The Naked Brigade

The Naked Brigade
Directed by	Maury Dexter
Written by	Albert J. Cohen Irwin Winehouse A. Sanford Wolfe
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Starring	Shirley Eaton Ken Scott Mary Chronopoulou
Cinematography	Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs
Edited by	Eleftherios Siaskas
Music by	Menelaos Theofanidis
Production company	Boxoffice Attractions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1965 (1965-04-01)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Greece United States
Language	English

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.

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]

See also

• List of American films of 1965

References

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

External links

• The Naked Brigade at IMDb