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About the Film

Year

1962

Rating

NR

Genre

Drama / Action / Adventure

Running Time

90 MIN

Synopsis

Steve McQueen delivers a powerful, gripping performance as a defiant loner whose skills as a soldier make him invaluable to his struggling platoon. In the heat of battle during World War II, McQueen and his fellow soldiers find themselves severely outnumbered as they hold off a Nazi advance along the Siegfried Line in France. Using only their ingenuity and bravery, they must bluff the Germans in order to buy some time…and save their lives. Don Siegel directs the explosive action led by an all-star cast, including Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino, James Coburn, Nick Adams and Bob Newhart. If they can fool the enemy long enough for reinforcements to arrive, victory is theirs.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Steve McQueen

Reese

Bobby Darin

Pvt. Corby

Fess Parker

Sgt. Pike

Nick Adams

Homer

Harry Guardino

Sgt. Larkin

James Coburn

Cpl. Henshaw

Mike Kellin

Pvt. Kolinsky

Joseph Hoover

Capt. Loomis

Bill Mullikin

Pvt. Comberly

L. Q. Jones

Sgt. Frazer

About the Crew

Director

Don Siegel

Producer

Henry Blanke

Writer

Richard Carr

Writer

Robert Pirosh

Based on Novel By

Robert Pirosh

Music Scoring

Leonard Rosenman