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| name = Tank Commando<br />
| image = Tankcompos.jpg<br />
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| caption = Film poster by [[Albert Kallis]]<br />
| director = [[Burt Topper]]<br />
| producer = Burt Topper<br />
| writer = Burt Topper<br />
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| starring = <br />
| music = [[Ronald Stein]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
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| distributor = [[American International Pictures]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1959}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Tank Commando''''' is a 1959 American [[war film]] produced, directed and written by Burt Topper.<ref>{{Cite news|title=New War Bill Teamed on Many Local Screens|author=Stinson, Charles.|date=Feb 27, 1959|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B7}}</ref> [[American International Pictures]] released the film as a [[double feature]] with ''[[Operation Dames]]''.<br />
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==Premise==<br />
During the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italian campaign]], the United States Army sends out a demolition team to discover how the Germans are reinforcing their positions. The team is led to its destination by an Italian boy.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Donato Farretta]] ... Diano <br />
* [[Robert Barron (actor, born 1923)|Robert Barron]] ... Lt. Jim Blaine <br />
* [[Maggie Lawrence]] ... Jean, the nurse <br />
* [[Wally Campo]] ... Pvt. Sonny Lazzotti <br />
* [[Jack B. Sowards]] ... Pvt. Todd <br />
* Leo V. Matranga ... Shorty <br />
* Anthony Rich ... Sands, a soldier <br />
* Larry Hudson ... Capt. Praxton <br />
* Maria Monay ... Italian Woman <br />
* Carmen D'Antonio ... Teresa (segment "Tessie") <br />
* [[David Addis]] ... Clifton, a soldier <br />
* Russ Prescott ... Taylor, a soldier <br />
* Freddie Roberto ... captured Italian traitor <br />
* Jerry Lear ... Bartender <br />
* Fred Gavlin ... German soldier <br />
* Joan Connors ... prostitute <br />
* Larry Shuttleworth ... a Sergeant <br />
* [[Lee Redman]] ... a G.I.<br />
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''Uncredited''<br />
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* Norberto Kerner ... German soldier <br />
* Dan Pelter ... Stritch<br />
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==Production==<br />
* Co-Producer ... [[Samuel Z Arkoff]]<br />
* Co-Producer ... [[James H Nicholson]]<br />
* Writer, Director and Producer ... [[Burt Topper]]<br />
* Musical Director ... [[Ronald Stein]]<br />
* Cinematography ... John M Nikolaus Jr.<br />
* Film Editor ... Asa Boyd Clark<br />
* Art Director ... Daniel Haller<br />
* Makeup Artist ... Bob Mark<br />
* Production Manager ... Willard Kirkham<br />
* Second Unit and Assistant Director ... Richard M Rubin<br />
* Sound Mixer ... Al Overton<br />
* Sound Effects ... Josef von Stroheim -<br />
* Electrician ... Lee Cannon<br />
* Head Grip ... Charles Hannawalt<br />
* Cameraman ... Kay Norton<br />
* Wardrobe ... Gene Martin<br />
* Supervising Film Editor ... Ronald Sinclair<br />
* Assistant Editor ... Paul Wittenberg<br />
* Musical Lyrics ... Ronald Stein<br />
* Script Supervisor ... Joe Franklin<br />
* Dialogue Director ... Don Laffer<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0053332}}<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-03/page/n5/mode/1up/search/arkoff?q=%28arkoff%29+AND+creator%3A%28variety%29 Review of film] at ''Variety''<br />
{{Burt Topper}}<br />
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[[Category:1959 films]]<br />
[[Category:1959 war films]]<br />
[[Category:American International Pictures films]]<br />
[[Category:American black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Italian Campaign of World War II films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Burt Topper]]<br />
[[Category:Films produced by Burt Topper]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ronald Stein]]<br />
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]<br />
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