Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.
Jack Palance
as Joe Costa
Eddie Albert
as Erskine Cooney
Lee Marvin
as Clyde Bartlett
Robert Strauss
as Bernstein
Richard Jaeckel
as Snowden
Buddy Ebsen
as Tolliver
Strother Martin
as Ingersol
Jon Shepodd
as John Jackson
Peter van Eyck
as SS Captain
Steven Geray
as Otto
Jud Taylor
as Jacob R. Abramowitz
Louis Mercier
as Brouise