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The Heroes (1972)
Director: Duccio Tessari
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From Time Out Film Guide
Badly dubbed and inferior successor to Kelly's Heroes and other such wartime caper movies. A motley assortment of Germans and Allies call an uneasy truce and opt out of the desert conflict in pursuit of £2 million. Steiger does his German accent (which is beginning to pall a bit), Schiaffino shows a lot of leg, and everyone hams outrageously. A few happy coincidences and a lot of doublecrossing keeps a creaky plot going, and the photography helps some, but the relentless jokiness, plus the inevitable problems of co-production, ensure that it ends up being tedious.Author:
Cast & crew
Director: Duccio Tessari
Producer: Alfredo Bini
Cast: Rod Steiger, Rosanna Schiaffino, Rod Taylor, Claude Brasseur, Terry-Thomas, Gianni Garko full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 110 mins
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