''The Heroes'' (also known as ''Gli eroi'', ''Les héros'' and ''Los héroes millonarios'') is a 1973
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
-
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of Spaghetti Westerns.
Born in Genoa, Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of pe ...
.
Cast
*
Rod Steiger as Guenther von Lutz
*
Rosanna Schiaffino
Rosanna Schiaffino (25 November 1939 – 17 October 2009) was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines.
Early life
She was born in Genoa, Liguria to a well-off family. Her mot ...
as Katrin
*
Rod Taylor as Bob Robson
*
Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor.
Life and career
Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of E ...
as Raphael Tilbaudet
*
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 19118 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of t ...
as John Cooper
*
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 ...
as Schreiber
*
Aldo Giuffrè as Spartaco Amore
*
Ángel Aranda as Cowlich
*
Nino Segurini as German soldier
*
Miguel Bosé as German soldier
*
Antonio Pica
Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Pica Serrano (21 March 1933 — 26 April 2014) was a Spanish actor.
Pica died on 26 April 2014 at a hospital in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain.
Filmography
* ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) - Rojo Gang Memb ...
as Dietrich
*
Lucia Bosé Lucia may refer to:
Arts and culture
* ''Lucía'', a 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás
* ''Lucia'' (film), a 2013 Kannada-language film
* '' Lucia & The Best Boys'', a Scottish indie rock band formerly known as ''LUCIA''
* "Lucia", a Swedish c ...
(
cameo)
Production
Yul Brynner
Yuliy Borisovich Briner (russian: link=no, Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in th ...
was announced to play the lead but pulled out.
Part of the film production was done in the Egyptian
Western Desert, several miles near the pyramid of Mydoom. A small
Carson City, Nevada was built with river Nile mud on a woven reed and palm baskets but looked authentic from a distance. The city was full scale at the entrance but half-scale behind it.
References
External links
*
1973 films
Italian war comedy films
1970s war comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Films directed by Duccio Tessari
Macaroni Combat films
Films scored by Riz Ortolani
Films shot in Almería
Films shot in Egypt
1973 comedy films
Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni
French World War II films
Italian World War II films
1973 war films
1970s Italian films
1970s French films
{{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub