The Naked Brigade Explained

The Naked Brigade
Director:	Maury Dexter
Producer:	Albert J. Cohen
Starring:	Shirley Eaton Ken Scott Mary Chronopoulou
Cinematography:	Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs
Editing:	Eleftherios Siaskas
Music:	Menelaos Theofanidis
Studio:	Boxoffice Attractions
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	99 minutes
Country:	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

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090527143701/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43732 BFI.org
2. Book: Dexter, Maury. Highway to Hollywood. 2012. 126.