American POW, Col. Joseph L Ryan leads his fellow British inmates in an attempted escape from the German forces in Italy during WWII. But the British soldiers' less-than- cooperative attitude proves equally challenging to Ryan's escape efforts.

The cast includes: Trevor Howard, Frank Sinatra, Raffaella Carra, Sergio Fantoni, Brad Dexter, John Leyton, James Brolin, Edward Mulhare, and Wolfgang Preiss.

Directed by: Mark Robson.