Anzio
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Edward Dmytryk
Robert Mitchum
Peter Falk
Earl Holliman
Mark Damon
Reni Santoni
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On 22 June 1944, Dick Ennis, a cynical American war correspondent, lands at Anzio with the Allied invasion forces. Accompanied by Movie (a ranger) and a commando, Corporal Rabinoff, Ennis drives into Rome without encountering any German troops en route or inside the city. When they report to General Lesly, commander of the Anzio invasion troops, he refuses to advance, suspecting that the Germans are laying a trap. Lesly's decision to reinforce his position permits the Germans to organize their defense; and an eventual Allied raid on a strategic village results in the loss of many Allied lives. Though Ennis, Movie, Rabinoff, and five other men escape, they are trapped behind the Nazi lines. Given temporary refuge by an Italian woman and her teenaged daughters, the men discover a heavily fortified trap being laid by the Germans around the beachhead. Of the eight men, only Ennis, Movie, and Stimler return to Anzio with the information. After a bloody siege of 4 months, the Allies finally rout the Nazis and march victorious into Rome. Ennis watches General Carson play the conquering hero, then turns away, saddened and disillusioned by the incompetency that led to so many deaths.
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Cast
Robert Mitchum
Peter Falk
Earl Holliman
Mark Damon
Reni Santoni
Joseph Walsh
Thomas Hunter
Giancarlo Giannini
Anthony Steel
Patrick Magee
Arthur Franz
Elsa Albani
Wayde Preston
Venantino Venantini
Annabella Andreoli
Wolfgang Preiss
Tonio Selwart
Stefanella Giovannini
Marcella Valeri
Enzo Turco
Elisabeth Tompson
Wolfgang Hillinger
Dante Maggio
Tiberio Mitri
Vittoria Dal Verme
Giorgia Della Giusta
Carmen Scarpitta
Arthur Kennedy
Robert Ryan
Crew
Ferdinando Aliverni
Gabriella Borzelli
Francesco Bronzi
Canestri
Duilio Coletti
Duilio Coletti
Gianni Cozzo
Harry A. L. Craig
Elvira D'amico
Emilio D'andria
Dino De Laurentiis
Aldo De Martini
Frank Defelitta
Mario Del Papa
Anna Maria Fea
Dante Ferretti
Alberto Gallitti
Amato Garbini
Giorgio Gentili
Guidarino Guidi
Giuseppe Maccari
Giuseppe Mangione
Fritz Mueller
Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani
Ugo Pericoli
Doc Pomus
Aldo Puccini
Giuseppe Rotunno
Luigi Scaccianoce
Norman Schwartz
Peter Taylor
Walfrido Traversari
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in and around Rome. Released in 1968 in Italy as Lo sbarco di Anzio. Also known as The Battle for Anzio.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 24, 1968
Released in United States Summer July 24, 1968
