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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.
Theatrical
Mar 3, 1958
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 22, 2005
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Paul Graetz, Robert Laffont, Janine Graetz
Music
Studio
Robert Laffont Productions, Transcontinental Films, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Burton
Capt. Leith
C
Curd Jürgens
Major David Brand
R
Ruth Roman
Jane Brand
C
Christopher Lee
Sgt. Barney
R
Raymond Pellegrin
Mekrane
A
Anthony Bushell
General Paterson
A
Alfred Burke
Lt. Colonel Callander
R
Ramón de Larrocha
Lieutenant Sanders
R
Ronan O'Casey
Sergeant Dunnigan
F
Fred Matter
Oberst Lutze
R
Raoul Delfosse
Lieutenant Kassel
A
Andrew Crawford
Private Roberts
N
Nigel Green
Private Wilkins
H
Harry Landis
Private Browning
C
Christian Melsen
Private Abbot
S
Sumner Williams
Private Anderson
J
Joé Davray
Private Spicer
S
Sean Kelly
Lieutenant Barton
