Directed by:
Francesco RosiCinematography:
Pasqualino De SantisComposer:
Piero PiccioniCast:
Marc Frechette, Alain Cuny, Gian Maria Volonté, Pier Paolo Capponi, Giampiero Albertini, Franco Graziosi, Daria Nicolodi, Francesco D'Adda, Gianni Pulone (more)Plots(1)
In Northern Italy, WWI has turned into a bloody stalemate. Bogged down in their trenches on a barren highland, the men of an Italian infantry division have been given one objective: retake a commanding height from the enemy. Unfortunately, the tactical ingenuity of general Leone, the unpopular division commander, consists of supplementing frontal attacks against machine-guns with medieval fighting schemes. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Marc Frechette
Best movies:
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
![Alain Cuny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507421_fa8cc9.jpg)
Alain Cuny
France
Best movies:
The Sweet Life (1960)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Gian Maria Volonté](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/577/162577429_d7fe1a.jpg)
Gian Maria Volonté
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Moro Affair (1986)
![Pier Paolo Capponi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272107_aa47c6.jpg)
Pier Paolo Capponi
Italy
Best movies:
Fiorile (1993)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Farinelli (1994)
![Giampiero Albertini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281032_ed2233.jpg)
Giampiero Albertini
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
Holy Year (1976)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Franco Graziosi
Italy
Best movies:
The Mattei Affair (1972)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
![Daria Nicolodi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/999/164999315_db1f25.jpg)
Daria Nicolodi
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Salomè (1972)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Francesco D'Adda
Italy
Best movies:
An Average Little Man (1977)
1900 (1976)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Gianni Pulone
Italy
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Companeros (1970)
Ostia (1970)
Mario Feliciani
Italy
Best movies:
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Everybody Go Home! (1960)
The Great War (1959)
Stavros Tornes
Greece
Best movies:
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
The Mattei Affair (1972)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Nino Vingelli
Italy
Best movies:
Purple Noon (1960)
The Professor (1986)
The Sucker (1965)
Franca Sciutto
Italy
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Manhunt (1972)
Emilio Bonucci
Italy
Best movies:
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Rabid Dogs (1974)
Spartaco Conversi
Italy
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Man of the East (1972)
The Great Silence (1968)