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Release Date
Oct 3, 1968 (Italy)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 6, 2001
Running Time
1 hour, 57 minutes
Country Italy, USA, France, Spain
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Studio Columbia Pictures
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Other Titles
• The Battle for Anzio
• Lo Sbarco di Anzio
• Schlacht um Anzio (1968)
• The Battle of Anzio
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Genre: War, Drama, World War II, Military, Suspense, On The Road, Cult Classic
Tagline: One of the most realistic and spectacular war films ever made!
Plot: This film from director Edward Dmytryk (THE CAINE MUTINY) follows the Allied landing at the beaches of Anzio--one of the bloodiest battles of the war thanks to an overly cautious general (Arthur Kennedy) allowing the unprepared Germans time to erect the Caesar Line of defense around Rome. Robert Mitchum stars as Dick Ennis, an unarmed seen-it-all war correspondent who finds himself in the thick of the fray. Peter Falk is scrappy corporal Rabinoff, a former shoe salesman who’s grown addicted to the thrill of combat. Together they get stuck behind enemy lines and must fight their way back to warn the troops. Based on the novel by Wynford Vaughan Thomas, this Dino De Laurentiis-produced epic strives to be a thoughtful exploration of the roots of why man goes to war, as well as a full-scale action picture. While not a classic in the line of THE LONGEST DAY, it's interesting enough, with Falk and Mitchum carrying the ball in great, leisurely strides every step of the way.
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Duilio Coletti
Operation Crossbow, Valdez, il mezzosangue, Miss Italia | |
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| Cast |
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 | Peter Falk
The Princess Bride, Shark Tale, The Sky Above Berlin |
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 | Robert Ryan
The Wild Bunch, The Dirty Dozen, Bad Day at Black Rock | Earl Holliman
Forbidden Planet, Giant, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Mark Damon
Deceiver, House of Usher, Black Sabbath | | |
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| Music By |
Riz Ortolani
Cannibal Holocaust, Sorpasso, Il, Fratello sole, sorella luna |
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