During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.
Richard Burton | Capt. Leith |
Curd Jürgens | Major David Brand |
Ruth Roman | Jane Brand |
Christopher Lee | Sgt. Barney |
Raymond Pellegrin | Mekrane |
Anthony Bushell | General Paterson |
Alfred Burke | Lt. Colonel Callander |
Ramón de Larrocha | Lieutenant Sanders (as Ramon De Larrocha) |
Ronan O'Casey | Sergeant Dunnigan |
Fred Matter | Oberst Lutze |
Raoul Delfosse | Lieutenant Kassel |
Andrew Crawford | Private Roberts |