The Secret Invasion (The Dubious Patriots) (1964)
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76% of users liked it
(105 ratings)
Producer/director Roger Corman briefly abandoned Edgar Allan Poe for The Secret Invasion, a commendable attempt to make a war epic on a "B" budget. The story is a scaled-down precursor to The Dirty Dozen: Five criminals are given a chance at a pardon by agreeing to participate in a suicide… More Producer/director Roger Corman briefly abandoned Edgar Allan Poe for The Secret Invasion, a commendable attempt to make a war epic on a "B" budget. The story is a scaled-down precursor to The Dirty Dozen: Five criminals are given a chance at a pardon by agreeing to participate in a suicide mission for British Intelligence. They are smuggled into Yugoslavia (where this film was made) to conduct several commando raids against the Nazi invaders. The quintet is comprised of veterans of internationally-produced war films: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd "Kookie" Byrnes and Henry Silva (observe the cast and guess who gets killed first). Corman's skill at generating excitement through quick cutting and careful camera composition is given an exhilarating workout in The Secret Invasion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Corman, Bob Hankal
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics, Special Interest
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Mar 15, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
I'll gladly take this bargain-basement 95 minutes of exploitation over the 150 minutes of The Dirty Dozen any day.
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Cast
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Stewart Granger
as Maj. Richard Mace
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Mickey Rooney
as Terrence Scanlon
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Edward Byrnes
as Simon Fell
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Henry Silva
as John Durell
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Mia Massini
as Mila
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William Campbell
as Jean Saval
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Helmo Kinderman
as Commander
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Enzo Fiermonte
as Wuadti
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Peter Coe
as Marko
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Nan Morris
as Stephana
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Helmut Schneider
as German Patrol-Boat Captain
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Giulio Marchetti
as Italian Garrison Officer
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Nicholas Rend
as Captain of Fishing Boat
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Craig March
as Petar
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Todd Williams
as Partisan Leader
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Raf Vallone
as Roberto Rocca
- Philip LeStrange
- Ralph Clanton
- Robert Murch
- Edd Byrnes
- Spela Rozin
