Bridge over the Elbe

1969 Italian film
  • 23 July 1969 (1969-07-23)
Running time
94 minutesCountriesItaly
SpainLanguagesItalian
Spanish

Bridge over the Elbe or The Legion of No Return (Italian: Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba,[1] Spanish: No importa morir) is a 1969 Italian-Spanish war film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Tab Hunter,[2] Howard Ross and Erika Wallner.[3]

Synopsis

Germany, 1945, in the waning days of the Second World War, American and Soviet forces are swiftly advancing. To thwart the Red Army from advancing too far westward, the U.S. command instructs Sergeant Richard to demolish a bridge over the Elbe with a team of just five men. However, the bridge is heavily fortified by German soldiers, making the mission exceedingly difficult.

Cast

  • Tab Hunter as Richards
  • Howard Ross as Charlie Hines
  • Erika Wallner as Erika
  • Claudio Trionfi as Johnny Eisenhower
  • Rosanna Yanni as Christina
  • Óscar Pellicer as Stiles
  • Ángel del Pozo as Rod
  • Gaspar 'Indio' González as Doyle
  • Daniele Vargas as Major Larson
  • Alfonso de la Vega SS Officer
  • José Guardiola German Commander
  • Antonio Delgado
  • Barta Barri Sgt. Mueller

References

  1. ^ L'ultimo schérmo: cinema di guerra, cinema di pace (in Italian). Edizioni Dedalo. 1984. p. 497. ISBN 9788822050205.
  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Grenfell, Joyce - Koller, Hans. MUZE. 2006. p. 420.
  3. ^ Ruétalo & Tierney p.306

Bibliography

  • Victoria Ruétalo & Dolores Tierney. Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America. Routledge, 2009.

External links

  • Bridge over the Elbe at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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