THE TANKS ARE COMING
DIRECTED BY LEWIS SEILER
PRODUCED BY BRYAN FOYD
WARNER BROS
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
An American tank crew fights its way into Germany in World War II.
During World War II in 1944, Saint-Lô, France,
five tanks of the 3rd Armored Division
attempt to pierce the Siegfried Line.
The story is set after the breakout from Normandy.
Full Cast
Steve Cochran ... Francis Aloysius 'Sully' Sullivan
Philip Carey ... Lieutenant Rawson
Mari Aldon ... Patricia Kane
Paul Picerni ... Danny Kolowicz
Harry Bellaver ... Sergeant Lemchek
James Dobson ... PFC George 'Ike' Eisenhower
George O'Hanlon ... Sergeant Tucker
John McGuire ... Colonel Matthews
Geneviève Aumont ... Belgian Girl (uncredited)
Eugene Baxter ... Private Jerry Marconi Whitehouse (uncredited)
Robert Boon ... Heinrich 'Heinie' Weinburger (uncredited)
Tony Christian ... General Oberon von Kolber (uncredited)
Art Gilmore ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lisa Golm ... Heinie's Grandmother (uncredited)
Robert Horton ... Captain Bob Horner (uncredited)
Ray Hyke ... Kemp (uncredited)
Gary Kettler ... German Non-Com (uncredited)
Roy Roberts ... Major General (uncredited)
Gabrielle Rossillon ... Belgian Girl (uncredited)
Michael Steele ... Sergeant Joe Davis (uncredited)
Bernard Szold ... Heinie's Grandfather (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Robert Hardy Andrews (screenplay)
Samuel Fuller (story)
Original Music
William Lava
Cinematography
Edwin B. DuPar
Trivia
In all of his films, Samuel Fuller--who wrote the story for this film, but not the screenplay--
has a character named "Lemcheck".
In this film it's a sergeant, played by Harry Bellaver.
Goofs
Anachronisms
The main characters are assigned to crew an M26 Pershing tank armed with a 90 millimeter gun,
with which they breach the Siegfried Line in Germany sometime in the Fall of 1944.
In actuality, the M26 Pershing did not become operational until February 1945.
Furthermore, the actual tank used in the movie was an M46 Patton,
a post-World War II upgrade of the M26 which did not enter service until 1949.
Filming Location
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA