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'''''Paratroop Command''''' is a 1959 war film directed by [[William Witney]], starring Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch and Jack Hogan. [[Quentin Tarantino]], an admirer of Witney's work, considers this film to be among his four best.<ref>{{cite news |title=Whoa, Trigger! Auteur Alert! |first=Rick |last=Lyman |date=September 15, 2000 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/whoa-trigger-auteur-alert.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm}}</ref> |
'''''Paratroop Command''''' is a 1959 war film directed by [[William Witney]], starring Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch and Jack Hogan. [[Quentin Tarantino]], an admirer of Witney's work, considers this film to be among his four best.<ref>{{cite news |title=Whoa, Trigger! Auteur Alert! |first=Rick |last=Lyman |date=September 15, 2000 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/whoa-trigger-auteur-alert.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm}}</ref> |
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Tarantino called it "the best of American-International’s WW2 potboilers. But I think it’s even better than that. It contains a realism that sets it apart from most other WW2 movies done in that same era. So much so that it makes a lot of good and similar movies from that same time, Robert Aldrich’s ''Attack'' and Don Siegel’s ''Hell is for Heroes'', look theatrical and stagey by comparison." <ref>{{cite web|website=The New Beverly Cinema|first=Quentin|last=Tarantino|title=I Escaped from Devil's Island|date=6 April 2020|url=https://thenewbev.com/tarantinos-reviews/i-escaped-from-devils-island/?fbclid=IwAR0yx6FYh_-ZmdfrQaysB_1Umh84GidHEIAGgX2w39u03g95JZ-4DSB92WY}}</ref> |
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[[American International Pictures]] originally released the film as a [[double feature]] with ''[[Submarine Seahawk]]''. |
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| Directed by | William Witney |
| Written by | Stanley Shpetner |
| Produced by | Samuel Z. Arkoff James H. Nicholson Stanley Shpetner |
| Starring | Richard Bakalyan Ken Lynch |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | Robert S. Eisen |
| Music by | Ronald Stein |
| Distributed by | Santa Rosa Productions American International Pictures |
Release dates | February, 1959 (USA) |
Running time | 71 min. |
| Language | English |
Paratroop Command is a 1959 war film directed by William Witney, starring Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch and Jack Hogan. Quentin Tarantino, an admirer of Witney's work, considers this film to be among his four best.[1]
Tarantino called it "the best of American-International’s WW2 potboilers. But I think it’s even better than that. It contains a realism that sets it apart from most other WW2 movies done in that same era. So much so that it makes a lot of good and similar movies from that same time, Robert Aldrich’s Attack and Don Siegel’s Hell is for Heroes, look theatrical and stagey by comparison." [2]
American International Pictures originally released the film as a double feature with Submarine Seahawk.
Plot
Charlie is a soldier who suffers the scorn of his paratroop unit because he accidentally kills one of their own men. The film is set in World War II in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy.
Cast
As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):[3]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Bakalyan | Charlie |
| Ken Lynch | Lieutenant |
| Jack Hogan | 'Ace' Mason |
| Jimmy Murphy | Sergeant |
| Jeff Morris | Pigpen (as Jeffrey Morris) |
| James Beck | Cowboy (as Jim Beck) |
| Carolyn Hughes | Gina |
| Patricia Huston | Amy, a WAC |
| Paul Busch | German Captain |
| Sydney Lassick | Interpreter (as Sid Lassick) |
| Brad Trumbull (credits as Trumball) | C-47 Pilot |
A full cast and production crew list is too lengthy to include, see: IMDb profile.[3]
References
- ^ Lyman, Rick (September 15, 2000). "Whoa, Trigger! Auteur Alert!". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Tarantino, Quentin (6 April 2020). "I Escaped from Devil's Island". The New Beverly Cinema.
- ^ a b The Story on Page One credits
External links
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