Die große Offensive (1978)
Menschliche Schicksale vor dem Hintergrund des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Soldaten und ihre Familien geraten auf Kriegsschauplätze, und der Zufall verbindet ihr Schicksal auf tragische, oft brutale Weise. Sie nehmen teil an den spektakulärsten Kämpfen und Kommandounternehmen. Von den Einsätzen auf Kreta bis zu den legendären Panzerschlachten zwischen den Alliierten und dem Wüstenfuchs Rommel. Amerikaner, Deutsche und Engländer treffen auf dem Schlachtfeld aufeinander. Während der Olympischen Spiele 1936 waren sie noch Mitglieder einer Internationalen Organisation, der amerikansiche General Foster, der englische Professor O’Hara, die jüdische Schauspielerin Anne Ackermann und der deutsche Major Manfred Roland. Jetzt stehen sie sich im Krieg gegenüber. Jeden ereilt sein Schicksal. Gigantische Panzerschlachten, faszinierende Luftkämpfe und schwere Seegefechte führen zu einem unvorstellbaren Blutvergießen.
Der Regisseur:
Umberto Lenzi
Der Autor:
Umberto Lenzi
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Helmut Berger as Lt. Kurt Zimmer |
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Samantha Eggar as Annelise Ackermann |
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Giuliano Gemma as Capitano Martin Scott |
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John Huston as Sean O'Hara |
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Stacy Keach as Maggiore Mannfred Roland |
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Ray Lovelock as Lt. John Foster |
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Aldo Massasso as Lt. William McShane |
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Venantino Venantini as Michael |
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Ida Galli as Sybill Scott |
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Orson Welles as Narratore |
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Edwige Fenech as Danielle |
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Henry Fonda as Generale Foster |
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Patrick Reynolds as O'Hara's Aide |
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Aldo Barberito as SS major |
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Massimo Bonetti as German Soldier |
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Rik Battaglia as American commando |
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Andrea Bosic as Mimmo Parnat |
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Fulvio Mingozzi as French partisan |
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Tom Felleghy as American General |
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Robert Spafford as General George S. Patton |
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Giuseppe Castellano as American Commando |
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Luciano Catenacci as Communications Officer |
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Giovanni Cianfriglia as British Commando |
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Pierangelo Civera as Gestapo Agent |
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Claudio Colombi as Gestapo Agent |
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Geoffrey Copleston as S.S. Colonel Jurgens |
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Mirko Ellis as German Officer in Bar |
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Andrea Fantasia as Old French Partisan |
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Attilio Dottesio as French Bartender |
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Ermelinda De Felice as French Bartender's Wife |
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Manfred Freyberger as German in Danielle's Room |
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Marco Guglielmi as Capt. Fitzpatrick |
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Franco Odoardi as Wounded Resistance Man |
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Lorenzo Piani as American Commando |
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Giacomo Rossi Stuart as American Commando Leader |
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Lanfranco Spinola as Officer |
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Max Turilli as Gestapo Agent |
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Rosario Borelli as British Officer |
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Wolfgang Vrieslander as General von Arnim |
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Guy Doleman as Gen. Whitmore |
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Karl Braun as Machine-Gun Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Luther Fear as British Officer with Sean O'Hara (uncredited) |
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Billy Kerr as German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Michele Soavi as Ted Foster (uncredited) |
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Riccardo Petrazzi as Partisan Guard (uncredited) |
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Luciano Catenacci as British Communications Officer |
| Editing | Giuseppe Romano | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Umberto Lenzi | Director |
| Art | Giuseppe Bassan | Production Design |
| Writing | Umberto Lenzi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Frugoni | Writer |
| Camera | Mario Pastorini | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Bruno Moreal | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Frank von Kuegelgen | Sound Editor |
| Production | Mino Loy | Producer |
| Sound | David Blocker | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Gino Vagniluca | Special Effects |
| Directing | Mirella Malatesta | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcello Longhi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Umberto Montesanti | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Riccardo Petrazzi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Cossu | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Frank von Kuegelgen | ADR & Dubbing |
| Lighting | Roberto Belli | Electrician |
| Camera | Giuseppe Gabrielli | Grip |
| Production | Luciano Martino | Producer |
| Production | Sergio Borelli | Production Manager |
| Crew | Ciro Russo | Prop Maker |
| Camera | Claudio Morabito | Camera Operator |
| Art | Alfredo D'Angelo | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Franco Micalizzi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Enrico Sanchini | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Mike Lamb | Grip |
| Writing | Umberto Lenzi | Story |
| Camera | Federico Zanni | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Olga Pehar | Continuity |
| Sound | Aldo Ciorba | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Stefano Rolla | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Raul Montesanti | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Pistella | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciano Sagoni | Costume Design |
| Camera | Francesco Narducci | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Eugenio Alabiso | Editor |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Unit Manager |
| Production | Paolo Gargano | Unit Manager |
