Hornets' Nest (1970) ( I lupi attaccano in branco )

Hornets' Nest (1970) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: I lupi attaccano in branco
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Phil Karlson
Franco Cirino

Written By:
S.S. Schweitzer
Stanley Colbert

Actors:
Rock Hudson ..... Turner
Sylva Koscina ..... Bianca
Sergio Fantoni ..... Von Hecht
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ..... Schwalberg
Jacques Sernas ..... Maj. Taussig
Mark Colleano ..... Aldo
Mauro Gravina ..... Carlo
John Fordyce ..... Dino
Giuseppe Cassuto ..... Franco
Amedeo Castracane ..... Tonio
Giancarlo Colombaioni ..... Romeo
Ronald Colombaioni ..... Mikko
Valerio Colombaioni ..... Arturo
Giuseppe Coppola ..... Rico
Luigi Criscuolo ..... Paolo

Synopsis:

Captain Turner (Rock Hudson) is the American paratrooper who employs Italian children to blow up a strategic dam controlled by the Nazis. He is the only survivor of his unit gunned down during the jump. Rescued by the children, Turner convinces German medico Bianca to help in the clandestine mission. Aldo is the youthful leader who helps Turner carry out the bombing in exchange for an attack on his village. When the Nazis control the small town, their allegiance quickly changes as they fight the Germans they once considered allies.

A commando unit is dropped behind the German lines in Italy and its mission is to blow up a strategic dam. However, the unit is ambushed and only its leader survives. He is picked up by a ragtag group of local youths, who strike a bargain with him--they will help him blow the dam if he will help them get revenge on the Germans, who have taken over their village and killed their parents.

Based on an actual World War II incident the story tells of a U.S. Army demolition expert who enlists the aid of a gang of teenage Italian Partisans to blow up a dam in Northern Italy.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 March, 2025.