Five for Hell
{{Short description|1969 film by Gianfranco Parolini}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Five for Hell
(Cinque per l'inferno)
| image = 5 per l'inferno.jpeg
| caption = Spanish DVD cover
| director = Frank Kramer
| story = Sergio Garrone
| screenplay = Renato Izzo
Gianfranco Parolini
| starring = John Garko
Margaret Lee
Klaus Kinski
Aldo Canti
Sal Borgese
Luciano Rossi
Sam Burke
| producer = Paolo Moffa
Aldo Addobbati
| music = Vasili Kojucharov
Elsio Mancuso
| cinematography = Sandro Mancori
| editing = Giuseppe Bellecca
Uncredited:
Gianfranco Parolini
| studio = Società Ambrosiana Cinematografica (SAC)
Filmstar
| distributor = Paris Etoile Film
| released = {{Film date|1969|01|18|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| language = Italian
| country = Italy
}}
Five for Hell ({{langx|it|Cinque per l'inferno}}, also known as Five Into Hell) is a 1969 Italian "macaroni combat" war film starring John Garko, Margaret Lee and Klaus Kinski.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/17695/Cinque-per-l-inferno/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520230115/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/17695/Cinque-per-l-inferno/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-20 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |title=New York Times: Five for Hell |accessdate=2008-10-23}} Italian cinema specialist Howard Hughes referred to it as a derivative of The Dirty Dozen (1967).p. 169
Hughes, Howard When Eagles Dared: The Filmgoers' History of World War II Bloomsbury Publishing, 30 Jan 2012
Summary
Gianni Garko is a fun-loving leader of a bunch of oddball G.I.s whose mission is to steal the German's secret attack plans from a villa behind enemy lines, where they run into a brutal Nazi commander.
This film introduced, as it was typical in spaghetti combat films, a very particular and self parodic humour, using also elements inherited directly from the Spaghetti Western, such as the hero using eccentric and odd weaponry, such as an iron baseball.
Cast
- Gianni Garko - Lt. Glenn Hoffmann (as John Garko)
- Margaret Lee - Helga Richter
- Klaus Kinski - SS-Obersturmbannführer Hans Müller
- Aldo Canti (credited as Nick Jordan)- Nick Amadori
- Sal Borgese - Al Siracusa
- Luciano Rossi - Johnny 'Chicken' White
- Samson Burke - Sgt. Sam McCarthy (as Sam Burke)
- Irio Fantini - Maj. Gen. Friedrich Gerbordstadt
- Biagio Gambini - Helga's Lover (uncredited)
- Mike Monty - Capt. Nixon (uncredited)
- Bill Vanders - American General (uncredited)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0062807|title=Five for Hell}}
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Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:1960s war drama films
Category:Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini
Category:Macaroni Combat films
Category:Italian war drama films
Category:Italian World War II films
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