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
Ben Gazzara
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
Ricardo Montalban
Jean Duval
Anne Francis
Helen Sawyer
Dana Elcar
Col. Talbot
Edward Binns
Corps Commander
Morgan Paull
Sgt. Andrew Collins
Curt Lowens
Capt. Bauer
L.Q. Jones
Maj. Larkin
Eddie Albert
Col. Douglas Graham
Robert Patten
Col. Avery
Richard Yniguez
Capt. Tony Sanchez
Kenneth Tobey
Gen. Dawson
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.
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