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The Heroes

Original title: Gli eroi
  • 1973
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
126
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The Heroes (1973)
AdventureComedyWar

Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked "plasma."Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked "plasma."Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked "plasma."

  • Director
    • Duccio Tessari
  • Writers
    • Sergio Donati
    • René Havard
    • Albert Kantof
  • Stars
    • Rod Steiger
    • Rosanna Schiaffino
    • Rod Taylor
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    126
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Duccio Tessari
    • Writers
      • Sergio Donati
      • René Havard
      • Albert Kantof
    • Stars
      • Rod Steiger
      • Rosanna Schiaffino
      • Rod Taylor
    • 2User reviews
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    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Guenther von Lutz
    Rosanna Schiaffino
    Rosanna Schiaffino
    • Katrin
    Rod Taylor
    Rod Taylor
    • Lieutenant Bob Robson
    Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    • Raphael Tilbaudet
    Gianni Garko
    Gianni Garko
    • Schreiber
    Aldo Giuffrè
    Aldo Giuffrè
    • Spartaco Amore
    Paolo Giusti
    • Breuber
    Nino Segurini
    • German Soldier Neumann
    Ángel Aranda
    Ángel Aranda
    • Cowlich
    Miguel Bosé
    Miguel Bosé
    • German Soldier Emmerich
    Antonio Pica
    Antonio Pica
    • Colonel Dietrich
    Terry-Thomas
    Terry-Thomas
    • Major John Cooper
    • (as Terry Thomas)
    Lucia Bosè
    Lucia Bosè
      José Luis Chinchilla
        Gonzalo de Esquiroz
        • Butch
        • (uncredited)
        Tom Felleghy
          Adolf Hitler
          Adolf Hitler
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          • Director
            • Duccio Tessari
          • Writers
            • Sergio Donati
            • René Havard
            • Albert Kantof
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          • Trivia
            Italian censorship visa # 61954 delivered on 23-2-1973.
          • Soundtracks
            Lili Marleen
            Music by Norbert Schultze

            Lyrics by Hans Leip

          User reviews2

          Featured review
          7/10

          Discontinuous plot, but very funny

          This movie may have been amazing when seen in the theatre in its orginal (Spanish? Italian?) As I saw it, edited for television and dubbed into English, it was still very funny, but the plot was hard to follow. If your only exposure to the lighter side of WWII has been "Hogan's Heroes" you NEED to see this film. (HH had humour about grade 9 level, this movie is at least college level.) Warning for parents with young children: one of the multi-national main characters is a Greek prostitute, thus there is some dialogue concerning extra-marital sexuality. If I could vote, I would rate this film 7 out of 10.
          • BKCooper
          • Oct 9, 1998
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          • Release date
            • November 12, 1975 (United States)
          • Countries of origin
            • Italy
            • France
            • Spain
          • Language
            • Italian
          • Also known as
            • Die Helden von Afrika
          • Filming locations
            • Almería, Andalucía, Spain
          • Production companies
            • Atlántida Films
            • Finarco
            • Gerico Sound
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 45 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 2.35 : 1

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