World War II in 1944. A gang of condemned criminals escape from an Allied prison camp and try to make it to Switzerland. However, the motley bunch find themselves being forced to take part in a dangerous suicide mission deep inside Nazi-occupied France. Director Enzo Castellari relates the entertaining story at a brisk pace, stages the action set pieces with rip-roaring aplomb (the attack on a train in the last third seriously smokes), delivers plenty of bloody'n'brutal violence, tosses in a sprinkle of tasty gratuitous female nudity for good measure, and concludes the movie on a bold subversive note by allowing a character who least deserves to live to survive at the end. Moreover, Castellari handles the lively and compact material with a refreshing dearth of pretense; this picture gets down to thrilling brass tacks in a laudably straightforward and unpretentious manner. The excellent cast have a ball with their roles: Bo Svenson as the tough and stalwart Lt. Robert Yeager, Fred Williamson as the smooth and rugged Fred Canfield, Peter Hooten as brash punk Tony, Michael Pergolani as irreverent hippie thief Nick, Jackie Basehart as cowardly weakling Berle, Michel Constantin as noble resistance army leader Veronique, Debra Berger as sweet nurse Nicole, Raimund Harmstorf as helpful German renegade Adolf Sachs, Ian Bannen as the hard-nosed Colonel Charles Thomas Buckner, and Donald O'Brien as a nefarious Nazi officer. Francesco De Masi's robust score hits the rousing spot. Giovanni Bergamini's crisp cinematography provides a satisfying polished look. An immensely fun flick.

In 1944, in France, the rogue American soldiers Lieutenant Robert Yeager (Bo Svenson), Private Fred Canfield (Fred Williamson), the murderer Tony (Peter Hooten), the thief Nick (Michael Pergolani) and the coward Berle (Jackie Basehart) are transported to a military prison. However, the convoy is attacked by the Germans and they survive and flee with the intention of cross the border of Switzerland.Along their journey, they fight against a German platoon and capture the German prisoner Adolf Sachs (Raimund Harmstorf) that offers to guide them to the Swiss border. When they meet a German troop, they kill them but sooner they discover that they actually were and American commando in a mission headed by Colonel Buckner (Ian Bannen) to steal a German V2 warhead. Lt. Yeager, Fred, Tony and Nick offer to risk their lives to accomplish the mission."Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato" is the original "The Inglorious Bastards" that Quentin Tarantino repeated the title in his film. The story is a sort of rip-off of "The Dirty Dozen", with delightful characters and non-stop action and hilarious sequences. This B-movie is entertaining parody of movies of war. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "O Expresso Blindado S.S." ("The Armored S.S. Express")

Forget about the Tarantino piece of $%!@ that came out recently, this is the original Inlglorious Bastards, and it's way better! It has almost nothing to do with the Tarantino garbage, which is one of the things that makes it good. Instead of having long, boring conversations, we get scenes that every guy like me loves: Violence, shoot-outs and gore galore! This is an action movie, and is therefore entertaining, unlike, you guessed it, the Tarantino movie with the same name! Plus this one's only 99 minutes long, unlike Tarantino's never ending turkey, and every minute is filled with action, one liners, and fun! There's not much more I feel I have to say. Inglorious Bastards 1978=Win! Inglorious Basterds 2009=Fail! I highly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a breakneck paced action movie. I highly recommend Tarantino's "film" of the same name to anyone who wants to be put to sleep.

I viewed this film as i'm a great fan of the 2009 Quinten T version so I thought i would check of this as a reference. The two films are two different pieces of work except for one thing which is they are beautifully shot. This version really can't make up its mind what it wants to be as the plot somewhat changes as it goes along and is quiet boring in parts as there are sub plots and an abrupt clumsy ending however as a B movie its one of the better ones you could see. The acting is fine its just the script that lets it down. The Dirty Dozen has a start middle and end so does Inglourious 2009, still worth watching once.