Plot
A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.
Cast
John Mills
Captain Anson
Sylvia Syms
Sister Diana Murdoch
Anthony Quayle
Captain van der Poel
Harry Andrews
M.S.M. Pugh
Diane Clare
Sister Denise Norton
Richard Leech
Captain Crosbie
Liam Redmond
Brigadier (D.D.M.S.)
Allan Cuthbertson
Brigadier's Staff Officer
David Lodge
C.M.P Captain (Tank Trap)
Michael Nightingale
C.M.P Captain (Check Point)
Basil Hoskins
C.M.P Lieutenant (Alexandria)
Walter Gotell
1st German Officer
Crew
J. Lee Thompson
Director
T. J. Morrison
Screenplay
Christopher Landon
Screenplay
W.A. Whittaker
Producer
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
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