Tornado: The Last Blood
| Tornado: The Last Blood | |
|---|---|
_-_1983_movie_poster.jpg) Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
| Screenplay by | Tito Carpi[1] |
| Story by | Gianfranco Couyoumdjian[1] |
| Starring | Giancarlo Prete Luciano Pigozzi |
| Cinematography | Sandro Mancori[1] |
| Edited by | Marcello Malvestito[1] |
| Music by | Aldo Tamborrelli[1] |
Production company | Gico Cinematografica[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
Last Blood, also known as Tornado: The Last Blood is an Italian "macaroni combat" war film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Giancarlo Prete.[2]
Plot
An army sergeant attacks his corrupt captain and is court-martialed but before being executed he escapes and, in the enemy-infested jungles of Vietnam, begins a private war against his fellow soldiers and Vietnamese army soldiers. After escaping border, he was shot dead
Cast
- Giancarlo Prete as Sgt. Sal Maggio (as Timothy Brent)
- Antonio Marsina as Captain Harlow
- Luciano Pigozzi as Freeman (as Alan Collins)
- Sherman 'Big Train' Bergman as Green Beret (uncredited)
- David Brass as Tom, Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
- Michael James as US Corporal (uncredited)
- Romano Kristoff as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- David Light as US Soldier (uncredited)
- Edoardo Margheriti as US Soldier (uncredited)
- Mike Monty as Captain Bolen (uncredited)
- Ronnie Patterson as MP Sgt. Pike (uncredited)
Release
Tornado was released in Bologna, Italy on September 3, 1983.[3]
The film was released on a US VHS as Tornado in the 1980s by Lightning Video and on German DVD and Blu-Ray as Im Wendekreis des Söldners in the 2010s by Ascot Elite Home Entertainment.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tornardo (1983)". Archivio del cinema Italiano (in Italian). ANICA. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Im Wendekreis Des Soldners (The Last Blood)". Rock! Shock! Pop!. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "Programmazioni Cinematografichie nella stagione 1983-84" [Film Programme for the 1983–84 Season]. Giornale dello Spettacolo (in Italian). Vol. XXIX, no. 36. Rome, Italy. October 7, 1983. p. 10.
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