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A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. He gathers in his old unit, most of whom are no longer in top form. One is having nightmares of past indiscretions, another is now drinking, another has lost his nerve. He takes them in captures the leader, but then is unable to make it to the pick up. He encounters a rebel patrol and is trapped unless they can escape before their water runs out.Read moreLess
A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. He gathers in his old unit, most of whom are no longer in top form. One is having nightmares of past indiscretions, another is now drinking, another has lost his nerve. He takes them in captures the leader, but then is unable to make it to the pick up. He encounters a rebel patrol and is trapped unless they can escape before their water runs out.
The story
A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. He gathers in his old unit, most of whom are no longer in top form. One is having nightmares of past indiscretions, another is now drinking, another has lost his nerve. He takes them in captures the leader, but then is unable to make it to the pick up. He encounters a rebel patrol and is trapped unless they can escape before their water runs out.
Cast & crew
Stewart GrangerCaptain Le Blanc
Dorian GrayNora
Carlos CasaravillaBen Bled
Ivo GarraniColonel Dionne
Alfredo MayoMayor
Hans von BorsodyFritz
Dietmar SchönherrPetit Prince
Peter CarstenBarbarossa
Fausto TozziBrascia
Leo AnchórizGarcia
Maurizio ArenaDolce VitaExplore the crew
- Writer
- Mino Guerrini
- Writer
- Milton Krims
- Director
- Frank Wisbar
- Writer
- Frank Wisbar
- Writer
- Giuseppe Mangione
- Writer
- William Demby
- Producer
- Willy Zeyn Sr.
- Director of Photography
- Cecilio Paniagua
- Editor
- Mario Serandrei