American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.

Robert Mitchum
as Dick Ennis

Peter Falk
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff

Robert Ryan
as Gen. Carson

Arthur Kennedy
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley

Giancarlo Giannini
as Pvt. Cellini

Earl Holliman
as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler

Mark Damon
as Wally Richardson

Reni Santoni
as Pvt. Movie

Joseph Walsh
as Doyle

Thomas Hunter
as Pvt. Andy