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Paratroop Command(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-02-01
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Time: 1h 11m
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Overview:
Charlie becomes a paratrooper, but, while serving in North Africa, he mistakenly kills one of his fellow U.S. soldiers, who is masquerading as a Nazi in order to wipe out a nest of the enemy. Shunned by his fellow soldiers, including his childhood friend Ace, Charlie is forced to prove himself when it is left up to him to transport a generator across an open road in full view of Nazi attackers.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Paratroop Command
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Bakalyan
Charlie
Ken Lynch
Lieutenant
Jack Hogan
Ace
Jimmy Murphy
Sergeant
Jeff Morris
Pigpen
Patricia Huston
Amy
Sydney Lassick
Interpreter
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