Top billed cast

1. 

   Burt Lancaster

   Maj. Abraham Falconer

2. 

   Jean-Pierre Aumont

   The Count of Maldorais

3. 

   Peter Falk

   Sgt. Rossi

4. 

   Bruce Dern

   Lt. Billy Byron Bix

5. 

   Patrick O'Neal

   Capt. Lionel Beckman

6. 

   Astrid Heeren

   Therese

7. 

   Scott Wilson

   Cpl. Clearboy

8. 

   Tony Bill

   Lt. Amberjack

9. 

   Al Freeman Jr.

   Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-02-13

Jean-Pierre Aumont offers us the ultimate in hope over expectation in this wartime drama. He is the "Count" who offers shelter to "Maj. Falconer" (Burt Lancaster) and his battle-weary squad of soldiers in his beautiful 10th century castle. They set up some defensive positions knowing that these ancient battlements will be no match for the Nazi war machine that they are soon to be facing. Perhaps naively, the "Count" and the "Falconer" hope that they will decide against desecrating and/or decimating his ancestral home. Well, the writing is on the wall (or, more accurately, bits of it) but meant...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• castle
• battle of the bulge