Directed by:
André De TothCinematography:
Edward ScaifeComposer:
Michel LegrandCast:
Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews, Patrick Jordan, Aly Ben Ayed, Daniel Pilon, Jeremy Child, Vivian Pickles, Bernard Archard (more)Plots(1)
During World War II Captain Douglas (Michael Caine) is sent to North Africa to lead a small group of mercenaries into the desert to knock out an enemy fuel reserve. However, there is friction between the Captain, veteran Colonel Masters (Nigel Green) and Cyril Leech (Nigel Davenport), head of the hired mercenaries, as they disagree on how to successfully carry out the mission. Things go from bad to worse when they find out that their assignment is a booby-trapped suicide mission, which threatens to end in pointless bloodshed. (101 Films)
(more)Cast
Michael Caine
UK
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Nigel Davenport
UK
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Nigel Green
South Africa
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Harry Andrews
UK
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Patrick Jordan
UK
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Aly Ben Ayed
Tunisia
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Daniel Pilon
Canada
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Jeremy Child
UK
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Vivian Pickles
UK
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Bernard Archard
UK
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Enrique Ávila
Spain
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Rafael Albaicín
Spain
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Takis Emmanuel
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