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Italian B-movie chaos where Nazis capture a scientist and Americans somehow get involved. What could go wrong?
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Wartime (1987)

macaroni combatlow-budget mayhemEurotrash energy

Overview

ActionWar

Somewhere in Eastern Europe during WW II. The Nazis have captured a Swedish scientist, whom they want to create weapons of mass-destruction for them, and then a group of local rebels will have to free him from the Nazis before they run out of time. To help them with this task, they have sought the aid of a couple of American pilots

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
macaroni combat
resistance vs oppressionscientific ethicsunlikely alliancessurvival under occupation

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Explosions clearly made by someone who watched one war movie

Costume

Nazi uniforms from a Halloween store clearance rack

Best for:Friends: Riff with pals who appreciate glorious cinematic disasters·Background: Perfect chaos for folding laundry to·Rewatch: Uncover new absurdities each viewing
Heads up:Violence: Wartime shootouts with comically dramatic death scenes
Umberto Lenzi

Director

Umberto Lenzi

ReleasedAug 26, 1987
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Sutjeska Film
A.M. Trading International S.r.l.

Top Cast

Peter Hooten

Peter Hooten

capitano Rosen

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

maggiore Dietrich

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

professor Amundsen

Boris Dvornik

Boris Dvornik

Bronco

Ljiljana Blagojević

Ljiljana Blagojević

Mila

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

"Macaroni combat" was Italy's shameless answer to American war blockbusters, typically shot on shoestring budgets in Yugoslavia with local crews and maximum chaos.

Trivia

Umberto Lenzi directed this between his cannibal films and crime thrillers, treating Nazi-occupied Europe with the same subtlety he brought to man-eating tribes.

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