¨Il Dito Nella Piaga¨ is a Pasta War movie about a reckless trio who when is attacked their regiment they unfortunately go behind enemy lines . An coward American lieutenant called Michael Sheppard (George Hilton) commands a group to carry out the death penalty , a firing squad , against two American prisoners : Cpl. Brian Haskins (Klaus Kinski) and Pvt. John Grayson (Ray Saunders) . When , suddenly , the Nazis appear , they defend strongly themselves and then run for their lives . Later on , the trio flees , being the only force standing between advancing German troops . They , then , arrive in a little Italian town and the trio becomes into ¨liberators¨ .
George Hilton as the inexperienced lieutenant Michael Sheppard assumes the character of commando leader in this ordinary wartime movie professionally directed by Tonino Ricci , dealing with a misfit bunch who accidentally become heroes when a little town was "freed" by the trio . This stirring film packs romantic scenes , frantic thrills , perilous adventures , relentless feats , and buck-loads of explosive action and violence . The noisy action is uniformly well-made , especially deserving of mention the rip-roaring final scenes in which the motley group is really besieged , attacked by the Nazi infantry along with the powerful Tiger tanks , including some spectacular shootouts and bombing . The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky relationship themselves , as well as the townsfolk , as Kinski falls for a beautiful young , Betsy Bell , while Ray Saunders befriends an orphan boy , Pagani . The final part is all action , as the brave trio wreak havoc and defend against a German heavily armored squadron . Apart from the values of team spirit , cudgeled by George Hilton into his misfit group , the film is full of feats , emotion , and thrills . Fainthearted but ingenious lieutenant Hilton is leader of the motley pack together thwart the German siege that surrounds the little town , an officer with only one thirst : to liberate the Italian town against the enemy Nazi . The Uruguay-born George Hilton was a Spaghetti first-star , such as ¨ Sartana no perdone¨ , ¨Go kill and come back¨ , ¨Kitosch¨ , ¨They call me Alleluja¨ , ¨Ruthless four¨ , ¨Alleluja for Django¨ , and also played successful Giallio as ¨The strange vice of Mrs Wardh¨ , ¨The scorpion's tale¨, ¨All colors of the dark¨ , ¨My deal Killer¨ . He teams up , as co-protagonist , with the great Klaus Kinski who dominates this adventure war with his hysterical performance as a merciless soldier , he gives an overacting and puts faces and grimaces , as usual . Enjoyable as well as functional musical score by Riz Ortalani , adding an attractive but repetitive leitmotif . Adequate cinematography in Eastmancolor filmed by Sandro Mancori , a perfect remastering is extremely necessary .
The motion picture was well directed by Tonino Ricci , at his best . The recently deceased Tonino was an uneven filmmaker who began his career as an Second Unit Director or Assistant Director and writer, being his first film this "The Liberators" , or ¨Dedo En La Llaga¨, or original title "Il Dito Nella Piaga" . Ricci was a craftsman who directed all kinds genres , as Terror : ¨Panic¨ ; Giallo : "Cross Current" ; Western : "The Great Treasure Hunt" ,"Robin Hood, Arrows, Beans and Karate" , "Bad Kids of the West" ; Adventures : ¨Buck¨,¨Buck and the magic bracelet¨ , "White Fang to the Rescue" , ¨Robin Hood¨ , ¨Thor Il Conquistatore¨, "Raiders of the Magic Ivory" , ¨Bermudas : The cave of sharks¨ ; Action : ¨Rage¨, ¨Rush¨ , ¨Day of the sharks¨ , "Days of Hell" ; Sci-Fi : "Encounters in the Deep" and Mafia film : "The Big Family"
George Hilton as the inexperienced lieutenant Michael Sheppard assumes the character of commando leader in this ordinary wartime movie professionally directed by Tonino Ricci , dealing with a misfit bunch who accidentally become heroes when a little town was "freed" by the trio . This stirring film packs romantic scenes , frantic thrills , perilous adventures , relentless feats , and buck-loads of explosive action and violence . The noisy action is uniformly well-made , especially deserving of mention the rip-roaring final scenes in which the motley group is really besieged , attacked by the Nazi infantry along with the powerful Tiger tanks , including some spectacular shootouts and bombing . The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky relationship themselves , as well as the townsfolk , as Kinski falls for a beautiful young , Betsy Bell , while Ray Saunders befriends an orphan boy , Pagani . The final part is all action , as the brave trio wreak havoc and defend against a German heavily armored squadron . Apart from the values of team spirit , cudgeled by George Hilton into his misfit group , the film is full of feats , emotion , and thrills . Fainthearted but ingenious lieutenant Hilton is leader of the motley pack together thwart the German siege that surrounds the little town , an officer with only one thirst : to liberate the Italian town against the enemy Nazi . The Uruguay-born George Hilton was a Spaghetti first-star , such as ¨ Sartana no perdone¨ , ¨Go kill and come back¨ , ¨Kitosch¨ , ¨They call me Alleluja¨ , ¨Ruthless four¨ , ¨Alleluja for Django¨ , and also played successful Giallio as ¨The strange vice of Mrs Wardh¨ , ¨The scorpion's tale¨, ¨All colors of the dark¨ , ¨My deal Killer¨ . He teams up , as co-protagonist , with the great Klaus Kinski who dominates this adventure war with his hysterical performance as a merciless soldier , he gives an overacting and puts faces and grimaces , as usual . Enjoyable as well as functional musical score by Riz Ortalani , adding an attractive but repetitive leitmotif . Adequate cinematography in Eastmancolor filmed by Sandro Mancori , a perfect remastering is extremely necessary .
The motion picture was well directed by Tonino Ricci , at his best . The recently deceased Tonino was an uneven filmmaker who began his career as an Second Unit Director or Assistant Director and writer, being his first film this "The Liberators" , or ¨Dedo En La Llaga¨, or original title "Il Dito Nella Piaga" . Ricci was a craftsman who directed all kinds genres , as Terror : ¨Panic¨ ; Giallo : "Cross Current" ; Western : "The Great Treasure Hunt" ,"Robin Hood, Arrows, Beans and Karate" , "Bad Kids of the West" ; Adventures : ¨Buck¨,¨Buck and the magic bracelet¨ , "White Fang to the Rescue" , ¨Robin Hood¨ , ¨Thor Il Conquistatore¨, "Raiders of the Magic Ivory" , ¨Bermudas : The cave of sharks¨ ; Action : ¨Rage¨, ¨Rush¨ , ¨Day of the sharks¨ , "Days of Hell" ; Sci-Fi : "Encounters in the Deep" and Mafia film : "The Big Family"