Quel maledetto treno blindato (1978)

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Sandro Continenza (writer)
Sergio Grieco (writer)

Release Date:

December 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | War | Comedy

Tagline:

Whatever the Dirty Dozen did they do it dirtier!

Plot:

Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions...

Plot Keywords:

American | Racism | Sabotage | Train | WWII

Cast

Bo Svenson	...	Lt. Robert Yeager
Peter Hooten	...	Tony
Fred Williamson	...	Pvt. Fred Canfield
Michael Pergolani	...	Nick
Jackie Basehart	...	Berle
Michel Constantin	...	Veronique
Debra Berger	...	Nicole
Raimund Harmstorf	...	Adolf Sachs
Ian Bannen	...	Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
Flavio Andreini
Peter Boom	...	German Officer
Vito Fornari
Manfred Freyberger	...	German Officer on Train
Joshua Sinclair	...	Marshall (as John Loffredo)
Mike Morris	...	Colonel Hauser

Also Known As:

Bastardi senza gloria (Italy) (working title)
Counterfeit Commandos (USA) (reissue title)
Deadly Mission (USA) (video title)
G.I. Bro (USA) (reissue title)
Hell's Heroes (USA) (video title)
Inglorious Bastards (USA)
The Dirty Bastard (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

99 min | Germany:76 min (cut version) | UK:90 min (cut version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

English | Italian | German | French

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:15 (uncut DVD version) (2007) | Netherlands:16 (US version) | Iceland:16 | Sweden:(Banned) | Sweden:15 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | Norway:16 (video) (1981) (unrated video version) | Norway:(Banned) (1978-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Films Concorde

Trivia:

Fred Williamson is named as a co-writer on screenplay on deposit at the Library of Congress Copyright Office.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During several of the battles, the same actors can be seen dying multiple times, only from different camera angles.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Quelli del Maledetto Treno Blindato - Making of 'Inglorious Bastards' (2007) (V)

War is hell

A group of American GIs are being shipped off to prison for a verity of infractions. While on their way there they're convoy is attacked by German soldiers and the men are able to escape. Realizing they will be put to death should the fall into either American or German hands the men decide to travel to the neutral county of Switzerland to have immunity. They pick up a German named Adolf who agrees to help them though the war zone to get to the Swiss boarder. Unfortunately, due to a break down in communications they accidentally shoot several Americans in German uniforms on their way to a secret mission. While staying with the French resistance they meet the men who were supposed to meet with the soldiers they killed. After much negotiation the two sides come to an agreement. If the gang of disgraced soldiers will complete the mission intended for the group they killed they will gain immunity for their actions.

"Inglorious Bastards" is an incredibly entertaining war film from Enzo G. Castellari, the man who brought us other exploitation films like "1990: Bronx Warriors" and "The Last Shark". Yeah, it's a rip off of "The Dirty Dozen", but thanks to Castellari's energetic direction it still manages to work very well. This is an action packed film with very little down time and lots of gunfire and explosions. The acting is superb as well. Fred Williamson is on hand as the tough Fred, spouting off tons of funny one-liners. Bo Svenson stars as the cool Sgt. Yegar, the leader of the group. The rest of the cast is create as well, each character is distinct and is well developed. The music is also fun and lively, aiding the movie tremendously. Even better, this is a total throw back to the cool and bad ass 60's war films like "The Dirty Dozen", "The Great Escape" and "Where Eagles Dare". As any film geek can tell you, that particular breed of film pretty much died out after Vietnam, but thankfully the Italians are on hand to give us a heavy dose of WWII action. This is a fine movie and I hope to see it on DVD one day (which is rumored to be on its way). This movie even has naked girls with machine guns. How can you beat that?