The big offensive

Movie
German title	The big offensive
Original title	Il grande attacco
Country of production	Italy
original language	English
Publishing year	1978
length	107 (German version: 89) minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Umberto Lenzi
script	Umberto Lenzi
production	Mino Loy , ; Luciano Martino
music	Franco Micalizzi
camera	Federico Zanni
cut	Eugenio Alabiso
occupation
	Helmut Berger : Lt. Kurt room; Henry Fonda : General Foster; John Huston : Sean O'Hara; Samantha Eggar : Annelise Ackermann; Stacy Keach : Major Mannfred Roland; Giuliano Gemma : Captain Martin Scott; Ray Lovelock : Lt. John Foster; Guy Doleman : General Whitmore; Orson Welles : Narrator (speaking role);

The great offensive (original title: Il grande attacco ) is an Italian war film by the director Umberto Lenzi from 1978 . The main roles were played by Helmut Berger , Henry Fonda and John Huston . The film opened in German cinemas on April 6, 1978.

action

The American General Foster, German Major Mannfred Roland, the reporter Sean O'Hara and the Jewish actress Annelise Ackerman came together in Berlin to organize the 1936 Olympic Games . A friendship quickly develops from this. Years later, however, through numerous coincidences, they meet again on different sides of the Second World War . The film treats the fates of individuals at that time in episodes.

criticism

"A questionable action film in a war setting that reveals a problematic understanding of heroes and makes war appear as an adventure without any political or historical reference."

- Lexicon of international film .

"The film strings together episodes from the lives of numerous characters during the Second World War and mostly received bad reviews for its" missing plotline ", the multiple use of documentary recordings and some weaknesses in the characterization of the protagonists."

- video.de.

synchronization

role	actor	Voice actor
Kurt room	Helmut Berger	Jürgen Clausen
General Foster	Henry Fonda	Wilhelm Borchert
Manfred Roland	Stacy Keach	Michael Chevalier
Martin Scott	Giuliano Gemma	Thomas Danneberg
Sean O'Hara	John Huston	Arnold Marquis

Web links

The major offensive in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The big offensive in the All Movie Guide (English)

Individual evidence

↑ The great offensive. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
↑ The big offensive at video.de ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ The great offensive. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .

[1] The great offensive. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[2] The big offensive at video.de ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[3] The great offensive. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .