| The Heroes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Duccio Tessari |
| Written by |
Sergio Donati Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Starring |
Rod Steiger Rod Taylor |
| Cinematography | Carlo Carlini |
| Edited by | Mario Morra |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | 1973 (Italy) 1974 (UK) |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France Spain |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | $2,350,000 [1] |
The Heroes (also known as Gli eroi, Les héros and Los héroes millonarios) is a 1973 Italian war- comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. [2] [3]
Cast
- Rod Steiger as Guenther von Lutz
- Rosanna Schiaffino as Katrin
- Rod Taylor as Bob Robson
- Claude Brasseur as Raphael Tilbaudet
- Terry-Thomas as John Cooper
- Gianni Garko as Schreiber
- Aldo Giuffrè as Spartaco Amore
- Ángel Aranda as Cowlich
- Nino Segurini as German soldier
- Miguel Bosé as German soldier
- Antonio Pica as Dietrich
- Lucia Bosé ( cameo)
Production
Yul Brynner was announced to play the lead but pulled out. [1]
Part of the film production was done in the Egyptian Western Desert, several miles near the pyramid of Mydoom. A small Carson City, Nevada was built with river Nile mud on a woven reed and palm baskets but looked authentic from a distance. The city was full scale at the entrance but half-scale behind it.
References
- ^ a b Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p172
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ Cesare Zavattini (1984). L'ultimo schermo: cinema di guerra, cinema di pace. Dedalo, 1984. ISBN 8822050207.
External links
- The Heroes at IMDb
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- 1973 films
- Italian war comedy films
- 1970s war comedy films
- 1970s Italian-language films
- English-language Italian films
- English-language French films
- Films directed by Duccio Tessari
- Macaroni Combat films
- Films scored by Riz Ortolani
- Films shot in Almería
- Films shot in Egypt
- 1973 comedy films
- Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
- Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni
- French World War II films
- Italian World War II films
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- 1970s Italian films
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