Directed by:
Jack SmightCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Carlo RustichelliCast:
Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan, Tom Bosley, John Williams, Vito Scotti, Werner Peters, Buck Henry, Charles Gray, Norman Fell, James Gregory (more)Plots(1)
A public relations nightmare presents itself when five allied generals are captured in Italy during WWII and held in a castle. Refusing to take orders from each other, their haphazard escape attempts have been foiled by a lack of cooperation and incompetence. The generals are in dire need of a helping hand. Enter Harry Frigg, a restless private who has escaped the military stockade over a dozen times and is looking for a way to redeem himself before the war ends. Promoted to Major General he is ordered to be captured by the enemy, infiltrate the castle and exert his influence to get the generals out of their embarrassing predicament once and for all. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Sylva Koscina
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Andrew Duggan
USA
Best movies:
Skin Game (1971)
Seven Days in May (1964)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Tom Bosley
USA
Best movies:
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1962) (TV movie)
Felix the Cat Saves Christmas (2004)
John Williams
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Vito Scotti
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Werner Peters
German Empire
Best movies:
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Die Unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse (1962)
Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
Buck Henry
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Taking Off (1971)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Charles Gray
UK
Best movies:
Cromwell (1970)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Norman Fell
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
James Gregory
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Richard X. Slattery
USA
Best movies:
Black Eye (1974)
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
Johnny Haymer
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
Annie Hall (1977)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Fabrizio Mioni
Italy
Best movies:
Girl Happy (1965)
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
Hercules Unchained (1959)
George Ives
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Mister Roberts (1955)
The Ballad of Josie (1967)
Jacques Roux
France
Best movies:
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
Nighthawks (1981)
Horst Ebersberg
Austria
Best movies:
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Morituri (1965)
36 Hours (1965)