Captain Cooney (Eddie Albert) is a bombastic, but incompetent, military leader who jeopardizes the lives of the men under his control. His lapdog of a colonel (Lee Marvin) tries his best to sweep Cooney's errors under the rug, but soon the dastardly leaders have a problem on their hands in the form of Lt. Costa (Jack Palance). Costa swears that Cooney is a dead man if the men are sent on another poorly-run, deadly mission. When Cooney puts Costa and his men in another tight spot on the Belgian front, Costa -- who suffers a smashed arm in the skirmish -- sets out to keep his word. A brutal portrait of war, a la PATHS OF GLORY. Based on Norman Brooks' play, THE FRAGILE FOX.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Jack Palance: American Actor
Eddie Albert: Oliver Wendall Douglas from TV's "Green Acres"
Lee Marvin: American Actor
Robert Strauss: American Comic TV/Film Actor
Richard Jaeckel: American Actor
Buddy Ebsen: American Actor, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES TV Series
Strother Martin: American Supporting Actor
Ron McNeil: 
Louis Mercier: Actor
Holly Bane: Actor, THE FAR FRONTIER
William Smithers: Supporting Actor
Steven Geray: 
Peter Van Eyck: Actor/B. Germany

Robert Aldrich: American Director

Robert Aldrich: American Director

James Poe: American Screenwriter

Frank de Vol: 

Michael Luciano: American Editor

"...Electrifying....It's crackling good entertainment, utterly absorbing and superbly crafted. The cast just couldn't be better..."
"...A cult favorite....Uncommonly grown for its day, it's also as mean and brutal as THE DIRTY DOZEN..."