A Peckinpah-ish variation on The Dirty Dozen, not terribly original but with well-executed World War II battle scenes, nudity and plenty of coarse talk.
The Inglorious Bastards (1977)
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Fresh:3
Rotten:0
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Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Cult favorites Fred Williamson (BLACK CAESER) and Bo Svenson (WALKING STAR) star in this Italian knock-off of THE DIRTY DOZEN. Arrested for crimes against the army, five World War II vets escape... Cult favorites Fred Williamson (BLACK CAESER) and Bo Svenson (WALKING STAR) star in this Italian knock-off of THE DIRTY DOZEN. Arrested for crimes against the army, five World War II vets escape when their prison convoy is attacked by the Germans. Caught behind enemy lines, and not looking forward to serving prison sentences in their own countries, they decide to fight their way to neutral Switzerland. This zoom-happy exploitation pic later inspired Quentin Tarantino's long-gestating World War II project of the same name. [More]
Starring: Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten, Michel Pergolani
Starring: Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten, Michel Pergolani, Ian Bannen, Michel Constantin
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Reviews for The Inglorious Bastards
Castellari's film is a Pilgrim's Progress, a journey by the irredeemable toward some manner of salvation.
It's a platoon thriller laced with the anti-hero cynicism of spaghetti westerns and the lurid violence of the post-Wild Bunch era...
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