''The Naked Brigade'' is a 1965 Greek-American
war film
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directed by
Maury Dexter
Maury Dexter (born Morris Gene Poindexter; June 12, 1927 – May 28, 2017) was an American producer and director of film and TV. He worked several times for Robert Lippert and American International Pictures.
Life and career
Dexter was born in ...
and starring
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Jean Eaton (born 12 January 1937) is an English actress, author and singer. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and gained her highest profile for her iconic appearance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in ...
,
Ken Scott
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and
Mary Chronopoulou
Mary Chronopoulou ( el, Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου; 16 July 1933) is a Greek actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s. She starred in many films, 16 of which were produced by Finos Film. She is one of the main protago ...
.
BFI.org
/ref> The screenplay concerns a British girl who becomes trapped on Crete during World War II
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.
Plot
During the German invasion of Crete in 1941, a British girl is trapped on the island. Eventually she joins the resistance fighters against the Nazis.
Cast
* Shirley Eaton
Shirley Jean Eaton (born 12 January 1937) is an English actress, author and singer. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and gained her highest profile for her iconic appearance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in ...
as Diana Forsythe
* Ken Scott
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as Christo
* Mary Chronopoulou
Mary Chronopoulou ( el, Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου; 16 July 1933) is a Greek actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s. She starred in many films, 16 of which were produced by Finos Film. She is one of the main protago ...
as Katina
* John Holland as Maj. Hamilton
* Sonia Zoidou as Athena
* Kostas Baladimas as Manolakakis
* Gikas Biniaris as Stavros Karrayiannis
* Christoforos Himaras as Spyros Karrayiannis
* Patrick Kavanaugh as Lt. Bentley
* Sokratis Korres as Lefteris Karrayiannis
* Karl Nurk as Professor Forsythe
* Nikos Papakonstantinou as Major Heilmann
* Clive Russell as Cpl. Reade
* Aris Vlachopoulos as Father Nicholas
* Eleni Zafeiriou as Sofia
* Zannino
Zannino ( gr, Ζαννίνο; born Yannis Papadopoulos; 21 August 1923 – 27 May 1995) was a Greek
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Greece
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as Yannis Karrayiannis
Production
The film was shot in Greece.
See also
* List of American films of 1965
References
External links
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1965 films
1960s English-language films
American World War II films
Greek World War II films
English-language Greek films
American war films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Maury Dexter
Films set in 1941
Films set in Crete
Films shot in Crete
Greek war films
1960s war films
1960s American films
Films about Greek resistance
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