Introduction

Five for Hell (Italian: Cinque per l’inferno, also known as Five Into Hell) is a 1969 Italian “macaroni combat” war film starring John Garko, Margaret Lee and Klaus Kinski.

Italian cinema specialist Howard Hughes referred to it as a derivative of The Dirty Dozen (1967).

Outline

John Garko is a fun-loving leader of a bunch of oddball G.I.s whose mission is to steal the German’s secret attack plans from a villa behind enemy lines, where they run into a brutal Nazi commander.

Production & Filming Details

• Director: Frank Kramer.
• Producers: Paolo Moffa and Aldo Addobbati
• Writers: Renato Izzo, Gianfranco Parolini and Sergio Garrone.
• Music: Elsio Mancuso.
• Cinematography: Sandro Macori.
• Editor: Guiseppe Bellecca and Gianfranco Parolini.
• Production: Societa Ambrosiana Cinematografica (SAC) and Filmstar.
• Distributor: Paris Etoile Film.
• Release Date: 18 January 1969.
• Running Time: 95 Minutes.
• Country: Italy.
• Language: Italian.

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