Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Robert Ryan, Arthur Kennedy, Giancarlo Giannini, Earl Holliman, Mark Damon, Reni Santoni, Joseph Walsh, Thomas Hunter, Anthony Steel, Patrick Magee, Arthur Franz, Tonio Selwart, Elsa Albani
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.