Tank Commandos
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Director Burt Topper Duration Art director Daniel Haller Writer Burt Topper Language English | 4.2/10 Genre Drama, War Running time 1h 19m Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Robert V. Barron Release date 1959 (1959) Genres War film, Action Film, Drama Similar movies Burt Topper directed Tank Commandos and Hell Squad, Darbys Rangers (1958), Tank Battalion (1958), The Devils Brigade (1968), Thunderbirds (1952) Tagline Battle Born...Passions...Defiant Men at War. |
Tank Commandos is a 1959 war film produced, directed and written by Burt Topper.American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with Operation Dames.
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Plot
During the Italian campaign the American army sends out a demolition team to discover how the Germans are reinforcing their positions. The team is led to its destination by an Italian boy.
Cast
Donato Farretta ... Diano
Robert Barron ... Lt. Jim Blaine
Maggie Lawrence ... Jean, the nurse
Wally Campo ... Pvt. Sonny Lazzotti
Jack B. Sowards ... Pvt. Todd
Leo V. Matranga ... Shorty
Anthony Rich ... Sands, a soldier
Larry Hudson ... Capt. Praxton
Maria Monay ... Italian Woman
Carmen D'Antonio ... Teresa (segment "Tessie")
David Addis ... Clifton, a soldier
Russ Prescott ... Taylor, a soldier
Freddie Roberto ... captured Italian traitor
Jerry Lear ... Bartender
Fred Gavlin ... German soldier
Joan Connors ... prostitute
Larry Shuttleworth ... a Sergeant
Lee Redman ... a G.I.
Uncredited
Norberto Kerner ... German soldier (as Norberto Kerner)
Dan Pelter ... Stritch
Production
Co-Producer ... Samuel Z Arkoff
Co-Producer ... James H Nicholson
Director and Writer ... Burt Topper
Musical Director ... Ronald Stein
Cinematography ... John M Nikolaus Jr.
Film Editor ... Asa Boyd Clark
Art Director ... Daniel Haller
Makeup Artist ... Bob Mark
Production Manager ... Willard Kirkham
Second Unit and Assistant Director ... Richard M Rubin
Sound Mixer ... Al Overton
Sound Effects ... Josef von Stroheim -
Electrician ... Lee Cannon
Head Grip ... Charles Hannawalt
Cameraman ... Kay Norton
Wardrobe ... Gene Martin
Supervising Film Editor ... Ronald Sinclair
Assistant Editor ... Paul Wittenberg
Musical Lyrics ... Ronald Stein
Script Supervisor ... Joe Franklin
Dialogue Director ... Don Laffer
References
Tank Commandos WikipediaTank Commandos IMDb Tank Commandos themoviedb.org