''Battle of the Last Panzer'' ( es, La batalla del último Panzer, it, La battaglia dell'ultimo panzer,also known as ''The Last Panzer Battalion'') is a 1969 Spanish-Italian

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directed by

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and distributed in America by

Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pla ...

. The film looks through the eyes of the German offense during

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, specifically a German tank crew who, after losing a battle, struggle to get home.

Cast

* Stan Cooper as Lt. Hunter *

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as Jeanette *

Guy Madison Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hicko ...

as Lofty *

Rubén Rojo Rubén Rojo Pinto (1922–1993) was a Spanish-Mexican actor.Durgnat p.171 Selected filmography * ''Ahora seremos felices'' (1938) - Radio Station boy #2 (uncredited) * '' My Children'' (1944) - Eduardo * ''Imprudencia'' (1944) * ''Adán, Eva y ...

as Sgt. Schultz

References

External links

* 1969 films Spanish World War II films Spanish independent films Troma Entertainment films Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Macaroni Combat films 1960s Italian films Italian World War II films {{WWII-film-stub