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The Battle of El Alamein (1969)

Montgomery's Iron Back 8th Army ... Rommel's Crack Africa Korps ... they met head on and tore the earth apart !

Genre : War, Action

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Giorgio Ferroni
Writer : Remigio Del Grosso, Ernesto Gastaldi

Synopsis

June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first!

Actors

Frederick Stafford
Frederick Stafford
Giorgio Borri
Enrico Maria Salerno
Enrico Maria Salerno
Claudio Borri
George Hilton
George Hilton
Lieutenant Graham
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein
Erwin Rommel
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
Bernard Law Montgomery
Giuseppe Castellano
Giuseppe Castellano
Salvatore Borgese
Salvatore Borgese
Private Kapow
Nello Pazzafini
Nello Pazzafini
Italian Sergeant
Riccardo Pizzuti
Riccardo Pizzuti
Private Jailbird
Gérard Herter
Gérard Herter
General Schwartz
Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni
Italian Captain
Giuseppe Addobbati
Giuseppe Addobbati
Georg Stumme
Tom Felleghy
Tom Felleghy
Ritter von Thoma
Andrea Fantasia
Andrea Fantasia
Rommel's Doctor
Ira von Fürstenberg
Ira von Fürstenberg
Marta
Renato Romano
Renato Romano
General Clifton
Edoardo Toniolo
Edoardo Toniolo
Major Baker
Luciano Catenacci
Luciano Catenacci
Sergeant O'Hara
Massimo Righi
Massimo Righi
Italian Soldier

Crews

Giorgio Ferroni
Giorgio Ferroni
Creator
Giorgio Ferroni
Giorgio Ferroni
Director
Luciano Martino
Luciano Martino
Producer
Mino Loy
Mino Loy
Producer
Remigio Del Grosso
Remigio Del Grosso
Screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi
Ernesto Gastaldi
Story
Ernesto Gastaldi
Ernesto Gastaldi
Screenplay
Sergio Martino
Sergio Martino
Executive Producer
Carlo Rustichelli
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Sergio D'Offizi
Sergio D'Offizi
Director of Photography
Eugenio Alabiso
Eugenio Alabiso
Editor
Amedeo Moriani
Amedeo Moriani
Assistant Editor
Giuseppe Ferranti
Giuseppe Ferranti
Makeup Artist
Marisa Marconi
Marisa Marconi
Makeup Artist
Roberto Pariante
Roberto Pariante
Assistant Director
Fernando Popoli
Fernando Popoli
Assistant Director
Italo Cameracanna
Italo Cameracanna
Foley Editor
Italo Cameracanna
Italo Cameracanna
Sound Effects Editor
Renato Marinelli
Renato Marinelli
Sound Effects
Bruno Zanoli
Bruno Zanoli
Sound Engineer
Raffaele Del Monte
Raffaele Del Monte
Sound Engineer
Elio Micheli
Elio Micheli
Costume Design
Vittorio Giacchero
Vittorio Giacchero
Technical Supervisor
Maria Luisa Rosen
Maria Luisa Rosen
Script Supervisor
Giuseppe Gatti
Giuseppe Gatti
Camera Operator
Francesco Brescini
Francesco Brescini
Electrician
Enrico Lucidi
Enrico Lucidi
First Assistant Camera
Florian Trenker
Florian Trenker
Second Unit Director of Photography

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