Hornets' Nest
Based on an actual World War II incident the story tells of a U.S. Army demolition expert who enlists the aid of a gang of teenage Italian Partisans to blow up a dam in Northern Italy.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Capt. Turner Rock Hudson
- Bianca Sylva Koscina
- Aldo Mark Colleano
- von Hecht Sergio Fantoni
- Major Taussig Jacques Sernas
- Schwalberg Giacomo Rossi Stuart
- Carlo Remo Girone
- Dino John Fordyce
- Tekko Daniel Keller
- Giorgio Daniel Dempsey
- Franco Joseph Cassuto
- Col. Jannings Tom Fellighi
- Gen. Von Kleber Andrea Bosic
- Gen. Dohrmann Bondi Esterhazy
- Capt. Kreuger Gérard Herter
- Gunther Hardy Stuart
- Col. Weede Marcello Turilli
- Lt. with Taussig Raphael Santos
- Lt. at Village Vitti Caronia
- Ehrlich Jacques Stany
- Hermann Bruno Marco Gobbi
- 1st Sentry Alain Shammas
- 2nd Sentry Amos Davoli
- N.C.O. Alessandro Jogan
- Scarpi Jean Valmont
- Giulio Giancarlo Prete
- Italian Doctor Mino Doro
- Gen. Lewis Werner Hasselman
- U.S. Colonel Rod Dana
- Jumpmaster John Lemma
- Pilot Rick Petersen
- Mario Fabrizio Tempio
- Mario Maurizio Tempio
- Maria Luisa Giacinti
- Maria Anna Giacinti
- Silvio Vincenzo Danaro
Credits
Direction
- Director Phil Karlson
- Assistant Director Franco Cirino
Production
- Production Company Triangle Productions
- Producer Stanley S. Canter
- Production Supervisor Ottavio Oppo
- Assistant to producer Graham Cottle
Writing
- Script S.S. Schweitzer
- Original story S.S. Schweitzer
- Original story Stanley Colbert
Photography
- Photography Gabor Pogany
Editing
- Editor Terry Williams
Design
- Art Director Arrigo Equini
- Set Decorator Andrea Fantacci
Music
- Music composed and conducted Ennio Morricone