The Battle of El Alamein (film)
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| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Written by | Ernesto Gastaldi Remigio Del Grosso |
| Cinematography | Sergio D'Offizi |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
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| Language | English |
The Battle of El Alamein (also known as Desert Tanks) is a European Macaroni-War film directed in 1969 by Giorgio Ferroni. It was a co-production between Italy (where it was released as La battaglia di El Alamein) and France (where is known as La bataille de El Alamein). The film depicts the Second Battle of El Alamein.[1][2]
Cast
- Frederick Stafford: Lt. Giorgio Borri
- George Hilton: Lt. Graham
- Michael Rennie: Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery
- Robert Hossein: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Enrico Maria Salerno: Sgt. Maj. Claudio Borri
- Marco Guglielmi: Capt. Hubert
- Ettore Manni: Italian Captain
- Gérard Herter: Gen. Schwartz
- Princess Ira von Fürstenberg: Evelyn Baker
- Giuseppe Addobbati: Gen. Georg Stumme
- Manlio Busoni: Gen. Ettore Bastico
- Salvatore Borgese: Kapow
- Luciano Catenacci: Sgt. O'Hara
- Nello Pazzafini: Italian Sergeant
References
- ^ Hans-Michael Bock, Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 0857455656.
- ^ Louis Paul. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland, 2004. ISBN 0786487496.
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