Overview

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.

Cast

Lee Marvin

Maj. John Reisman

Ernest Borgnine

Maj. Gen. Worden

Charles Bronson

Joseph Wladislaw

Jim Brown

Robert Jefferson

John Cassavetes

Victor Franko

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant Bowren

George Kennedy

Major Max Armbruster