A man masquerading as a dead soldier seeks to desert his post and join the enemy in their struggle.
Acting
Peter Strauss sweating through every lie magnificently.
Cinematography
Sahara heat that makes you reach for water.
Director
Sergio Grieco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grieco directed this under a pseudonym for the Italian market, where Euro-war films were dying but Foreign Legion fetishism persisted.
Tina Aumont was fresh off Fellini's Satyricon — her casting here is pure exploitation of her 'exotic' typecasting, which the film uncomfortably leans into.