''Warriors Five'' (, ) is a 1962 black and white Italian-French-Yugoslavian

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directed by

Leopoldo Savona Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian actor, film director, director, choreographer, and screenwriter. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976. He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman. Life and career Born in Lenola, La ...

and starring

Jack Palance Walter Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk, , ''Volodymyr Ivanovych Palahniuk''; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American screen and stage actor, known to film audiences for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominat ...

Giovanna Ralli Giovanna Ralli, (born 2 January 1935), is an Italian stage, film, and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13, she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Fili ...

, and

Serge Reggiani Serge Reggiani (born Sergio Reggiani; 2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. After studying acting at the Conservato ...

. It is set during World War II. It was released in the US by

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as a

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with ''

Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World ''Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World'' () is a 1961 international co-production starring Gordon Scott. The film reused the sets, extras and Yoko Tani as a princess from ''Marco Polo'' (1961) and Freda's ''The Mongols'' (1961). The film ...

''.

Plot summary

In German-occupied Italy during World War II, American paratrooper Jack (

) lands behind enemy lines and begins an espionage assignment. He ends up captured and imprisoned. With four Italian POWs, he manages to escape. He then talks them into helping him blow up a strategically important bridge. Mayhem ensues until the only people left are the hero and Italia (

), a lovely Italian hooker.

Cast

as Jack *

as Italia *

as Libero *

Folco Lulli Folco Lulli (3 July 1912 – 23 May 1970) was an Italian partisan and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1946 and 1970. Life and career Born in Florence, the son of the baritone Gino Lulli and the elder brother of actor ...

as Marzi *

Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor.Franco Balducci Franco Balducci (23 November 1922 – 7 June 2001) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1947 and 1978. He was born in Umbria, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) - Giacomo * ''Tempesta su Pari ...

as Conti *

Miha Baloh Miha Baloh (21 May 1928 – 6 December 2022) was a Slovene actor. He started participating in local theatre productions after the Second World War and eventually enrolled in the AGRFT in Ljubljana, from where he graduated in 1952. In 1953, he b ...

as Sansone * Vera Murko as Mafalda *

Bruno Scipioni Bruno Scipioni (29 July 1934 – 5 December 2019) was an Italian actor and voice artist. Biography Born in Rome, Scipioni graduated in accountancy and then, in 1958, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He started his film ca ...

as Angelino

References

External links

* * * 1962 films American black-and-white films American International Pictures films Italian Campaign of World War II films Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro Macaroni Combat films Films scored by Ronald Stein English-language Italian films 1960s English-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub