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Anzio ()

Lo sbarco di Anzio (original title)
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Anzio: one of WWII's bloodiest battles as the Allies smash through the German lines which have enclosed the Anzio beachhead--four months and 30,000 casualties before the Allies finally march to Rome.
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Dick Ennis (war correspondent, International Press)
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Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
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General Carson
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Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler
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Wally Richardson
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Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
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Pvt. Movie
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Doyle
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Pvt. Andy
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Pvt. Cellini
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Gen. Marsh
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Gen. Starkey
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Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
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Gen. Van MacKensen
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Emilia
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Col. Hendricks
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Capt. Burns
Annabella Andreoli ...
Anna
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Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Marcella Valeri ...
Assunta
Enzo Turco ...
Pepe
Wolfgang Hillinger ...
Hans (the sniper)
Stefanella Giovannini ...
Diana
Carmen Scarpitta ...
Neapolitan girl
Vittoria Dal Verme ...
Neapolitan girl
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Capt. Gannon (uncredited)
William Conroy ...
German Soldier (uncredited)
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Col. Stelzer (uncredited)
Giorgia Della Giusta ...
Neapolitan girl (uncredited)
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Officer on Phone (uncredited)
Dante Maggio ...
Neapolitan street hawker (uncredited)
Tiberio Mitri ...
MP (uncredited)
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Mayor of Anzio (uncredited)
Elizabeth Thompson ...
Raffaella (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward Dmytryk
Duilio Coletti

Written by

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H.A.L. Craig ... (screenplay by) (as Harry Craig)
 
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas ... (from the book "Anzio" by)
 
Frank De Felitta ... (adapted by) and
Duilio Coletti ... (adapted by) &
Giuseppe Mangione ... (adapted by)

Produced by

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Dino De Laurentiis ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Riz Ortolani

Cinematography by

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Giuseppe Rotunno ... director of photography

Editing by

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Alberto Gallitti ... (Italian copy only)
Peter Taylor

Casting By

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Guidarino Guidi

Art Direction by

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Luigi Scaccianoce

Costume Design by

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Ugo Pericoli ... (costumes)

Makeup Department

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Gabriella Borzelli ... hairdresser
Giancarlo Del Brocco ... key makeup artist
Amato Garbini ... makeup supervisor

Production Management

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Mario Del Papa ... production manager
Frederick Muller ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gianni Cozzo ... assistant director
Giorgio Gentili ... assistant director
Fabio Piccioni ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Francesco Bronzi ... set dressing
Emilio D'Andria ... set dressing
Dante Ferretti ... assistant art director
Aldo Puccini ... set construction

Sound Department

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Aldo De Martino ... sound recorded by (as Aldo De Martini)
Norman B. Schwartz ... sound editor (as Norman Schwartz)

Special Effects by

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Walfrido Traversari ... special effects

Stunts

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Tito Tomassini ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Vladimiro Salvatori ... grip
Giuseppe Maccari ... camera operator (uncredited)
Piero Servo ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

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Riz Ortolani ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Elvira D'Amico ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Dino De Laurentiis ... presenter
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed, but instead of moving inland and north to Rome, their commanding officer decides to dig in. A battle-hardened war correspondent borrows a jeep and driver and drives to Rome and back encountering no significant German forces. The report on the absence of the enemy is discounted as the general is concerned about having the strength to hold Anzio and support the offensive. By the time it is finally decided to make a move the Germans have arrived in strength. A US Ranger assault on Cisterna is ambushed with most of the forces killed or captured. A small group of survivors, including the war correspondent, struggle to make their way back to Anzio and report on the German defenses. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines Where the end of World War II began. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Anzio (United States)
  • Anzio (Canada, English title)
  • The Battle for Anzio (Ireland, English title)
  • Anzio (World-wide, English title)
  • Anzio (India, English title)
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  • 117 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Peter Falk in his 2006 autobiography "Just One More Thing: Stories of My Life" stated that he didn't like the script for this film, finding it hackneyed and full of cliché; he wanted to leave the film for these reasons. However, producer Dino De Laurentiis encouraged him to stay by giving him film-poster name-above-the-title credit as well as choice of writer for his dialogue. Falk stayed on the picture and apparently actually wrote his own dialogue. See more »
Goofs Toward the beginning of the film, Cpl. Jack Rabinoff (Peter Falk) is in the back of a Red Cross ambulance with three prostitutes and grabs a shoebox-sized box labeled "Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multi Pack" with a "1968 design" of the Hershey logo. One of the prostitutes reaches into the box and pulls out a "1968 design" box of Brach's Milk Chocolate Stars. In addition to the two anachronisms, Hershey's and Brach's are two separate companies. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Nanette Fabray and Steve Lawrence (1970). See more »
Soundtracks This World Is Yours See more »
Quotes Dick Ennis: [attending to Rabinoff who went into sudden convulsions] Look, fellows, I think he can use the air more then the company, okay? Anything anybody can do?
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: No, unless you have a band-aid.
Dick Ennis: Very funny.
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: Oh, it's murder. The stomach, you see? A Japanese grenade ripped my insides. Got medal in there. Under tension it contracts and all hell breaks loose. I must have been tense.
Dick Ennis: Good thinking. You belong in a hospital, not in a war.
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: Yeah, that's what they said when they sent me home.
Dick Ennis: You mean you got out, then you went to Canada and joined this outfit?
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: That's right.
Dick Ennis: How did you get past the doctors?
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: Lied about my age.
Dick Ennis: You gotta be crazy. Half your guts blown out and you're back here. What for?
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: Awkward time for a interview.
Dick Ennis: You got something better to do? Why did you re-enlist?
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: Why? Because I like it, you know. I missed it, Ennis. With all the mud and pain, these clowns giving orders, there's nothing like it. Look, a guy sells shoes for 40 years. I live more in one day, I see more and feel more. I taste more, I think more. I'm more, understand? I'm more. There's more to living than breathing. Capisce?
Dick Ennis: Capisce.
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff: You're the same way, that's right. War is part of you. You belong to it and when this one's over, you'll find another and I hope I'm with you.
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