The Barefoot Battalion
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The story of a besieged country in wartime and the effect of such on the children. Told in flashback by a young man after the war, he tells how he and his orphaned sister can barely subsist and he has become a petty thief. He comes across a group of boys, the "Barefoot Batallion", who steal food from the Germans and distribute it to the needy and destitute of the city. The boys take pity on the brother and sister and let the two join them. In addition to their work of stealing food and provisions, they also hide and eventually smuggle an American aviator out of the country
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Cast
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Gregg Tallas Director
United States release May 28, 1954 · Produced in Greece · Languages English, German, Greek
Production
Peter Boudoures Film Company
Production
Greece
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Original title
Το Ξυπόλητο Τάγμα
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
English · German · Greek
Release dates
Greece · April 21, 1953
Theatrical
United States · May 28, 1954
Finland
January 24, 1958
United Kingdom
August 1, 1955 · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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