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Legion of the Damned (1969)

Genre : Action, War

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Umberto Lenzi
Writer : Dario Argento, Rolf Grieminger, Eduardo Manzanos

Synopsis

A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his next mission, he takes along a platoon a convicted criminals - to prepare the Normandy beaches for the D-Day landings. Wartime drama from Italy, starring Jack Palance, Wolfgang Preiss and Curd Jurgens.

Actors

Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Charley MacPherson
Wolfgang Preiss
Wolfgang Preiss
Colonel Ackerman
Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
General Von Reilow
Thomas Hunter
Thomas Hunter
Kevin Burke
Claudio Undari
Claudio Undari
Raymond Stone
Helmuth Schneider
Helmuth Schneider
Sam Schrier
Guido Lollobrigida
Guido Lollobrigida
Tom Carlyle
Aldo Sambrell
Aldo Sambrell
Karim Habinda
Lorenzo Robledo
Lorenzo Robledo
Bernard Knowles
Bruno Corazzari
Bruno Corazzari
Frank Madigan
Diana Lorys
Diana Lorys
Janine
Franco Fantasia
Franco Fantasia
Marc Schiwers
Gérard Herter
Gérard Herter
Lieutenant Hapke
Mirko Ellis
Mirko Ellis
Captain Adler
Luis Induni
Luis Induni
Pierre
John Stacy
John Stacy
British General
Antonio Molino Rojo
Antonio Molino Rojo
soldato Albert Hank

Crews

Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi
Director
Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Screenplay
Rolf Grieminger
Rolf Grieminger
Screenplay
Eduardo Manzanos
Eduardo Manzanos
Screenplay
Alejandro Ulloa
Alejandro Ulloa
Director of Photography
Marcello Giombini
Marcello Giombini
Original Music Composer
Stefano Rolla
Stefano Rolla
Story
Romano Moschini
Romano Moschini
Story
Ugo Moretti
Ugo Moretti
Dialogue
Wolf Duschl
Wolf Duschl
First Assistant Director
Fanny Wessling
Fanny Wessling
Script Supervisor
Mario Campolunghi
Mario Campolunghi
Unit Manager
Ramón Sanz
Ramón Sanz
Unit Manager
Lamberto Andreani
Lamberto Andreani
Production Secretary
Mario Sbrenna
Mario Sbrenna
Camera Operator
Leopoldo Rosi
Leopoldo Rosi
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Bruno Moreal
Sound Mixer
Jaime Pérez Cubero
Jaime Pérez Cubero
Production Design
Piero Filippone
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Luciano Sagoni
Luciano Sagoni
Costume Design
Giese Rohm
Giese Rohm
Editor
Raul Ranieri
Raul Ranieri
Makeup Artist
Bruno Bolognesi
Bruno Bolognesi
Production Manager
Ignacio Gutiérrez
Ignacio Gutiérrez
Production Manager
Adriano Merkel
Adriano Merkel
Line Producer
Salvatore Alabiso
Salvatore Alabiso
Producer

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