la battaglia dellultimo panzer be about a german panzer crew catch behind the american line in france in 1944. the production value of the movie be very low while the anachronism and error concern equipment and uniform be actually quite obvious . nevertheless and the plot be quite intelligent . this be a surprisingly serious war movie and much more reflective than most ww ii war movie of the period ( such a where eagle dare or kelly hero and or the countless italian rip offs of these more lighthearted war thriller . ) this be mainly because the character and and in particular the german soldier and be more than just the kind of cardboard cliche one expect from this type of low budget movie . especially the main character and a german lieutenant and commander of the crew and play by stelvio rosi and be a surprisingly three dimensional character . while he present himself a a hardline nazi believer at first and we later see that the horror of war affect him deeply in an unexpected moment and the final scene of the movie have a very bitter lesson in store for him . civilian and their different way of deal with the occupation also have a place and give some surprising nuance which most war movie ( include the technically infinitely superior and but plot wise arguably inferior save private ryan ) lack . the acting be middle of the road . none of the ( quite unknown ) actor be really bad and but none really stand out . positive for some of the writing and negative for the production value .