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(Redirected from Gli eroi) "Les héros" redirects here. For other uses, see Heros (disambiguation). 1973 Italian film

The Heroes

Directed by	Duccio Tessari
Written by	Sergio Donati Luciano Vincenzoni
Starring	Rod Steiger Rod Taylor
Cinematography	Carlo Carlini
Edited by	Mario Morra
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	1973 (1973) (Italy) 1974 (1974) (UK)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Italy France Spain
Language	Italian
Budget	$2,350,000

The Heroes (also known as Gli eroi, Les héros and Los héroes millonarios) is a 1973 Italian war-comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari.

Cast

Rod Steiger as Guenther von Lutz
Rosanna Schiaffino as Katrin
Rod Taylor as Bob Robson
Claude Brasseur as Raphael Tilbaudet
Terry-Thomas as John Cooper
Gianni Garko as Schreiber
Aldo Giuffrè as Spartaco Amore
Ángel Aranda as Cowlich
Nino Segurini as German soldier
Miguel Bosé as German soldier
Antonio Pica as Dietrich
Lucia Bosé (cameo)

Production

Yul Brynner was announced to play the lead but pulled out.

Part of the film production was done in the Egyptian Western Desert, several miles near the pyramid of Mydoom. A small Carson City, Nevada was built with river Nile mud on a woven reed and palm baskets but looked authentic from a distance. The city was full scale at the entrance but half-scale behind it.

References

^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p172
Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
Cesare Zavattini (1984). L'ultimo schermo: cinema di guerra, cinema di pace. Dedalo, 1984. ISBN 8822050207.

External links

The Heroes at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Duccio Tessari
My Son, the Hero (1962) Il Fornaretto di Venezia (1963) Secret of the Sphinx (1965) Una voglia da morire (1965) A Pistol for Ringo (1965) The Return of Ringo (1965) Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966) Per amore... per magia... (1967) Better a Widow (1968) The Cats (1968) Sundance and the Kid (1969) La morte risale a ieri sera (1970) The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) Long Live Your Death (1971) Winged Devils (1972) The Heroes (1973) Tony Arzenta / Big guns (1973) Puzzle (1974) Three Tough Guys (1974) Zorro (1975) Safari Express (1976) Sexycop (1976) The Fifth Commandment (1978) Tex and the Lord of the Deep (1985) There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs (1989) Beyond Justice (1992)

Films directed by Duccio Tessari

My Son, the Hero (1962)
Il Fornaretto di Venezia (1963)
Secret of the Sphinx (1965)
Una voglia da morire (1965)
A Pistol for Ringo (1965)
The Return of Ringo (1965)
Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966)
Per amore... per magia... (1967)
Better a Widow (1968)
The Cats (1968)
Sundance and the Kid (1969)
La morte risale a ieri sera (1970)
The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
Long Live Your Death (1971)
Winged Devils (1972)
The Heroes (1973)
Tony Arzenta / Big guns (1973)
Puzzle (1974)
Three Tough Guys (1974)
Zorro (1975)
Safari Express (1976)
Sexycop (1976)
The Fifth Commandment (1978)
Tex and the Lord of the Deep (1985)
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs (1989)
Beyond Justice (1992)

v t e Luciano Vincenzoni
Films written	Path of Hope (1950) They Stole a Tram (1954) The Railroad Man (1956) The Wanderers (1956) The Italians They Are Crazy (1958) The Great War (1959) Venetian Honeymoon (1959) Crimen (1960) The Hunchback of Rome (1960) The Best of Enemies (1961) Destination Fury (1961) Duel of Champions (1961) Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961) Copacabana Palace (1962) A Girl... and a Million (1962) La vita agra (1964) Seduced and Abandoned (1964) For a Few Dollars More (1965) The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Death Rides a Horse (1967) The Mercenary (1968) A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) Duck, You Sucker! (1971) Black Turin (1972) Flatfoot (1973) The Heroes (1973) Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973) Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973) War Goddess (1973) The Beast (1974) Policewoman (1974) Three Tough Guys (1974) The Boss and the Worker (1975) Cry, Onion! (1975) Libera, My Love (1975) Wanted: Babysitter (1975) L'Italia s'è rotta (1976) Black Journal (1977) Orca (1977) Count Tacchia (1982) Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983) A tu per tu (1984) Casablanca, Casablanca (1985) Miami Supercops (1985) Raw Deal (1986) Blowing Hot and Cold (1989) Malèna (2000)
Plays	Sacco and Vanzetti (1960)

Luciano Vincenzoni

Films written

Path of Hope (1950)
They Stole a Tram (1954)
The Railroad Man (1956)
The Wanderers (1956)
The Italians They Are Crazy (1958)
The Great War (1959)
Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
Crimen (1960)
The Hunchback of Rome (1960)
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Destination Fury (1961)
Duel of Champions (1961)
Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961)
Copacabana Palace (1962)
A Girl... and a Million (1962)
La vita agra (1964)
Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
The Mercenary (1968)
A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
Black Turin (1972)
Flatfoot (1973)
The Heroes (1973)
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)
War Goddess (1973)
The Beast (1974)
Policewoman (1974)
Three Tough Guys (1974)
The Boss and the Worker (1975)
Cry, Onion! (1975)
Libera, My Love (1975)
Wanted: Babysitter (1975)
L'Italia s'è rotta (1976)
Black Journal (1977)
Orca (1977)
Count Tacchia (1982)
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
A tu per tu (1984)
Casablanca, Casablanca (1985)
Miami Supercops (1985)
Raw Deal (1986)
Blowing Hot and Cold (1989)
Malèna (2000)

Plays

Sacco and Vanzetti (1960)

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