The Cut-Throats

The Cut-Throats (1969)

** (out of 4)

Mildly entertaining mix of sexploitation and WWII melodrama as an American Captain leads five soldiers into Germany where the plans are to break into a compound and steal some important documents. Before long one of the soldiers falls in love with a German woman.

This film is obviously inspired by THE DIRTY DOZEN as we get some rejects going behind enemy lines but you certainly shouldn't be expecting any sort of great movie. No, this film here is pretty much an ultra low-budget sexploitation picture that offers up some rather silly action scenes but the main goal is to show off the various beautiful women who have no problem taking their clothes off.

The film has a line at the start where we're told we're in Germany but it's obviously not. The California setting is rather obvious and there's not a single second where you're going to feel as if you're in Germany or that it's WWII. The film certainly shouldn't be taken serious as it's clear this was just meant to be the second or third film at a drive-in.

For the most part the film remains entertaining throughout and it certainly helps that it lasts just 74-minutes. The running time goes by rather quickly as director John Hayes at least keeps everything moving. The performances are pretty much what you'd expect from a film like this but do you want acting or nudity? If it's nudity then there's plenty here with a lot of beautiful women including Uschi Digard.