The Naked Brigade
Encyclopedia
The Naked Brigade is a 1965 Greek
-American
war film
directed by Maury Dexter and starring Shirley Eaton
, Ken Scott
and Mairi Hronopoulou. 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.
Cinema of Greece
Greece has a long and rich cinematic history. Greek films dominate the domestic market, for example Safe Sex had more box office receipts than Titanic. Characteristics of Greek cinema include a dynamic plot, strong character development and erotic themes...
-American
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Maury Dexter and starring Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton is an English actress.Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger...
, Ken Scott
Ken Scott
Ken Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...
and Mairi Hronopoulou. During the German invasion of Crete
Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merkur...
in 1941, a British girl is trapped on the island. Eventually she joins the resistance fighters against the Nazis.
Cast
- Shirley EatonShirley EatonShirley Eaton is an English actress.Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger...
... Diana Forsythe - Ken ScottKen ScottKen Scott is an English record producer and recording engineer.-Career:Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum...
... Christo - Mairi Hronopoulou ... Katina
- John Holland ... Maj. Hamilton
- Sonia Zoidou ... Athena
- Kostas Baladimas ... Manolakakis
- Gikas Biniaris ... Stavros Karrayiannis
- Christoforos Himaras ... Spyros Karrayiannis
- Patrick KavanaughPatrick KavanaughPatrick Kavanaugh is a composer, conductor, and the author of many books, including Music of the Spheres , The Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers , Worship - A Way of Life , Raising Musical Kids , Music of the Great Composers , and Spiritual Moments with the Great Composers ,...
... Lt. Bentley - Sokratis Korres ... Lefteris Karrayiannis
- Karl Nurk ... Professor Forsythe
- Nikos Papakonstantinou ... Major Heilmann
- Clive RussellClive RussellClive Russell is a British actor.Clive was born in Reeth, England and brought up in Fife, Scotland.He is a familiar face on British television and has appeared in numerous television series including Boys From the Black Stuff ,Hope And Glory, Neverwhere, Great Expectations, The Mists of Avalon,...
... Cpl. Reade - Aris Vlachopoulos ... Father Nicholas
- Eleni ZafeiriouEleni ZafeiriouEleni Zafeiriou was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996.She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens.-In film:* Bitter Bread * Dead City * I Agni tou limaniou...
... Sofia - Zannino ... Yannis Karrayiannis