Commandos (film)
| Commandos | |
|---|---|
| File:Commandos 1968 poster.jpg Commandos theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Armando Crispino |
| Written by | Menahem Golan Don Martin Artur Brauner |
| Produced by | Alfonso Sansone Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Lee Van Cleef Jack Kelly |
| Cinematography | Benito Frattari |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
| Distributed by | Heritage Enterprises |
Release dates | Italy: 1968-11-19 West Germany: 1969-08-08 |
Running time | 110 min. |
| Countries | Template:FilmItaly Template:FilmGermany |
| Language | Italian |
Commandos is an Italian "macaroni combat" war film starring Lee Van Cleef and Jack Kelly and is directed by Armando Crispino. It was released in Italy on 19 November 1968, and rated PG in the United States.
Cast
- Lee Van Cleef ... MSgt. Sullivan
- Jack Kelly ... Captain Valli
- Giampiero Albertini ... Aldo
- Marino Masé ... Italian Lt. Tomassini
- Götz George ... Oberleutnant Rudi
- Pier Paolo Capponi ... Corbi
- Ivano Staccioli ... Rodolfo, Radio Man
- Marilù Tolo ... Adriana
- Joachim Fuchsberger ... Oberleutnant Heitzel Agen (Professor)
- Heinz Reincke ... Offizier Hans
- Helmut Schmid ... Sergeant Miller
- Otto Stern ... Sergeant Braumann
- Pier Luigi Anchisi ... Riccio
- Gianni Brezza ... Marco
- Duilio Del Prete ... Bruno
Plot
It is 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. After the soldiers have killed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Cpt. Valli is a young, by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base is an entomologist who is killed and then things get terrible.
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