From Hell to Victory (1979)

Original title

Contro 4 bandiere

Directed by

Umberto Lenzi

Genre

war film

Country

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of six friends get separated by World War II and end up fighting on opposing sides. The film shows their experiences through major events like the Battle of Dunkirk and the Liberation of Paris.

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What happens

From Hell to Victory (Italian: Contro 4 bandiere, French: De l'enfer à la victoire, Spanish: De Dunkerke a la victoria) is a 1979 Euro War film directed by Umberto Lenzi and produced by Edmondo Amati. The international cast stars George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz, Anny Duperey, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Ray Lovelock, Sam Wanamaker, and Capucine. The screenplay by frequent Lenzi collaborators Gianfranco Clerici and José Luis Martínez Mollá is based on a story co-authored by the director. The film was a co-production between Italy, Spain, and France. The plot follows a group of six friends of different nationalities who are forced apart on different sides during World War II. It depicts a number of historical wartime episodes including the Battle of Dunkirk and the Liberation of Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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