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When Hell Broke Loose (1958)

THE MOST FANTASTIC PLOT OF WORLD WAR TWO! Women were their pawns...fanatics in GI uniforms their weapons---

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Kenneth G. Crane
Writer : Oscar Brodney

Synopsis

Near the end of the war in Germany, GI Steve Boland, a self-described "sharp-operator", meets a German girl, Ilsa, and they fall in love. Ilsa's brother Karl, whom she has not seen in three years, and his fellow Nazi Ludwig visit Ilsa. Karl proudly informs her that he and Ludwig are "Werewolves", a group of Nazi assassins parachuted behind Allied lines for the purpose of killing Allied High Command officers. She and Steve go to Army Intelligence with their information, where Steve is immediately arrested for being A.W.O.L. Captain Melton of Army G-2 intervenes on Steve's behalf, as G-2 has had a suspicion about the existence of the "Werewolves" but no concrete info before now.

Actors

Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Steve Boland
Richard Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel
Karl
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Jonesie
Eddie Foy III
Eddie Foy III
Brooklyn
Violet Rensing
Violet Rensing
Ilsa
Arvid Nelson
Arvid Nelson
Ludwig
Anne Wakefield
Anne Wakefield
Myra
Joley Marino
Joley Marino
Tommy
Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy
Captain Melton
Robert Stevenson
Robert Stevenson
Captain Grayson
Kathy Carlyle
Kathy Carlyle
Ruby

Crews

Oscar Brodney
Oscar Brodney
Screenplay
Kenneth G. Crane
Kenneth G. Crane
Director
Kenneth G. Crane
Kenneth G. Crane
Editor
Asa Boyd Clark
Asa Boyd Clark
Editor
Albert Glasser
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Hal McAlpin
Hal McAlpin
Director of Photography
Oscar Brodney
Oscar Brodney
Producer
Sol Dolgin
Sol Dolgin
Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
G.W. Berntsen
G.W. Berntsen
Production Design
Mai Santacroce
Mai Santacroce
Script Supervisor
Frances Steens
Frances Steens
Script Supervisor
Ib Melchior
Ib Melchior
Other

Posters and backgrounds

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