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Premise

During the Italian campaign, the United States Army sends out a demolition team to discover how the Germans are reinforcing their positions. The team is led to its destination by an Italian boy.

Cast

* Donato Farretta ... Diano * Robert Barron ... Lt. Jim Blaine * Maggie Lawrence ... Jean, the nurse *

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... Pvt. Sonny Lazzotti *

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... Pvt. Todd * Leo V. Matranga ... Shorty * Anthony Rich ... Sands, a soldier * Larry Hudson ... Capt. Praxton * Maria Monay ... Italian Woman * Carmen D'Antonio ... Teresa (segment "Tessie") *

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... Clifton, a soldier * Russ Prescott ... Taylor, a soldier * Freddie Roberto ... captured Italian traitor * Jerry Lear ... Bartender * Fred Gavlin ... German soldier * Joan Connors ... prostitute * Larry Shuttleworth ... a Sergeant * Lee Redman ... a G.I. ''Uncredited'' * Norberto Kerner ... German soldier * Dan Pelter ... Stritch

Production

* Co-Producer ... Samuel Z Arkoff * Co-Producer ... James H Nicholson * Writer, Director and Producer ... Burt Topper * Musical Director ...

Ronald Stein Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...

* Cinematography ... John M Nikolaus Jr. * Film Editor ... Asa Boyd Clark * Art Director ... Daniel Haller * Makeup Artist ... Bob Mark * Production Manager ... Willard Kirkham * Second Unit and Assistant Director ... Richard M Rubin * Sound Mixer ... Al Overton * Sound Effects ... Josef von Stroheim - * Electrician ... Lee Cannon * Head Grip ... Charles Hannawalt * Cameraman ... Kay Norton * Wardrobe ... Gene Martin * Supervising Film Editor ... Ronald Sinclair * Assistant Editor ... Paul Wittenberg * Musical Lyrics ... Ronald Stein * Script Supervisor ... Joe Franklin * Dialogue Director ... Don Laffer

References

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Review of film
at ''Variety'' 1959 films 1959 war films American International Pictures films American black-and-white films Italian Campaign of World War II films Films directed by Burt Topper Films produced by Burt Topper Films scored by Ronald Stein 1950s English-language films {{WWII-film-stub