FIVE MAN ARMY-1969-This is a Hollywood backed kind of spaghetti western inspired by THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and THE DIRTY DOZEN. It was directed by American Don Taylor (who was working mostly in TV at the time) and written by Dario Argento (who directed his first movie the next year).
Peter Graves stars in between his gig on TV’s MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE. I guess being Mr. Phelps gave him the confidence to take on any project! As “Dutchman” he assembles the title group that includes James Daly, Bud Spencer and Tetsuro Tamba. Each has a special ability (like explosives expert) and they plan to steal gold from a train heading for The Mexican Army. While it lacks the atmosphere of Sergio Leone it does feature a great Ennio Marricone soundtrack and a nice twist ending. American ex-patriot (at the time) Marc Lawrence (who died in 2005) has a small role as a carnival barker.
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