In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.
Dirk Bogarde
as Lieutenant Graham
Denholm Elliott
as Sergeant Corcoran
Eric Pohlmann
as Captain Papadapoulos
Akim Tamiroff
as Captain George One
Harold Siddons
as Lieutenant Stevens
William Russell
as Lieutenant Poole
Sam Kydd
as Marine Boyd
Gérard Oury
as Captain George Two
David Peel
as Sergeant Evans
Michael Mellinger
as Toplis
Alec Mango
as Patroklis
Anthea Leigh
as Marika
