During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.

Michael Caine
as Capt. Douglas

Nigel Davenport
as Capt. Cyril Leech

Nigel Green
as Col. Masters

Harry Andrews
as Brig. Blore

Patrick Jordan
as Maj. Alan Watkins

Daniel Pilon
as Capt. Allwood (Blore's adjutant at Special Forces HQ)

Bernard Archard
as Col. Homerton

Aly Ben Ayed
as Sadok

Enrique Γvila
as Kalarides

Mohsen Ben Abdallah
as Hassan