World war two drama about the 1942 North Africa battle at El Alamein between the Allies and the Axis forces.World war two drama about the 1942 North Africa battle at El Alamein between the Allies and the Axis forces.World war two drama about the 1942 North Africa battle at El Alamein between the Allies and the Axis forces.
- Marta
- (as Ira Furstenberg)
- Kapow
- (as Salvatore Borgese)
- Italian Soldier
- (as Max Dean)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe opening prologue states: "June 1942. As Gen. Erwin Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Benito Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first!"
- GoofsThe British were using M113 personnel carriers. The M113 personnel carrier was not introduced until some 20 years after the Battle of El Alamein.
- Quotes
Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery: [addressing his staff officers] I'm taking over command of the Eighth Army. I had best tell you immediately what I think; they'll be no more retreating. I want all the plans for pulling back prepared by my predecessor to be burned. I want all non-operative vehicles returned to the rear lines. No one will be moving out of here. We're staying on, dead or alive, until Rommel surrenders. That's all for the moment.
- ConnectionsEdited into The War Devils (1969)
The APCs are indeed M113s but the British did have something called the universal carrier which looks like an open top, cut down version of a 113. I'm willing to give that a pass.
At one point we are in the British camp and they have real Sherman tanks, long barreled ones but they are Shermans. The Germans have M48s, I think they are. Both sides are painted tan. But in the final battle we have a line of M48s lined up on the ridge. It wasn't until the Italians said they were being attacked that I realized these were supposed to be British tanks. Most confusing.
At any rate, this movie is a cut above the usual Italian war movie and is good enough for a watch. It's something different in that the roles are reversed and the Italians are the heroes and good soldiers and the allies are the faceless mob getting mowed down by the ton. Not that that is a good thing but it's a change of pace.
- jt_3d
- May 31, 2010
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Battle of Elalamein
- Filming locations
- Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy(interiors filmed at)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1