The Biggest Battle

The Biggest Battle

Original Title: Il grande attacco
Release: 1978 | Community Score: 44%

A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.

Cast

Helmut Berger

Helmut Berger

Lt. Kurt Zimmer
Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar

Annelise Ackermann
Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Capitano Martin Scott
John Huston

John Huston

Sean O'Hara
Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Maggiore Mannfred Roland
Ray Lovelock

Ray Lovelock

Lt. John Foster
Aldo Massasso

Aldo Massasso

Lt. William McShane
Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Michael
Ida Galli

Ida Galli

Sybill Scott
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Narratore
Edwige Fenech

Edwige Fenech

Danielle
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Generale Foster
Patrick Reynolds

Patrick Reynolds

O'Hara's Aide
Aldo Barberito

Aldo Barberito

SS major
Massimo Bonetti

Massimo Bonetti

German Soldier
Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

American commando
Andrea Bosic

Andrea Bosic

Mimmo Parnat
Fulvio Mingozzi

Fulvio Mingozzi

French partisan
Tom Felleghy

Tom Felleghy

American General
Robert Spafford

Robert Spafford

General George S. Patton
Giuseppe Castellano

Giuseppe Castellano

American Commando
Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

Communications Officer
Giovanni Cianfriglia

Giovanni Cianfriglia

British Commando
Pierangelo Civera

Pierangelo Civera

Gestapo Agent
Claudio Colombi

Claudio Colombi

Gestapo Agent
Geoffrey Copleston

Geoffrey Copleston

S.S. Colonel Jurgens
Mirko Ellis

Mirko Ellis

German Officer in Bar
Andrea Fantasia

Andrea Fantasia

Old French Partisan
Attilio Dottesio

Attilio Dottesio

French Bartender
Ermelinda De Felice

Ermelinda De Felice

French Bartender's Wife
Manfred Freyberger

Manfred Freyberger

German in Danielle's Room
Marco Guglielmi

Marco Guglielmi

Capt. Fitzpatrick
Franco Odoardi

Franco Odoardi

Wounded Resistance Man
Lorenzo Piani

Lorenzo Piani

American Commando
Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

American Commando Leader
Lanfranco Spinola

Lanfranco Spinola

Officer
Max Turilli

Max Turilli

Gestapo Agent
Rosario Borelli

Rosario Borelli

British Officer
Bill Vanders

Bill Vanders

General von Arnim
Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Gen. Whitmore
Karl Braun

Karl Braun

Machine-Gun Sergeant (uncredited)
Luther Fear

Luther Fear

British Officer with Sean O'Hara (uncredited)
Billy Kerr

Billy Kerr

German Soldier (uncredited)
Michele Soavi

Michele Soavi

Ted Foster (uncredited)
Riccardo Petrazzi

Riccardo Petrazzi

Partisan Guard (uncredited)
Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

British Communications Officer