During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat, are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.
Richard Burton
as Capt. Leith
Curd Jürgens
as Major David Brand
Ruth Roman
as Jane Brand
Christopher Lee
as Sgt. Barney
Raymond Pellegrin
as Mekrane
Anthony Bushell
as General Paterson
Alfred Burke
as Lt. Colonel Callander
Ramón de Larrocha
as Lieutenant Sanders
Ronan O'Casey
as Sergeant Dunnigan
Fred Matter
as Oberst Lutze
Raoul Delfosse
as Lieutenant Kassel
Andrew Crawford
as Private Roberts
