The Naked Brigade

The Naked Brigade is a 1965 Greek-American war film directed by Maury Dexter and starring Shirley Eaton, Ken Scott and Mary Chronopoulou.[1] The screenplay concerns a British girl who becomes trapped on Crete during World War II.

The Naked Brigade
Directed byMaury Dexter
Produced byAlbert J. Cohen
Written byAlbert J. Cohen
Irwin Winehouse
A. Sanford Wolfe
StarringShirley Eaton
Ken Scott
Mary Chronopoulou
Music byMenelaos Theofanidis
CinematographyAristeidis Karydis-Fuchs
Edited byEleftherios Siaskas
Production
company
Boxoffice Attractions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
April 1, 1965
Running time
99 minutes
CountryGreece
United States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

During the German invasion of Crete in 1941, a British girl is trapped on the island. Eventually she joins the resistance fighters against the Nazis.

Cast
  • Shirley Eaton as Diana Forsythe
  • Ken Scott as Christo
  • Mary Chronopoulou as Katina
  • John Holland as Maj. Hamilton
  • Sonia Zoidou as Athena
  • Kostas Baladimas as Manolakakis
  • Gikas Biniaris as Stavros Karrayiannis
  • Christoforos Himaras as Spyros Karrayiannis
  • Patrick Kavanaugh as Lt. Bentley
  • Sokratis Korres as Lefteris Karrayiannis
  • Karl Nurk as Professor Forsythe
  • Nikos Papakonstantinou as Major Heilmann
  • Clive Russell as Cpl. Reade
  • Aris Vlachopoulos as Father Nicholas
  • Eleni Zafeiriou as Sofia
  • Zannino as Yannis Karrayiannis

Production

The film was shot in Greece.[2]

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See also

References
  1. BFI.org
  2. Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 126.
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