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Hell Squad (1958 film)

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and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water
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The Classic Horror Film Board - Final Farewells, April 4, 2007: Interview with Burt Topper, made two weeks before his death
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in 1957 on 16mm. Shooting took six months and was done mostly on weekends. It cost Topper $ 11,500 to make.
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bought the cinema distribution rights. It was released in July 1958 as part of a
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for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him.
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World War II film, produced, written and directed by
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Theatrical release poster
Burt Topper
AIP
American
Burt Topper
AIP
double feature
Tank Battalion
World War II
Tunisia
Wally Campo
Indio, California
American International Pictures
double feature
Korean War
Tank Battalion


IMDb: Hell Squad (1958) - Release Info


AFI Database: Hell Squad



The Classic Horror Film Board - Final Farewells, April 4, 2007: Interview with Burt Topper, made two weeks before his death
Brian Albright: Wild Beyond Belief! (McFarland, 2008) - Interview with Joyce King (pages 134-136)
Hell Squad
AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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