
When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...

Paul Newman
Pvt. Harry Frigg

Sylva Koscina
Countess Francesca De Montefiore

Andrew Duggan
Gen. Newton Armstrong

Tom Bosley
Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker

John Williams
Gen. Francis Mayhew

Charles Gray
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

Vito Scotti
Col. Enrico Ferrucci

Jacques Roux
Gen. Andre Rochambeau

Werner Peters
Maj. von Steignitz

James Gregory
Gen. Homer Prentiss

Fabrizio Mioni
Lt. Rossano

Johnny Haymer
Sgt. Pozzallo

Men Behind the Sun
Men Behind the Sun

Tobruk
Tobruk

The Silent Enemy
The Silent Enemy

Secrets of War
Secrets of War

Hell Squad
Hell Squad

Underground
Underground

The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener

The Sucker
The Sucker

Suzanne
Suzanne

Devils on the Doorstep
Devils on the Doorstep

The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street

Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk