

During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.
Acting
Caine's simmering rage against officer privilege.
Direction
De Toth's documentary-style desert warfare.

Director
André de Toth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
André de Toth was nearly blind in one eye, yet shot some of cinema's most visceral combat footage. He directed this with the same eye he used for 3D horror.
Released the same year as The Wild Bunch, this was part of 1969's wave of films destroying the noble war movie forever. Audiences weren't ready.