| Release Date: | Sep 1956 |
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| Genres: | Drama / War / Action |
| Awards: | 1 win & 1 nomination |
| Cast: | Jack Palance (Lt. Joe Costa, Fox Co.), Eddie Albert (Capt. Erskine Cooney, CO, Fox Co.), Lee Marvin (Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett, CO, White...), Robert Strauss (Pfc. Bernstein), Richard Jaeckel (Pvt. Snowden), Buddy Ebsen (Sfc. Tolliver, Fox Co.), Jon Shepodd (Cpl. John Jackson, Fox Co....), Peter van Eyck (SS Captain (as Peter Van Eyck)), James Goodwin (Pfc. Ricks (as Jimmy Goodwin)), Steven Geray (Otto, German NCO), Jud Taylor (Pvt. Jacob R. Abramowitz (radioman)...), Louis Mercier (Brouise (French blacksmith)), Henry Rowland (German with Binoculars), Holly Bane (Soldier with binoculars (as Mike Ragan)), Ron McNeil (Pfc. Jones), Strother Martin (Sgt. Ingersol), Leonard Bremen (Mess Sergeant), William Smithers (Lt. Harold 'Harry' Woodruff), Bing Russell (Medic (uncredited)) |
During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area. Lieutenant Costa knows that Cooney is in command only because of 'connections' he had made state-side. Costa has serious doubts concerning Cooneys' ability to lead the group. When Cooney sends Costa and his men out, and refuses to re-enforce them, Costa swears revenge.
