

Ben Gazzara screams at Nazis for 98 minutes. You in?
Acting
Gazzara's jawline carries this entire production.
Production
Surprisingly competent WWII hardware for 1972 television.
Director
Marvin J. Chomsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a backdoor pilot for a series that ABC never picked up, leaving Gazzara's general forever frozen in single-movie purgatory.
Made during the Vietnam era, its gung-ho WWII nostalgia reads as complicated commentary—or desperate escapism, depending on your cynicism level.