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.
Cast
Richard Burton
Capt. Leith
Curd Jürgens
Major David Brand
Ruth Roman
Jane Brand
Christopher Lee
Sgt. Barney
Raymond Pellegrin
Mekrane
Anthony Bushell
General Paterson
Alfred Burke
Lt. Colonel Callander
Ramón de Larrocha
Lieutenant Sanders
Ronan O'Casey
Sergeant Dunnigan
Fred Matter
Oberst Lutze
Raoul Delfosse
Lieutenant Kassel
Andrew Crawford
Private Roberts
Nigel Green
Private Wilkins
Harry Landis
Private Browning
Christian Melsen
Private Abbot
Sumner Williams
Private Anderson
Joé Davray
Private Spicer
Sean Kelly
Lieutenant Barton
Crew
Nicholas Ray
Director, Screenplay
René Hardy
Screenplay, Novel
Gavin Lambert
Screenplay
Léonide Azar
Editor
Michel Kelber
Director of Photography
Christian Ferry
Assistant Director
Édouard Luntz
Assistant Director
Robert Laffont
Executive Producer
Janine Graetz
Executive Producer
Paul Graetz
Producer
Jean d'Eaubonne
Production Design, Art Direction
René Daudin
Makeup Artist
Maurice Le Roux
Original Music Composer
Giorgio Riganti
Production Manager
Paul Joly
Production Manager
Mario Del Papa
Production Manager
