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 |
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Thomas Hunter
He was 36, 85 years old when he died
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as Captain Kevin Burke |
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Claudio Undari
He was 34, 73 years old when he died
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as Private Raymond Stone |
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Curd Jürgens
He was 53, 66 years old when he died
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as General von Reilow |
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Gérard Herter
He was 49, 86 years old when he died
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as SS Lieutenant Hapke |
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Diana Lorys
She was 28, now 84 years old
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as Janine |
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Wolfgang Preiss
He was 59, 92 years old when he died
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as Colonel Ackerman |
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Franco Fantasia
He was 45, 78 years old when he died
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as Marc Schiwers |
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John Stacy
He was 55, 74 years old when he died
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as British General |
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Guido Lollobrigida
He was 40, now 95 years old
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as Private Tom Carlyle (as Lee Burton) |
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Aldo Sambrell
He was 38, 79 years old when he died
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as Sergeant Karim Habinda |
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Luis Induni
He was 49, 59 years old when he died
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as Pierre |
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Jack Palance
He was 50, 87 years old when he died
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as Colonel Charley MacPherson |
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Bruno Corazzari
He was 28, now 83 years old
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as Private Frank Madigan |
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Lorenzo Robledo
He was 48, 84 years old when he died
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as Private Bernard Knowles |
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Mirko Ellis
He was 45, 91 years old when he died
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as Captain Adler |
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Helmuth Schneider
He was 48, 51 years old when he died
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as Private Sam Schrier |
Legion of the Damned Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Eduardo Manzanos Brochero as Screenplay. He was 49 (67) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Dario Argento as Screenplay. He was 28 (now 84) years old
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Writing |
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Umberto Lenzi as Director. He was 38 (86) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Alejandro Ulloa as Director of Photography. He was 58 (93) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Marcello Giombini as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (75) years old when He died
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Sound |
