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The Heroes

The Heroes

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Overview

Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked "plasma."

Directed by Duccio Tessari
Written by René Havard, Luciano Vincenzoni, Albert Kantoff
Produced by Alfredo Bini
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Top Cast

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Guenther von Lutz

Rosanna Schiaffino

Rosanna Schiaffino

Katrin

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Lieutenant Bob Robson

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Raphael Tilbaudet

Gianni Garko

Gianni Garko

Schreiber

Aldo Giuffrè

Aldo Giuffrè

Spartaco Amore

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Major John Cooper

Paolo Giusti

Paolo Giusti

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Nino Segurini

German Soldier Neumann

Themes & Keywords

nursenorth africasoldiers

About The Heroes

The Heroes is a comedy, war, adventure film released in 1973 exploring themes of nurse, north africa, soldiers. Directed by Duccio Tessari, it stars Rod Steiger, Rosanna Schiaffino, Rod Taylor. Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked "plasma."

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