12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Lee Marvin
as Maj. John Reisman
Ernest Borgnine
as Maj. Gen. Worden
Charles Bronson
as Joseph Wladislaw
Jim Brown
as Robert Jefferson
John Cassavetes
as Victor Franko
Richard Jaeckel
as Sergeant Bowren
George Kennedy
as Major Max Armbruster
Trini López
as Pedro Jiminez
Ralph Meeker
as Captain Stuart Kinder
Robert Ryan
as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
Telly Savalas
as Archer Maggott
Donald Sutherland
as Vernon Pinkley
