This World War II drama from director Philip Leacock is based on a true story. The action opens with US officer Doug McClure landing in Norway to rescue atomic scientist René Auberjonois, before switching to the Alpine castle of Beckstadt on the German-Swiss border after the pair are captured. The need to build a glider to fly to freedom before the Nazis discover Auberjonois's true identity adds to the intrigue of the PoW sequences, and a solid supporting cast led by Richard Basehart and Chuck Connors underpins the drama.

Cast List:

Doug McClure ................Major Harry Cook

Rene Auberjonois.............Halden Brevik/Olav Volda

Richard Basehart...............Schiller

Chuck Connors.................Colonel Morgan Crawford

Max Baer Jr. ....................Tanker

Don Knight........................Focus Flaherty

Tom Skerritt......................Orville 'Fitz' Fitzgerald

Greg Mullavy.....................Sparrow

Barry Brown .....................Donnelly

Genadii Biegouloff..............Bridski

Rolf Niehus.........................Helmut Weber

Peter Hellman ....................Konrad

Karl Swenson ....................Gunter

Karl Bruck .........................Chef

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