From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory (1979)

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Friends, lovers and then the war!

In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.

Date of release
1979-03-15
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
War
Director
Umberto Lenzi

Casting

Interesting facts

From Hell to Victory is a 1979 Euro War film directed by Umberto Lenzi and produced by Edmondo Amati. The international cast stars George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz, Anny Duperey, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Ray Lovelock, Sam Wanamaker, and Capucine. The screenplay by frequent Lenzi collaborators Gianfranco Clerici and José Luis Martínez Mollá is based on a story co-authored by the director. The film was a co-production between Italy, Spain, and France.

Production

The screenplay is credited to Anthony Fritz, while the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that some sources credits Umberto Lenzi, Gianfranco Clerici and Jose Luis Martinez Molls. Some internationally distributed versions credit Umberto Lenzi under the pseudonym "Hank Milestone".

Exterior filming locations include Paris and Spain, with interiors at Cinecittà Studios. The opening sequence was shot in Casa de Campo park in Madrid. The film also uses stock footage from several other Euro War films, including Eagles Over London and The Inglorious Bastards.

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