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Burt Reynolds' first major role is a tank movie with Tina Louise and... wait, is that RAPE in the keywords?!
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Armored Command (1961)

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Overview

DramaWar

An American Army tank unit is trapped in a small French town in the Ardennes unaware that a spy amongst them is providing the German counterattack with vital battle information.

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world war iifemale spyrapeus armygerman occupation of francearmy intelligencetank battlepanzerfemale prisonerbattle of the bulge+5 more

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Real tanks! Actual Ardennes locations! Budget went HERE.

Acting

Baby Burt Reynolds trying so hard in his first real role.

Costume

Tina Louise's suspiciously glamorous French Resistance fits.

Best for:Solo: When you want obscure 60s war cheese nobody's heard of.·Background: Tank footage hits different while doomscrolling.·Rewatch: Spotting which scenes Byron Haskin phoned in from his couch.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Implied assault scene, handled with 1961 'tasteful' cowardice.·Violence: War deaths plus one very uncomfortable interrogation sequence.
Byron Haskin

Director

Byron Haskin

ReleasedJul 9, 1961
Runtime1h 39m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Allied Artists Pictures
Alcorn Productions

Top Cast

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Col. Devlin

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Alexandra Bastegar

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Skee

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Lt. Col. Wilson

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Mike

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Capt. Bart Macklin

Marty Ingels

Marty Ingels

Pinhead

Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Jean Robert

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Burt Reynolds later called this 'the picture where I learned to never take the role of the guy who dies second.'

Cultural

Released the same year as 'The Guns of Navarone,' this was Allied Artists' cheapo answer to prestige WWII epics—note the similar poster font desperation.

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