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Battle of the Commandos (1969)

Battle of the Commandos poster
Original title
La legione dei dannati
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genre
Euro War
Country
Germany, Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
16
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of soldiers undertakes a dangerous mission behind enemy lines during World War II. They face combat and moral challenges as they try to survive.

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What happens

Battle of the Commandos (also known as Legion of the Damned) is a European Macaroni-War film directed in 1969 by Umberto Lenzi. The movie was a co-production between Italy (where it was released as La legione dei dannati), West Germany (where is known with the title Die zum Teufel gehen) and Spain (where it is known as La brigada de los condenados). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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