La Battaglia del deserto (1969)
Directed by Mino Loy

War
aka: Desert Assault

Film Synopsis

North Africa in the spring of 1942.  The British army has planted a million landmines in the desert to hinder the progress of the Italian and German troops as they cross North Africa via Egypt.  A party of German soldiers strike up an alliance with some British soldiers, offering water in exchange for their jeep.  It isn't long before the two sides fall out...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Mino Loy
  • Script: Ernesto Gastaldi
  • Cinematographer: Federico Zanni
  • Music: Bruno Nicolai
  • Cast: Robert Hossein (Captain Curd Heinz), George Hilton (Captain George Bradbury), Frank Wolff (Red Wiley), Rik Battaglia (Bob), Ivano Staccioli (Salter), Goffredo Unger (Spencer), Fabrizio Moroni (Charlie), Laura Belli (Barbara), Ida Galli (Jane), Robert Dalban (Colonel Hastings), John Bartha (German Tank Operator), William Conroy (German Soldier), Filippo Perego (English officer), Jacques Castelot, Luciana Antonelli, Irio Fantini, Mirella Pamphili
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 87 min
  • Aka: Desert Assault

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