The Inglorious Bastards
(1978)
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The Inglorious Bastards
(1978)
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Bo Svenson | ... |
Lt. Robert Yeager
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Peter Hooten | ... |
Tony
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Fred Williamson | ... |
Pvt. Fred Canfield
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Michael Pergolani | ... |
Nick
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Jackie Basehart | ... |
Berle
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Michel Constantin | ... |
Veronique
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Debra Berger | ... |
Nicole
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Raimund Harmstorf | ... |
Adolf Sachs
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Ian Bannen | ... |
Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
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Flavio Andreini | ... |
Examination Corporal
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Peter Boom | ... |
German Officer on Train
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Vito Fornari | ... |
SS Officer
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Manfred Freyberger | ... |
SS Commander
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Joshua Sinclair | ... |
The Sergeant
(as John Loffredo)
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Mike Morris | ... |
Colonel Hauser
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In 1944, in France, the rogue American soldiers Lieutenant Robert Yeager, Private Fred Canfield, the murderer Tony, the thief Nick and the coward Berle are transported to a military prison. However, the convoy is attacked by the Germans and they survive and flee with the intention of cross the border of Switzerland. Along their journey, they fight against a German platoon and capture the German prisoner Adolf Sachs that offers to guide them to the Swiss border. When they meet a German troop, they kill them but sooner they discover that they actually were and American commando in a mission headed by Colonel Buckner to steal a German V2 warhead. Lt. Yeager, Fred, Tony and Nick offer to risk their lives to accomplish the mission. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We can't deny the fact that some of our American actors travelled overseas to appear in foreign-produced motion pictures. HELL'S HEROES (the video title) stars Fred Williamson and Bo Svenson, who were notably cast together in DELTA FORCE COMMANDO. Italy is by no means similar to Hollywood, and this won't appeal to war film buffs who watch THE GREEN BERETS on TNT. This one gets a lot of credit for actually willing to deliver a good amount of action right until the explosive finish. The violence is rather graphic, noticing soldiers falling out of trains and hitting landfall, but that heightens the reality of the war experience. It isn't rare to find Italian movies sleazy no matter how serious a situation is, and it's best kept that way. Fred Williamson, known for BLACK CAESAR and other "blaction" films, isn't at all a complete waste here, as long as naked broads in the water gain some vengeance in return for him stepping into the party. Well done for an actor known to possess the "mean" image, but he's fair enough as a guy smoking a cigar out to do battle. Enzo Castellari's direction comes to as a surprise for a few "trash" fanatics, just when realizing how he would soon manage to go full force on 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS and GREAT WHITE. A pretty good war flick from Pizzaland. Remember to take it with caution if you've seen Oscar-winning war battles.