The Biggest Battle (1978)
A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
Director:
Umberto Lenzi
Writer:
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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Bill Vanders 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 |
| Production | Sergio Borelli | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Pistella | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Cossu | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Frank von Kuegelgen | ADR & Dubbing |
| Camera | Giuseppe Gabrielli | Grip |
| Art | Alfredo D'Angelo | Set Dresser |
| Production | Mino Loy | Producer |
| Sound | Aldo Ciorba | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Gino Vagniluca | Special Effects |
| Directing | Mirella Malatesta | Continuity |
| Art | Enrico Sanchini | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Riccardo Petrazzi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Ciro Russo | Prop Maker |
| Lighting | Roberto Belli | Electrician |
| Sound | Franco Micalizzi | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcello Longhi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Raul Montesanti | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Mario Pastorini | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Francesco Narducci | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Eugenio Alabiso | Editor |
| Sound | Umberto Montesanti | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Umberto Lenzi | Story |
| Camera | Federico Zanni | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Olga Pehar | Continuity |
| Camera | Mike Lamb | Grip |
| Production | Luciano Martino | Producer |
| Sound | David Blocker | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Claudio Morabito | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciano Sagoni | Costume Design |
| Directing | Stefano Rolla | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bruno Moreal | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Frank von Kuegelgen | Sound Editor |
| Production | Paolo Gargano | Unit Manager |