The Gardens of the Devil

The Gardens of the Devil

92 mins | Drama, War | July 28, 1971

A veddy veddy proper British officer (Isarco Ravaoili, later to appear in the even worse Achtung! The Desert Tigers) tries to whip a group of recalcitrant American troops into shape in order to lead them on a dangerous commando raid deep in enemy territory. He's assisted in his efforts by Lt. Billings ('Jeff Cameron', aka Giovanni Scarciofolo), a comparatively sane US Army officer. Coming very late in the Italian war movie cycle, I Giardini del Diavolo (Heroes Without Glory) is bottom of the barrel cinema scrapings, with little effort made to maintain period detail or military accuracy. Thankfully, there's a fair amount of action provided as a distraction from the threadbare plot and early '70s hairstyles.

The Gardens of the Devil

92 mins | Drama, War | July 28, 1971

The Gardens of the Devil
A veddy veddy proper British officer (Isarco Ravaoili, later to appear in the even worse Achtung! The Desert Tigers) tries to whip a group of recalcitrant American troops into shape in order to lead them on a dangerous commando raid deep in enemy territory. He's assisted in his efforts by Lt. Billings ('Jeff Cameron', aka Giovanni Scarciofolo), a comparatively sane US Army officer. Coming very late in the Italian war movie cycle, I Giardini del Diavolo (Heroes Without Glory) is bottom of the barrel cinema scrapings, with little effort made to maintain period detail or military accuracy. Thankfully, there's a fair amount of action provided as a distraction from the threadbare plot and early '70s hairstyles.
Producers Marina Cine Film
Original title I giardini del diavolo
Directors Alfredo Rizzo
Writers Leo de Ny, Anthony Blod

Cast

Jeff Cameron

as Lt. Bellings

Isarco Ravaioli

as Major Briggs

Lemmy Carson

as The Padre aka Kaptain Karl

Rosella Como

as Liesel

Ahmed Ramzy

as Casella

Robertino

as Franco

Alfredo Rizzo

as General