La legione dei dannati

Aug 12 1969 Not Rated 1h 35m
Action, War

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.

Plot

Irish Colonel Charlie McPhearson has just had his platoon of 28 slaughtered by German troops. Angered at his superiors for this suicide mission, he takes convicts on his next one, along with fornicating American explosives technician Major Burke, to defuse underwater mines so that a commando squad can prepare for a June 10 invasion to destroy a tank gun. Because Colonel Ackerman, whose troops killed his last platoon, is the leader of the platoon in charge of the gun, McPhearson insists on trying to complete the commandos' mission.

Written by

Stefano Rolla, Romano Maschini, Dario Argento

Directed by

Umberto Lenzi

Cast

Jack Palance, Thomas Hunter, Robert Hundar

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland

Production Companies

Eguiluz Films, Tritone Cinematografica, Hape-Film Company GmbH

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
369
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA