German Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied advance on Rome.
Direction
Reinl's documentary-style battle sequences punch above budget.
Practical Effects
Genuine military hardware and locations lend uncomfortable authenticity.
Acting
Fuchsberger's tormented lieutenant almost sells the humanization.
Director
Harald Reinl
Joachim Fuchsberger
Lt. Reiter
Antje Geerk
Inge
Ewald Balser
Lt. Schlegel
Elma Karlowa
Gina
Harald Juhnke
Hugo Lembke
Dieter Eppler
Karl Christiansen
Carl Wery
General Heidenreich
Wolfgang Preiss
Oberstabsarzt Munkler
Wolfgang Wahl
Feldwebel Greinert
Wolfgang Neuss
Neumann
Armin Dahlen
Pater Emmanuel
Jan Hendriks
Fausto
Albert Hehn
Major Zillert
Hans von Borsody
Leutnant
Michl Lang
LKW-Fahrer
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