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Cast verified as complete
Burt Lancaster | ... |
Maj. Abraham Falconer
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Patrick O'Neal | ... |
Capt. Lionel Beckman
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Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... |
Henri Tixier, Count of Maldorais
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Peter Falk | ... |
Sgt. Rossi
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Astrid Heeren | ... |
Therese de Maldorais
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Scott Wilson | ... |
Cpl. Clearboy
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Tony Bill | ... |
Lt. Amberjack
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Al Freeman Jr. | ... |
Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
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James Patterson | ... |
Elk
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Bruce Dern | ... |
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
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Michael Conrad | ... |
Sgt. DeVaca
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Caterina Boratto | ... |
Red Queen
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Olga Bisera | ... |
Baker's Wife
(as Bisera)
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Elizabeth Teissier | ... |
Red Queen Girl
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Anne Marie Moskovenko | ... |
Red Queen Girl
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Merja Alanen | ... |
Red Queen Girl
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Eija Pokkinen | ... |
Red Queen Girl
(as Eya Tuli)
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Elizabeth Darius | ... |
Red Queen Girl
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Karen Blanguernon | ... |
Red Queen Girl
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Maria Danube | ... |
Red Queen Girl
(as Marie Danube)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Harry Baird | ... |
Dancing Soldier (uncredited)
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Ernest Clark | ... |
British Colonel (uncredited)
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Jean Gimelo | ... |
First Puerto Rican (uncredited)
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J. David Jones | ... |
One-Eared Soldier (uncredited)
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Dusan Tadic | ... |
Evangelista (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sydney Pollack |
Written by
William Eastlake | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Daniel Taradash | ... | (screenplay) & |
David Rayfiel | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
John Calley | ... | producer |
Martin Ransohoff | ... | producer |
Edward L. Rissien | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Michel Legrand |
Cinematography by
Henri Decaë | ... | director of photography (as Henri Decae) |
Editing by
Malcolm Cooke |
Editorial Department
Michèle Robert-Lauliac | ... | assistant film editor (as Michele Robert) |
Casting By
Lynn Stalmaster |
Art Direction by
Jacques Douy | ||
Max Douy | ||
Mort Rabinowitz |
Costume Design by
Jacques Fonteray |
Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Ludmilla Goulian | ... | production manager |
Suzanne Wiesenfeld | ... | unit manager |
Christopher Courtney | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Kellogg | ... | second unit director |
Marc Maurette | ... | assistant director |
Stevan Petrovic | ... | assistant director (as Stevo Petrovic) |
Art Department
Charles Merangel | ... | set dresser |
Rino Mondellini | ... | art designer |
Sound Department
Antoine Petitjean | ... | sound |
Vladimir Stankovic | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Lee Zavitz | ... | special effects (as Lee Zavits) |
Visual Effects by
Phill Norman | ... | opticals |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milanka Sultanovic | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Michel Legrand | ... | conductor |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Ben Kadish | ... | production executive |
Phill Norman | ... | title designer |
Dirk Sanders | ... | choreographer |
J. David Jones | ... | pilot: picture helicopter (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Filmways Pictures (in association with)
- Avala Film
- Polyphony Digital (presents)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia (1969) (France) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films S.A.)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Kamera (1970) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Videosonic (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Powerhouse Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinefx (titles and opticals)
- Polyphony Digital (archive)
- Tyler Camera Systems (aerial photography)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Toward the end of World War II, a small company of American GI's occupy an ancient castle. Their commander has an affair with the countess in resident. One guy falls in love with a Volkswagon. A baker among them moves in with another baker's wife. A group of shell shocked holy rollers wander the bombed out streets. A GI art historian tries vainly to protect the castle and its masterpieces.
Written by Jim Sadur |
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Taglines | A 10th-Century castle...a 20th-Century war...and the outspoken novel come to life on the screen! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Bruce Dern said that Burt Lancaster's wife arrived on the set while her husband openly showed a relationship with his mistress Jackie Bone, one of the crew members. See more » |
Goofs | In a very typical mistake for the period, the "German" tanks are all ex-Soviet T-34-85. German tanks were simply unavailable, but no attempts were made other than painting them Grey, which was also incorrect for the period. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Last Detail (1973). See more » |
Quotes |
Maj. Abraham Falconer:
I understand you've been sleeping with the Volkswagen Cpl. Clearboy: Yes sir, Is there a regulation against it sir? Maj. Abraham Falconer: Yes Cpl. Clearboy: Sodomy? Maj. Abraham Falconer: That's animals, there's a regulation against using enemy equipment. Creates confusion. Cpl. Clearboy: Sir, she's a beautiful car, sir Maj. Abraham Falconer: You must love the Volkswagen very much Corporal Clearboy Cpl. Clearboy: 36 Horses. No water, sir. Hides her engine in the rear, air cooled, no water, sir! Maj. Abraham Falconer: Is the world suffering a water shortage Corporal Clearboy? Cpl. Clearboy: Not now sir, but suppose this war just goes on and on and on and destroys everything in the world. Well, since the Volkswagen can get along without water, she's bound to survive when other creatures die off. Someday the world is going to be populated with nothing but Volkswagens! See more » |