This Italian-Spanish co-production is a war movie about a top-secret Allied mission to destroy an airport deep behind German lines. In order to carry out the exercise the military gather together a motley band of misfit soldiers.
This movie is one of many Macaroni Combat films which tapped into the basic premise of the Hollywood smash hit The Dirty Dozen (1967). It almost feels to me that at least 50% of Italian World War 2 flicks seem to use this same basic template. I have now seen so many of them that I have to admit my patience has been worn a bit thin, with this one being a step too far and somewhat of a chore to sit through. Nothing happens here that makes it stand out from the others except maybe for the ludicrous idea of a boy scout leader being recruited for a special forces mission! Needless to say, things pan out as they always do in these kinds of flicks. This one stars the diminutive tache-sporter Tano Cimarosa who appeared in a few notable flicks from the period, such as Renato Polselli's demented giallo Delirium (1972). You'd be better off watching that sex and violence fest that this tiresome war movie I would say.
This movie is one of many Macaroni Combat films which tapped into the basic premise of the Hollywood smash hit The Dirty Dozen (1967). It almost feels to me that at least 50% of Italian World War 2 flicks seem to use this same basic template. I have now seen so many of them that I have to admit my patience has been worn a bit thin, with this one being a step too far and somewhat of a chore to sit through. Nothing happens here that makes it stand out from the others except maybe for the ludicrous idea of a boy scout leader being recruited for a special forces mission! Needless to say, things pan out as they always do in these kinds of flicks. This one stars the diminutive tache-sporter Tano Cimarosa who appeared in a few notable flicks from the period, such as Renato Polselli's demented giallo Delirium (1972). You'd be better off watching that sex and violence fest that this tiresome war movie I would say.