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" macaroni combat"

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starring John Garko, Margaret Lee and

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. Italian cinema specialist Howard Hughes referred to it as a derivative of ''

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'' (1967).p. 169 Hughes, Howard ''When Eagles Dared: The Filmgoers' History of World War II'' Bloomsbury Publishing, 30 Jan 2012

Summary

Gianni Garko is a fun-loving leader of a bunch of oddball G.I.s whose mission is to steal the German's secret attack plans from a villa behind enemy lines, where they run into a brutal Nazi commander. This film introduced, as it was typical in spaghetti combat films, a very particular and self parodic humour, using also elements inherited directly from the

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, such as the hero using eccentric and odd weaponry, such as an iron baseball.

Cast

Gianni Garko Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935), often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson, is an Italian actor who found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Sartana, ...

- Lt. Glenn Hoffmann (as John Garko) * Margaret Lee - Helga Richter *

- SS-Obersturmbannführer Hans Müller * Aldo Canti - Nick Amadori (as Nick Jordan) *

Sal Borgese Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937, in Rome) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a st ...

- Al Siracusa *

Luciano Rossi Luciano Rossi (28 November 1934 – 29 May 2005) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 67 films between 1966 and 1987. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) - German Soldier ...

- Johnny 'Chicken' White *

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- Sgt. Sam McCarthy (as Sam Burke) * Irio Fantini - Maj. Gen. Friedrich Gerbordstadt * Biagio Gambini - Helga's Lover (uncredited) *

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- Capt. Nixon (uncredited) * Bill Vanders - American General (uncredited)

References

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* Italian World War II films 1969 films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s war drama films 1960s action films Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini Macaroni Combat films Italian war drama films 1969 drama films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub