Legion of the Damned (La legione dei dannati) 55 years old

A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his next mission, he takes along a platoon a convicted criminals - to prepare the Normandy beaches for the D-Day landings. Wartime drama from Italy, starring Jack Palance, Wolfgang Preiss and Curd Jurgens.

Credits

Legion of the Damned Cast

Name Character
Thomas Hunter He was 36, 85 years old when he died as Captain Kevin Burke
Claudio Undari He was 34, 73 years old when he died as Private Raymond Stone
Curd Jürgens He was 53, 66 years old when he died as General von Reilow
Gérard Herter He was 49, 86 years old when he died as SS Lieutenant Hapke
Diana Lorys She was 28, now 84 years old as Janine
Wolfgang Preiss He was 59, 92 years old when he died as Colonel Ackerman
Franco Fantasia He was 45, 78 years old when he died as Marc Schiwers
John Stacy He was 55, 74 years old when he died as British General
Guido Lollobrigida He was 40, now 95 years old as Private Tom Carlyle (as Lee Burton)
Aldo Sambrell He was 38, 79 years old when he died as Sergeant Karim Habinda
Luis Induni He was 49, 59 years old when he died as Pierre
Jack Palance He was 50, 87 years old when he died as Colonel Charley MacPherson
Helmuth Schneider He was 48, 51 years old when he died as Private Sam Schrier
Mirko Ellis He was 45, 91 years old when he died as Captain Adler
Bruno Corazzari He was 28, now 83 years old as Private Frank Madigan
Lorenzo Robledo He was 48, 84 years old when he died as Private Bernard Knowles

Legion of the Damned Crew

Name Department
Eduardo Manzanos Brochero as Screenplay. He was 49 (67) years old when He died Writing
Dario Argento as Screenplay. He was 28 (now 84) years old Writing
Umberto Lenzi as Director. He was 38 (86) years old when He died Directing
Alejandro Ulloa as Director of Photography. He was 58 (93) years old when He died Camera
Marcello Giombini as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (75) years old when He died Sound
Legion of the Damned poster
Legion of the Damned (55 years)

  • Release day: Monday, August 11, 1969
  • Runtime: 94 minutes