Description

Hornets’ Nest 1970
1h 50m | Action, Drama, War | 9 September 1970 (USA)
Storyline:A commando unit is dropped behind the German lines in Italy and its mission is to blow up a strategic dam. However, the unit is ambushed and only its leader survives. He is picked up by a ragtag group of local youths, who strike a bargain with him–they will help him blow the dam if he will help them get revenge on the Germans, who have taken over their village and killed their parents.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some war violenceUser review:Video game worthy.Satisfying bad guy head count.Hudson would have made a great American James Bond.Dedicated hard work by both Hudson and the young supporting cast members.Sincere and believable acting by Sylvia Koscina as a German medic torn between aiding the sick vs sabotaging the good guys.Needs editing for general audience.Attempted revenge rape scene, however, an understandable emotional response from a survivor of a family massacre by the Nazis.Directors: Phil Karlson, Franco Cirino (credited on Italian print)
Writers: S.S. Schweitzer (story), Stanley Colbert (story)
Stars: Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, Sergio Fantoni
Countries of origin: Italy, United States
Languages: English, German, Italian
Filming locations: Gazzola, Provincia di Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
IMDB Profile tt0065850

Hornets' Nest (1970)

1970-09-09

5.8

Director: Phil Karlson, Franco Cirino

Writers: S.S. Schweitzer, Stanley Colbert

Stars: Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, Sergio Fantoni

Summary: In 1944, during a sabotage mission, the sole surviving U.S. paratrooper is saved by a group of Italian orphans who later aid him in blowing-up a vital enemy dam.

Also known as: Hornets' Nest (1970) on DVD