L'Urlo dei Giganti

original title:
L'Urlo dei Giganti
other titles:
(Panzerschlacht an der Marne), Hora cero - Operación Rommel
country / year of production:
Italy , Spain / 1968 (x)
original length:
88 min. , color
premiere:
S: 19 August 1974
genre:
action
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director:
León Klimowsky
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cast (role):
Jack Palance , Andrea Bosic
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plot synopsis:
This film takes place during World War II and deals with four officers, who land in Germany with parachutes. Dressed like Germans, they want to make their way through the land of the enemy to Rommel and convince him to cooperate with the allies. But the tank battle at the river Marne, the last try to strike the Amerikans back, stops them.
keywords:
behind enemy lines , paratroopers , collaboration , fascism , sabotage , espionage
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
David Fraser. Rommel. Die Biographie. Berlin: Siedler, 1995.
remarks:
Was filmed near Madrid.
availability:
VHS NTSC