War Devils, also known in Italy as ''I Diavoli Della Guerra'', is a 1969 war / action film written and directed by
Bitto Albertini
Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini (1924–1999) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Career
He began his film career as a camera operator and as a cinematographer. In 1974 Albertini directed ''Black Emanuelle'' starring the then almost unk ...
starring
Guy Madison
Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for having played Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series ''The Adventures of Wild Bill ...
,
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor.Anthony Steel.Hughes, Howard ''When Eagles Dared: The Filmgoers' History of World War II'' I.B. Tauris; 1st edition (30 January 2012)
Plot
The action begins in Tunisia 1943. An allied commando unit commanded by Captain George Vincent (Guy Madison) parachutes into the Tunisia desert to carry out a dangerous mission behind German lines. Captain Vincent and a
German
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officer (Venantino Venantini) must help each other in order to make it across the desert to safety. After completing their trip, the
German
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officer releases his American prisoner but pledges to kill him if they ever meet again.
One year later, the two officers find themselves facing each other again but this time in occupied
France
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when Vincent and his US Rangers are sent to rescue a British officer, Colonel James Steele (Anthony Steel), an expert on secret arms and V2 rockets.
Notes
The film was released in colour and is rated PG. It was included in a compilation of classic war films titled
Combat
Combat (French language, French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent Conflict (process), conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (Hand-to-hand combat, not usin ...
Classics
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