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...
Elenco: Paul Newman , Sylva Koscina , Andrew Duggan , Tom Bosley , John Williams , Charles Gray , Vito Scotti , Jacques Roux , Werner Peters , James Gregory , Fabrizio Mioni , Johnny Haymer , Norman Fell , Buck Henry , Horst Ebersberg , Richard X. Slattery , George Ives .