The Heroes (1973 film)

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The Heroes
Gli eroi.jpg
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 (Italy)
1974 (UK)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
Spain
LanguageItalian
Budget$2,350,000 [1]

The Heroes (also known as Gli eroi, Les héros and Los héroes millonarios) is a 1973 Italian war-comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

Yul Brynner was announced to play the lead but pulled out. [1]

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p172
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.
  3. Cesare Zavattini (1984). L'ultimo schermo: cinema di guerra, cinema di pace. Dedalo, 1984. ISBN   8822050207.