Commando (1962 film)


Marcia o Crepa known as The Legion's Last Patrol in the UK and Commando in the US is a 1962 European co-production war film about the Algerian War of Independence.
It was released in 1964 in the USA by American International Pictures on a double feature with Torpedo Bay/Beta Som.
In the UK this film was shown at Odeon cinemas as part of a double feature with The Day of the Triffids.

Plot

Captain Le Blanc leads a section of his Legion parachutists to capture an FLN guerilla leader. Along the way they are joined by a prostitute and an Arab child. Their mission is a success but when their escape helicopter is shot down they have to fight their way back to the French lines.

Cast

The theme music Concerto Disperato by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino became a top selling instrumental in Italy performed by Nini Rosso and in the UK with a cover version by Ken Thorne reaching #4.

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "mediocre, its timely subject matter reduced to the level of a formula Western."