Commandos (1968): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1968, Commandos is an action and war film directed by Armando Crispino, running about 112 minutes. “Seven men who stood between Rommel's Afrika Korps and ultimate victory” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Lt. Valli is a young, "green," by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base, probably a touch from Argento, is an entomologist who is needlessly killed. Things go terribly wrong after that.

Who’s in it. Commandos stars Lee Van Cleef as MSgt. Sullivan, Jack Kelly as Captain Valli, Giampiero Albertini as Aldo and Marino Masé as Tomassini, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Commandos has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and Artiflix and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Commandos page.

If you liked it. Fans of Commandos tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.