Plot:

When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...

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Actors - Crew

Paul Newman
Pvt. Harry Frigg

Sylva Koscina
Countess Francesca De Montefiore

Andrew Duggan
Gen. Newton Armstrong

Tom Bosley
Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker

John Williams
Gen. Francis Mayhew

Charles Gray
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

Jack Smight
Director

Russell Metty
Camera Operator

Frank Tarloff
Writer

Peter Stone
Writer

Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer

J. Terry Williams
Editor

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