ThiefHott Too much of everything

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

mark.waltz Sad, but true, but the message at the very beginning of this film suggests that. A World War II film made during the Vietnam war, this gives evidence that supports that theory. I found thus to be a mixture of clichés and a few wise observations, in the telling of a story of desperation of the last of the German tank force to get out of France before it is too late. By this time, it's obvious that the war on their side is lost, and survival is the goal. "The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming!" one frightened towns person shouts, a laughable reference to a recent hit movie which involved Russians. Soldiers argue over who said, "If you're not with us, your against us!", debating whether or not it was Hitler or Caesar. An apology causes somebody to inquire whether or not the person who said it was actually German. A French girl somehow ends up in the Panzer (German tiger tank) with topless soldiers as the camera shoots a close-up of her barely covered chest. Guy Madison is the only American actor, surrounded by mostly Italian actors, putting this among the list of "Spaghetti westerns, although this is obviously not a western. Long moments of silence plague this, while combat sequences are loud and obnoxious, but a scene where one soldier is suddenly hit by a bullet from the tank starts off as profound as he seemingly finds blood on him with no pain, then ridiculously rolls down a hill like a log. Gratuitous love scenes in the middle of battlegrounds add to the complete ridiculousness as does transposed memories of war for the man while he is making love. A chicken appears out of nowhere for one of the men to literally wrestle with. It reaches the height of ridiculousness when the blonde heroine puts an obvious doll up to her breast to nurse. I wouldn't call this the worst war movie that I have ever seen, but it certainly is one of the strangest!

dlpayton It has a great title, but the movie isn't worth the film its made with. The plot is awful and the story of a German tank crew trying to get back to its lines is performed just like a spaghetti western. I mean with the never ending, annoying music and stares of the actors. It culminates in a tank battle taking place approximately 50 feet from each tank. Of course the German tank explodes, but both occupants get out unscathed. The German tank with the American crew also explodes, but no one comes out. Furthermore, the equipment and uniforms are equally ridiculous. Also, the dialogue seems as though it was written by a 10 year old kid. Do not waste your time with this clunker.

EuroNYC7 World War II movies are my forte and I am well-versed in military history as well as time-period accoutrements. I have seen some bad Second World War flicks in my time, but this "thing" of a picture, this blasphemous abomination, sure cuts the cake! Besides lacking talent, creativity and a determination for a little historical research, the guy who directed this film had to have sympathies with Nazi ideals. First, it was shocking to see the French Resistance portrayed as a roguish band of buffoons headed by an equally idiotic and boisterous leader; a smack in the face to the brave, witty Maquis who courageously resisted the German occupation of their homeland. Secondly,the film is saturated with bad acting, senseless dialog, contemporary uniforms,weaponry and vehicles (check out the "U.S. troops" wearing Spanish Army camouflage uniforms, helmets - which are a direct copy of the old German M1944, poorly concealed by helmet covers and brandishing CETMEs -Spanish copies of the G3 7.62mm automatic rifles). The "Tiger" is clearly a Spanish Army-issue M-48! Need I go on? Rent, but do not buy, this movie. The insatiable stupidity will make you laugh and cry..and laugh again; yes, it's that bad!!!

TGlimm "La Battaglia dell'ultimo panzer" is about a German panzer crew caught behind the American lines in France in 1944. The production values of the movie are very low; the anachronisms and errors concerning equipment and uniforms are actually quite obvious. Nevertheless, the plot is quite intelligent. This is a surprisingly serious war movie and much more reflective than most WW II war movies of the period (such as 'Where Eagles Dare' or 'Kelly's Heroes', or the countless Italian rip-offs of these more 'lighthearted' war thrillers.)This is mainly because the characters, and in particular the German soldiers, are more than just the kind of cardboard cliches one expects from this type of low-budget movie. Especially the main character, a German lieutenant and commander of the crew, played by Stelvio Rosi, is a surprisingly three dimensional character. While he presents himself as a hardline nazi believer at first, we later see that the horrors of war affect him deeply in an unexpected moment and the final scenes of the movie have a very bitter lesson in store for him. Civilians and their different ways of dealing with the occupation also have a place, giving some surprising nuances which most war movies (including the technically infinitely superior, but plot-wise arguably inferior 'Saving Private Ryan') lack.The acting is middle-of the road. None of the (quite unknown) actors are really bad, but none really stands out. 8/10 for some of the writing, 2/10 for the production values