb">{{cite magazine|title=Commandos|magazine=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]|year=1972|volume=39|issue=456|pages=68–69|first=Richard|last=Combs}}</ref>

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==See also==
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* [[Euro War]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Films with screenplays by Menahem Golan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Menahem Golan]]
[[Category:1960s Italian films]]
[[Category:1960s Italian films]]
[[Category:1960s German films]]

Latest revision as of 13:59, 28 July 2024

Commandos
Directed byArmando Crispino
Screenplay by
Story by
Based onA short story
by Menahem Golan[1]
Produced by
  • Alfonso Sansone
  • Artur Brauner[1]
Starring
CinematographyBenito Frattari[1]
Edited byDaniele Alabiso[1]
Music byMario Nascimbene[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Columbia Filmgescellschaft mbH[1]
Release dates
  • 19 November 1968 (1968-11-19) (Italy)
  • 8 August 1969 (1969-08-08) (West Germany)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany[1]

Commandos a.k.a. Sullivan's Marauders is a 1968 Italian-produced war film starring Lee Van Cleef and Jack Kelly and directed by Armando Crispino.[1] The film is set in North Africa but was shot in Sardinia.[2]

Dario Argento is credited as co-screenwriter.

Plot

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The film is set in the middle of World War II, and in the deserts of Africa, Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. Sullivan, along with Dino, was one of three that survived from the Pacific War against the Japanese, although Lieutenant Freeman was killed in his last mission. Their Captain in charge of the mission, Captain Valli, has several soldiers with special training.

Cast

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Release

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Commandos was released in Italy on 19 November 1968.[1] It was released in West Germany as Himmelfahrtskommando El Alamein in several cities on 8 August 1969.[1]

Reception

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In a contemporary review in the Monthly Film Bulletin, Richard Comb commented that the conclusion of the film was "the kind of meaningless apocalyptic moment much favoured when international producers get together to meditate over mutual insanity in war", and that Commandos was "rife with such rhetoric, interspersed with all the action cliches of the war movie and fitfully jerking its line with type" [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Himmelfahrtskommando El Alamein". Filmportal.de. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Commandos film review - The Grindhouse Cinema Database". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ Combs, Richard (1972). "Commandos". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 39, no. 456. pp. 68–69.
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