Quel maledetto treno blindato (1978)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Sandro Continenza (story) &
Sergio Grieco (story) ...
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Release Date:

December 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | War

Tagline:

Whatever the Dirty Dozen did they do it dirtier!

Plot:

Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions...

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Prisoner | Murder | Escape | American

Cast

Bo Svenson	...	Lt. Robert Yeager
Peter Hooten	...	Tony
Fred Williamson	...	Pvt. Fred Canfield
Michael Pergolani	...	Nick
Jackie Basehart	...	Berle
Michel Constantin	...	Veronique
Debra Berger	...	Nicole
Raimund Harmstorf	...	Adolf Sachs
Ian Bannen	...	Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
Flavio Andreini
Peter Boom	...	German Officer on Train
Vito Fornari
Manfred Freyberger	...	SS Commander
Joshua Sinclair	...	The Sergeant (as John Loffredo)
Mike Morris	...	Colonel Hauser
Donald O'Brien	...	SS Commander (as Donald O'Brian)
Gerard Schwarz
Bryan Rostron		(as Rostron Brian Torquil)
Massimo Vanni	...	French Resistance Member
Bill Vanders	...	German General on Train (as William Vanders)
Mauro Vestri	...	French Resistance Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Alexander	...	Examination Corporal (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Enzo G. Castellari	...	German Officer (uncredited)
Larry Dolgin	...	Marshall / Sachs (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Rocco Lerro	...	German Gate Guard (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	Redneck Bastard (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pietro Plinio Quinzi	...	(uncredited)
Franco Ukmar	...	American troop leader (uncredited)

Directed by
Enzo G. Castellari

Writing credits
Sandro Continenza		(story) &
Sergio Grieco		(story) &
Romano Migliorini		(story) &
Laura Toscano		(story) &
Franco Marotta		(story)
Sandro Continenza		(screenplay) &
Sergio Grieco		(screenplay) &
Romano Migliorini		(screenplay) &
Laura Toscano		(screenplay) &
Franco Marotta		(screenplay)
Sandro Continenza		(dialogue) &
Sergio Grieco		(dialogue) &
Romano Migliorini		(dialogue) &
Laura Toscano		(dialogue) &
Franco Marotta		(dialogue)
Alberto Piferi		(Italian dialogue)

Original Music by
Francesco De Masi

Cinematography by
Giovanni Bergamini		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gianfranco Amicucci

Production Design by
Pier Luigi Basile		(as Pierluigi Basile)
Aurelio Crugnola

Set Decoration by
Pier Luigi Basile		(as Pierluigi Basile)
Aurelio Crugnola

Costume Design by
Ugo Pericoli

Makeup Department
Giancarlo De Leonardis	....	hair stylist
Giovanni Morosi	....	makeup artist (as Gianni Morosi)

Production Management
Ennio Di Meo	....	unit manager
Pino Mangogna	....	unit manager
Roberto Sbarigia	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mario Maffei	....	assistant director

Art Department
Enrico Sanchini	....	drapes

Sound Department
Nick Alexander	....	dubbing editor
Domenico Dubbini	....	sound recordist
Mario Ottavi	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Gino De Rossi	....	special effects

Stunts
Rocco Lerro	....	stunt coordinator
Angelo Ragusa	....	stunts
Clemente Ukmar	....	stunts
Franco Ukmar	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gianfranco Massa	....	still photographer
Luciano Micheli	....	key grip
Silvano Michisanti	....	gaffer
Enrico Priori	....	assistant camera
Stefano Sbarigia	....	assistant camera
Otello Spila	....	camera operator
Gaetano Valle	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Otello Polci	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Roberto Amicucci	....	second assistant editor
Cesarina Casini	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Francesco De Masi	....	conductor

Other crew
Silvia Caperna	....	administrator
Gioia Donati	....	script supervisor
Armando Grilli	....	armorer
Egle Guarino	....	script supervisor
Alfonso Licata	....	administrator
Adalberto Spadoni	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Film Concorde (as Film Concorde S.R.L.)

Distributors

• Capitol International (1978) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Alemannia-Filmverleih (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical) (cut)
• Universal Film Agency (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (1978) (UK) (theatrical)
• American Transcontinental (1981) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Hokushin Audio Visual (1981) (UK) (VHS)
• Entertainment (1979) (UK) (theatrical)
• Valio-Filmi (1978) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Firebox (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• K & C Video (19??) (Australia) (VHS)
• Koch Media (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Severin Films (2008) (USA) (DVD) (3-disc explosive edition)
• Severin Films (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (2008) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Cinecittà  sound post-production
• Vides Cinematografica  sound post-production (as Centro Cinematografico Vides)
• Elettronica Calpini  dubbing (as Sincronizzazione Elettronica Calpini)
• Società Attori Sincronizzatori (SAS)  dubbing collaboration
• Costumi d'Arte  wardrobe
• L.C.P.  footwear
• St. A.C.C.  weaponry
• Armando Grilli  weaponry
• Ditta Rancati  props (as Rancati)
• D'Angelo  props
• Set  props
• Sanchini  drapes (as Enrico Sanchini)
• Ditta Maggi  wigs (as Maggi)
• ATA  military vehicles furnished by (as A.T.A.)

Also Known As:

Bastardi senza gloria (Italy) (working title)
Counterfeit Commandos (USA) (reissue title)
Deadly Mission (USA) (video title)
G.I. Bro (USA) (recut version)
Hell's Heroes (USA) (video title)
The Dirty Bastard (Philippines: English title)
The Inglorious Bastards (USA)

Runtime:

99 min | UK:90 min (cut version) | Germany:76 min (cut version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | German | French | English

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (US version) | Sweden:15 (video rating) | Norway:15 (uncut DVD version) (2007) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2007) | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | France:U | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1978) | USA:R | Norway:16 (video) (1981) (unrated video version) | Norway:(Banned) (1978-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Film Concorde

Trivia:

Fred Williamson is named as a co-writer on screenplay on deposit at the Library of Congress Copyright Office.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: A wire can be seen pulling a soldier during a grenade explosion in the first battle with the Waffen-SS.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Tony: Nicole! Nicole.
Nicole: Tony! Tony!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Quelli del Maledetto Treno Blindato - Making of 'Inglorious Bastards' (2007) (V)

Bargain Bin "Dirty Dozen" with Style to Spare

A group of American convicts in WWII Europe escapes in transport and makes their way for the Swiss border. Along the way they encounter German platoons -- lots of shoot outs ensue. Eventually, they come across another American contingent and are mistaken for a special ops team whose plan is to bomb a Nazi train carrying some sort of big fancy weapon. More shoot outs ensue.

Leave your hat and your desire for plot logic at the door if you want to enjoy this bargain-bin version of "The Dirty Dozen." Much of this film doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but you won't realize it doesn't make sense until after the movie's over, because while you're watching it it's easy to be distracted by the energy of the storytelling and film-making. One thing this movie has is style.

Bo Svenson heads the cast of mostly unknowns, though Ian Bannen (who has an Academy Award nomination to his credit, though not for this) brings some actorly street cred to the film as a general. The movie makes no effort whatsoever to capture the period feel of 1944 Europe. The various pornstaches on display are pure 1978.

Grade: A-