Plot
After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
Alain Delon
Captain Phillipe Esclavier
George Segal
Lt. Mahidi
Michèle Morgan
Countess de Clairefons
Maurice Ronet
Capain. Boisfeuras
Claudia Cardinale
Aisha
Grégoire Aslan
Ben Saad
Jean Servais
Gen. Melies
Maurice Sarfati
Merle
Jean-Claude Bercq
Orsini
Burt Kwouk
Viet Officer
Syl Lamont
Verte
Crew
Mark Robson
Director
Nelson Gidding
Writer
Mark Robson
Producer
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
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