A German Captain and an American Captain help each other survive the North African desert during WWII. They meet again a year later during combat operations in France.
Practical Effects
Real desert locations that nearly killed the crew. Commitment!
Acting
Guy Madison's jawline carries 50% of the dramatic weight.
Director
Bitto Albertini
Guy Madison
Capt. George Vincent
Venantino Venantini
Heinrich Meinike
Anthony Steel
Col. James Steele
Pascale Petit
Jeanine Raush
Enrique Ávila
Franz Kelner
Raf Baldassarre
Sheik Feisel
Claudio Biava
Sgt. Kelp
Federico Boido
Willy Wendt
Luis Induni
Michel Duffy
Frank Braña
Peter Kolowsky
Massimo Righi
Bill Harley
Giuseppe Castellano
John Ireland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Macaroni combat was Italy's answer to Hollywood war epics—lower budgets, higher melodrama, questionable historical accuracy.
Guy Madison was a 50s TV cowboy who fled to Europe when Westerns dried up; this was peak 'American in Rome' energy.
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