American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.
Robert Mitchum
as Dick Ennis
Peter Falk
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
Robert Ryan
as Gen. Carson
Arthur Kennedy
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Giancarlo Giannini
as Pvt. Cellini
Earl Holliman
as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler
Mark Damon
as Wally Richardson
Reni Santoni
as Pvt. Movie
Joseph Walsh
as Doyle
Thomas Hunter
as Pvt. Andy
Anthony Steel
as Gen. Marsh
Patrick Magee
as Gen. Starkey
