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In Northern Italy, WWI has turned into a bloody stalemate. Bogged down in their trenches on a barren highland, the men of an Italian infantry division have been given one objective: retake a commanding height from the enemy. Unfortunately, the tactical ingenuity of general Leone, the unpopular division commander, consists of supplementing frontal attacks against machine-guns with medieval fighting schemes. His dispirited troops must be prodded with ever harsher measures into storming the Austrian positions. As casualties mount, indignation spreads amongst the rank and file. Disturbed by the decisions of his superiors, lieutenant Sassu is progressively led to question the purpose of the war and to reconsider where his real duties lie. Italian with English subtitles.

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Product Description Umberto Lenzi, legendary director of CANNIBAL FEROX, kicked off the Italian police film craze with this hyper-kinetic, ultra-violent, brain-blasting action thriller. Maurizio Meril stars as an Italian DIRTY HARRY, punching and shooting his way through the sleazy drug, sex and crime infested cesspool of mid-'70s Rome, on the trail of a sadistic, machine gun-toting hunchback, played by Tomas Milian (star of THE BIG GUNDOWN). Review One of the most gonzo, over-the-top Euro crime films you'll ever see. --American Cinematheque Containing little idealism and much violence for the sake of violence… director Umberto Lenzi keeps his action, cast and cameras moving along at a fast clip. --Variety The quintessential 'Polizieschi' movie. It has all the ingredients necessary - Alfa Romeo cars, stereotypical bad guys, angry 'beat the system' cops and lashings of over the top violence. --Jonny Redman, LoveLockandLoad