# Tank Commando

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Tank Commando
| image          = Tankcompos.jpg
 
| caption        = Film poster by [Albert Kallis](/source/Albert_Kallis)
| director       = [Burt Topper](/source/Burt_Topper)
| producer       = Burt Topper
| writer         = Burt Topper
| based_on       = 
| starring       = 
| music          = [Ronald Stein](/source/Ronald_Stein)
| cinematography = 
| editing        = 
| studio         = 
| distributor    = [American International Pictures](/source/American_International_Pictures)
| released       = {{Film date|1959}}
| runtime        = 
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Tank Commando''''' is a 1959 American [war film](/source/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](/source/American_International_Pictures) released the film as a [double feature](/source/double_feature) with ''[Operation Dames](/source/Operation_Dames)''.

==Premise==
During the [Italian campaign](/source/Italian_campaign_(World_War_II)), 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.

==Cast==
* [Donato Farretta](/source/Donato_Farretta)  ...  Diano   
* [Robert Barron](/source/Robert_Barron_(actor%2C_born_1923))  ...  Lt. Jim Blaine   
* [Maggie Lawrence](/source/Maggie_Lawrence)  ...  Jean, the nurse   
* [Wally Campo](/source/Wally_Campo)  ...  Pvt. Sonny Lazzotti   
* [Jack B. Sowards](/source/Jack_B._Sowards)  ...  Pvt. Todd   
* Leo V. Matranga  ...  Shorty  
* Anthony Rich  ...  Sands, a soldier    
* Larry Hudson  ...  Capt. Praxton   
* Maria Monay  ...  Italian Woman 
* Carmen D'Antonio ... Teresa (segment "Tessie") 
* [David Addis](/source/David_Addis) ... Clifton, a soldier 
* Russ Prescott ... Taylor, a soldier 
* Freddie Roberto ... captured Italian traitor 
* Jerry Lear ... Bartender 
* Fred Gavlin ... German soldier 
* Joan Connors ... prostitute 
* Larry Shuttleworth ... a Sergeant  
* [Lee Redman](/source/Lee_Redman) ... a G.I.

''Uncredited''

* Norberto Kerner ... German soldier 
* Dan Pelter ... Stritch

==Production==
* Co-Producer ... [Samuel Z Arkoff](/source/Samuel_Z_Arkoff)
* Co-Producer ... [James H Nicholson](/source/James_H_Nicholson)
* Writer, Director and Producer ... [Burt Topper](/source/Burt_Topper)
* Musical Director ... [Ronald Stein](/source/Ronald_Stein)
* Cinematography ... John M Nikolaus Jr.
* Film Editor ... Asa Boyd Clark
* Art Director ... Daniel Haller
* Makeup Artist ... Bob Mark
* Production Manager ... Willard Kirkham
* Second Unit and Assistant Director ... Richard M Rubin
* Sound Mixer ... Al Overton
* Sound Effects ... Josef von  Stroheim -
* Electrician ... Lee Cannon
* Head Grip ... Charles Hannawalt
* Cameraman ... Kay Norton
* Wardrobe ... Gene Martin
* Supervising Film Editor ... Ronald Sinclair
* Assistant Editor ... Paul Wittenberg
* Musical Lyrics ... Ronald Stein
* Script Supervisor ... Joe Franklin
* Dialogue Director ... Don Laffer

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0053332}}
*[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''
{{Burt Topper}}

Category:1959 films
Category:1959 war films
Category:American International Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films about the Italian campaign (World War II)
Category:Films directed by Burt Topper
Category:Films produced by Burt Topper
Category:Films scored by Ronald Stein
Category:1959 English-language films
Category:English-language war films
Category:American war films

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