Battle of the Commandos

Battle of the Commandos

Battle of the Commandos

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Battle of the Commandos

1969

1h 30m

5.5(8 votes)

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War

Overview

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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17 members

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Jack Palance

Charley MacPherson

Jack Palance

Acting

Wolfgang Preiss

Colonel Ackerman

Wolfgang Preiss

Acting

Curd Jürgens

General Von Reilow

Curd Jürgens

Acting

Thomas Hunter

Kevin Burke

Thomas Hunter

Acting

Claudio Undari

Raymond Stone

Claudio Undari

Acting

Helmuth Schneider

Sam Schrier

Helmuth Schneider

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Guido Lollobrigida

Tom Carlyle

Guido Lollobrigida

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Aldo Sambrell

Karim Habinda

Aldo Sambrell

Acting

Lorenzo Robledo

Bernard Knowles

Lorenzo Robledo

Acting

Bruno Corazzari

Frank Madigan

Bruno Corazzari

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Diana Lorys

Janine

Diana Lorys

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Franco Fantasia

Marc Schiwers

Franco Fantasia

Acting

Gérard Herter

Lieutenant Hapke

Gérard Herter

Acting

Mirko Ellis

Captain Adler

Mirko Ellis

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Luis Induni

Pierre

Luis Induni

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John Stacy

British General

John Stacy

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Antonio Molino Rojo

soldato Albert Hank

Antonio Molino Rojo

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