World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.
Steve McQueen
as Pvt. John Reese
Bobby Darin
as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
Fess Parker
as Sgt. Bill Pike
Harry Guardino
as Sgt. Jim Larkin
James Coburn
as Cpl. Frank Henshaw
Mike Kellin
as Pvt. Stan Kolinsky
Joseph Hoover
as Capt. Roger Loomis
Bill Mullikin
as Pvt. Joe Cumberly
L.Q. Jones
as Supply Sgt. Frazer
Michele Montau
as Monique Ouidel
Don Haggerty
as Capt. Mace
Nick Adams
as Homer Janeczek
