Duilio Del Prete, born in 1938 in Cuneo, Italy, made a significant impact on cult cinema with his performances in films like The Sensuous Nurse (1975) and The Nun and the Devil (1973). Known for his versatility, he navigated genres from commedia all'italiana to erotic thrillers, bringing a unique charm to each role. In Commandos (1968), he further demonstrated his ability to engage audiences in the gritty world of Italian exploitation cinema, leaving a lasting impression on the genre.
Commandos
Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Lt. Valli is a young, "green," by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base, probably a touch from Argento, is an entomologist who is needlessly killed. Things go terribly wrong after that.
