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Cast
Frederick Stafford
as Giorgio Borri
Enrico Maria Salerno
as Claudio Borri
George Hilton
as Lieutenant Graham
Robert Hossein
as Erwin Rommel
Michael Rennie
as Bernard Law Montgomery
Giuseppe Castellano
as Cast
Sal Borgese
as Private Kapow
Nello Pazzafini
as Italian Sergeant
Riccardo Pizzuti
as Private Jailbird
Gérard Herter
as General Schwartz
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1969
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageItalian
CertificationPG
GenresWar, Action
Votes30
DirectorGiorgio Ferroni
WritersErnesto Gastaldi, Remigio Del Grosso
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Battle of El Alamein
About The Battle of El Alamein
June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first!
Directed by Giorgio Ferroni, The Battle of El Alamein leans on a strong ensemble — Frederick Stafford, Enrico Maria Salerno, George Hilton — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1969.
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