
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.
Cast

Robert Mitchum
Dick Ennis

Peter Falk
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff

Robert Ryan
Gen. Carson

Arthur Kennedy
Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

Giancarlo Giannini
Pvt. Cellini

Earl Holliman
Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler

Mark Damon
Wally Richardson

Reni Santoni
Pvt. Movie

Joseph Walsh
Doyle

Thomas Hunter
Pvt. Andy

Anthony Steel
Gen. Marsh

Patrick Magee
Gen. Starkey

Arthur Franz
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard

Tonio Selwart
Gen. Van MacKensen

Elsa Albani
Emilia

Wayde Preston
Col. Hendricks

Venantino Venantini
Capt. Burns

Wolfgang Preiss
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Annabella Andreoli
Anna
Crew

Edward Dmytryk
Director

Duilio Coletti
Director, Adaptation

Frank De Felitta
Adaptation
Giuseppe Mangione
Adaptation
H.A.L. Craig
Screenplay
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Novel
Peter Taylor
Editor

Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography

Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Guidarino Guidi
Casting

Ugo Pericoli
Costume Design
Gabriella Borzelli
Hairstylist

Dante Ferretti
Assistant Art Director
Norman B. Schwartz
Sound Editor
Aldo De Martino
Sound Recordist

Riz Ortolani
Original Music Composer
Luigi Scaccianoce
Art Direction
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