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Commandos theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Armando Crispino |
| Produced by | Alfonso Sansone Artur Brauner |
| Written by | Menahem Golan Don Martin Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Lee Van Cleef Jack Kelly |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
| Cinematography | Benito Frattari |
| Editing by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Distributed by | Heritage Enterprises |
| Release date(s) | Italy: 1968-11-19 West Germany: 1969-08-08 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | Italy Germany |
| Language | Italian |
Commandos is an Italian "macaroni combat" war film starring Lee Van Cleef and Jack Kelly and is directed by Armando Crispino. It was released in Italy on 19 November 1968, and rated PG in the United States.
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It is the middle of World War II and in the deserts of Africa, Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have killed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Cpt. Valli is a young, by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base is an entomologist who is killed and then things get terrible.