A Handful of Heroes (German: Eine Handvoll Helden) is a 1967 West German-Italian historical war film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring Horst Frank, Valeria Ciangottini and Karl-Heinz Fiege.
It is a remake of the 1930 film The Last Company about a detachment of Prussian soldiers who defend a vital outpost against Napoleon's armies around the time of the Battle of Jena (1806).
It was shot on location in Hungary using Eastmancolor.
Cast
Horst Frank as Hauptmann Bruck
Valeria Ciangottini as Angelika
Karl-Heinz Fiege as Oberjäger Rückert
Volkert Kraeft as Fahnenjunker Olberg
Luigi Ciavarro as Steffen
Martin Lüttge as Jäger Hinnerk
Rolf Becker as Jäger Borgmann
Jörg Pleva as Jäger Papke
Franz Rudnick as Kanonier Kurtz
Franco Fantasia as Steffen
Ferenc Zenthe
Géza Tordy
György Bánffy
János Csányi
Géza Ferdinándy
Erzsi Orsolya