When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...
Paul Newman
as Pvt. Harry Frigg
Sylva Koscina
as Countess Francesca De Montefiore
Andrew Duggan
as Gen. Newton Armstrong
Tom Bosley
as Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
John Williams
as Gen. Francis Mayhew
Charles Gray
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Vito Scotti
as Col. Enrico Ferrucci
Jacques Roux
as Gen. Andre Rochambeau
Werner Peters
as Maj. von Steignitz
James Gregory
as Gen. Homer Prentiss
Fabrizio Mioni
as Lt. Rossano
Johnny Haymer
as Sgt. Pozzallo
