Sotto dieci bandiere (1960)
Directed by Duilio Coletti

Drama / War
aka: Under Ten Flags

Film Synopsis

In 1940, the German ship Atlantis leaves the port of Hamburg, her mission: to sink as many enemy ships as possible.  To this end, Commander Rogge raises the flag of a neutral country so that his ship can get near to enemy craft.  Admiral Russel, head of the British secret services, dedicates himself to finding the Atlantis...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Duilio Coletti
  • Script: Bernhard Rogge, Vittoriano Petrilli, Duilio Coletti, Ulrich Möhr, Leonardo Bercovici, William Douglas-Home (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Aldo Tonti
  • Music: Nino Rota
  • Cast: Van Heflin (Captain Bernhard Rogge), Charles Laughton (Admiral Russell), Mylène Demongeot (Zizi), John Ericson (Krüger), Cecil Parker (Col. Howard), Folco Lulli (Paco), Alex Nicol (Knoche), Liam Redmond (Windsor), Eleonora Rossi Drago (Elsa), Ralph Truman (Adm. Benson), Grégoire Aslan (Master of Abdullah), Peter Carsten (Lt. Mohr), Gian Maria Volonté (Samuel Braunstein), Dieter Eppler (Dr. Hartmann), Edith Peters (Suora), Corrado Pani (Marinaio tedesco), Geronimo Meynier (Marinaio tedesco), Moira Orfei (Naufraga), Gérard Herter (Cap. del Sommergibile), Umberto Spadaro (Telegrafista)
  • Country: Italy / USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Aka: Under Ten Flags

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