| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Clint Eastwood | ... | Kelly | |
| Telly Savalas | ... | Big Joe | |
| Don Rickles | ... | Crapgame | |
| Carroll O'Connor | ... | General Colt | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Oddball | |
| Gavin MacLeod | ... | Moriarty | |
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Hal Buckley | ... | Maitland |
| Stuart Margolin | ... | Little Joe | |
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Jeff Morris | ... | Cowboy |
| Richard Davalos | ... | Gutowski | |
| Perry Lopez | ... | Petuko | |
| Tom Troupe | ... | Job | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Willard (as Dean Stanton) | |
| Dick Balduzzi | ... | Fisher | |
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Gene Collins | ... | Babra |
During World War II, German Colonel Dankhopf (David Hurst) is captured by the Americans, but before he can be interrogated, an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Lieutenant Kelly (Clint Eastwood) manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk, and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship sixteen million dollars of gold to a base in France. Kelly is determined to get the gold, and plans for himself and a few of his fellow soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion. Written by Dave Jenkins <david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk>
A real ripping WW2 adventure yarn, that does not take itself too seriously and mixes rebellious comedy with some serious, thrilling action sequences. A great cast of actors, plus authentic looking clothing and weapons. The whole story is too fantastic to ponder on (to any great depth) but that is all part of the fun. Donald Sutherland as the character 'Oddball', steals the show and the film (with one realistic looking Tiger Tank), has a grand, feel good conclusion,