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The Biggest Battle 1978 Directed by Umberto Lenzi Il grande attacco

The most awesome battle ever seen!

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.

Country Italy
Production Countries Germany , Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Languages English , French , Hungarian
Gneres Drama , War
Production Companies Dania Film , National Cinematografica
Release Date 7 February 1978
102 mins
Cast
Helmut Berger
Helmut Berger Lt. Kurt Zimmer
Samantha Eggar
Samantha Eggar Annelise Ackermann
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma Capitano Martin Scott
John Huston
John Huston Sean O'Hara
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach Maggiore Mannfred Roland
Ray Lovelock
Ray Lovelock Lt. John Foster
Aldo Massasso
Aldo Massasso Lt. William McShane
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini Michael
Ida Galli
Ida Galli Sybill Scott
Orson Welles
Orson Welles Narratore
Edwige Fenech
Edwige Fenech Danielle
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda Generale Foster
Patrick Reynolds
Patrick Reynolds O'Hara's Aide
Aldo Barberito
Aldo Barberito SS major
Massimo Bonetti
Massimo Bonetti German Soldier
Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia American commando
Andrea Bosic
Andrea Bosic Mimmo Parnat
Fulvio Mingozzi
Fulvio Mingozzi French partisan
Tom Felleghy
Tom Felleghy American General
Robert Spafford
Robert Spafford General George S. Patton
Giuseppe Castellano
Giuseppe Castellano American Commando
Luciano Catenacci
Luciano Catenacci Communications Officer
Giovanni Cianfriglia
Giovanni Cianfriglia British Commando
Pierangelo Civera
Pierangelo Civera Gestapo Agent
Claudio Colombi
Claudio Colombi Gestapo Agent
Geoffrey Copleston
Geoffrey Copleston S.S. Colonel Jurgens
Mirko Ellis
Mirko Ellis German Officer in Bar
Andrea Fantasia
Andrea Fantasia Old French Partisan
Attilio Dottesio
Attilio Dottesio French Bartender
Ermelinda De Felice
Ermelinda De Felice French Bartender's Wife
Manfred Freyberger
Manfred Freyberger German in Danielle's Room
Marco Guglielmi
Marco Guglielmi Capt. Fitzpatrick
Franco Odoardi
Franco Odoardi Wounded Resistance Man
Lorenzo Piani
Lorenzo Piani American Commando
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Giacomo Rossi Stuart American Commando Leader
Lanfranco Spinola
Lanfranco Spinola Officer
Max Turilli
Max Turilli Gestapo Agent
Rosario Borelli
Rosario Borelli British Officer
Bill Vanders
Bill Vanders General von Arnim
Guy Doleman
Guy Doleman Gen. Whitmore
Karl Braun
Karl Braun Machine-Gun Sergeant (uncredited)
Luther Fear
Luther Fear British Officer with Sean O'Hara (uncredited)
Billy Kerr
Billy Kerr German Soldier (uncredited)
Michele Soavi
Michele Soavi Ted Foster (uncredited)
Riccardo Petrazzi
Riccardo Petrazzi Partisan Guard (uncredited)
Luciano Catenacci
Luciano Catenacci British Communications Officer
Crew
Director
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi
Writers
Cesare Frugoni
Cesare Frugoni
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi
Producers
Mino Loy
Mino Loy
Luciano Martino
Luciano Martino
Cinematography
Federico Zanni
Federico Zanni
Composer
Franco Micalizzi
Franco Micalizzi
Editor
Eugenio Alabiso
Eugenio Alabiso
Production Design
Giuseppe Bassan
Giuseppe Bassan
Sound
Frank von Kuegelgen
Frank von Kuegelgen
Aldo Ciorba
Aldo Ciorba
Bruno Moreal
Bruno Moreal
Raul Montesanti
Raul Montesanti
Story
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi
Costume Design
Luciano Sagoni
Luciano Sagoni
Makeup Artists
Walter Cossu
Walter Cossu
Marcello Longhi
Marcello Longhi
Camera Operator
Claudio Morabito
Claudio Morabito
Stunts
Riccardo Petrazzi
Riccardo Petrazzi
Lighting
Roberto Belli
Roberto Belli
Assistant Director
Stefano Rolla
Stefano Rolla
Additional Photography
Francesco Narducci
Francesco Narducci