Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.

Jack Palance
as Joe Costa

Eddie Albert
as Erskine Cooney

Lee Marvin
as Clyde Bartlett

Robert Strauss
as Bernstein

Richard Jaeckel
as Snowden

Buddy Ebsen
as Tolliver

Strother Martin
as Ingersol

Jon Shepodd
as John Jackson

Peter van Eyck
as SS Captain

Steven Geray
as Otto