''Suicide Commandos'' ( it, Commando suicida) is a 1968 Italian war movie starring

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. It was directed by

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and based on the 1966 novel ''Commando 44'' by Piet Lay.

Cast

as Sergeant Cloadec *

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as Calleya *

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as Harper (as Hugh Fangar-Smith) * Luis Dávila as Sam *

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as Sorrel *

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as Calleya's Wife *

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as Frau Vonberg

External links

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''Suicide Commandos''
at Grindhouse Database 1968 films 1968 war films Macaroni Combat films Italian war films Italian World War II films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub