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A 1968 Italian war flick so cheap the explosions look like birthday candles. I love it.
TMDB
50
IMDb
48
Rotten Tomatoes
50
Audience Score
50
Google
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Hell in Normandy (1968)

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Overview

DramaTV MovieWar

The movie is set during World War II in the days just prior to the D-Day invasion. A special parachute unit is sent to destroy a German flame thrower installation on Omaha Beach.

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
beachd-dayinvasionomaha beach

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Explosions so fake you'll laugh out loud. Charmingly incompetent.

Production

Shot on Italian beaches pretending to be France. You can tell.

Best for:Solo: Perfect for lonely Sunday afternoons with low expectations.·Background: You can nap and miss nothing. Zero guilt.·Rewatch: Cult status for bad movie nights with fellow masochists.
Alfonso Brescia

Director

Alfonso Brescia

ReleasedAug 13, 1968
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Rhodes Internacional
Alcinter

Top Cast

Guy Madison

Guy Madison

Capt. Jack Murphy

Peter Lee Lawrence

Peter Lee Lawrence

Lt. Strobel

Erika Blanc

Erika Blanc

Denise

Philippe Hersent

Philippe Hersent

Prof. Aubernet

Giuseppe Castellano

Giuseppe Castellano

Foster

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Trivia

Director Alfonso Brescia cranked out four war films in 1968 alone. Quantity over quality was his religion.

Cultural

This belongs to the 'Macaroni Combat' subgenre—Italian exploitation of American WWII nostalgia, cheap and cheerful.

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