A few months back, I reviewed a couple of films that were spaghetti westerns. I guess we can call this one a spaghetti war movie. At least the unit is supposed to be Italian so it makes sense to have it done there.
Lee Van Cleef stars as an angry second in command of a unit that's sent to overtake a water oasis from a band of Italian soldiers. Naturally things get hairy when the Americans find a group of German soldiers partying at the watering hole.
Movies that mix the point of view tend to lose focus quick. I'm not sure why we need to know the Germans in a camp not far away are thoughtful and intelligent, but we learn one of them is a professor. I guess it's supposed to figure in the ending, but it kind of just confuses the viewer.
I've seen Twilight Zone episodes that covered the subject and made the point better. North Bend and Bandon have this film alone on DVD. Though it's also in a collection of war films at those locations and in Coos Bay too.
IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062819/
Buy it on Amazon
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