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Director:

Walter Grauman

Writers:

John C. Champion (story)
Herman Hoffman (writer)

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Release Date:

6 May 1970 (USA) more

Genre:

War | Drama more

Tagline:

They lied their way in... they must fight their way out! more

Plot:

The end of WW2. Allied forces enter a well-guarded German rocket base and kidnap among others the rocket scientist Dr... more | add synopsis

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Nice little B-grade action war story more (2 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Stuart Whitman ... Lee Mitchell
John Collin ... Sgt. Henry McBee

Martin Jarvis ... Lt. Donald Wilcox
Pinkas Braun ... Von Heinken
Günther Neutze ... Maj. Hessel
Margit Saad ... Karen Gerhardt
Patrick Jordan ... Maj. Griggs
Johnny Briggs ... Cpl. O'Connell
Harald Dietl ... Maj. Petrov
Gerd Vespermann ... Blucher
Andy Pap ... Curt
Andrew Lodge ... Gregory
David Albert Taylor ... Morse (as David Taylor)
Richard Abbott ... Billings
Paul Bentley ... Jarvis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

O.S.S. (Canada: English title) (video title)
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Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1970) | Sweden:15 | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Factual errors: The party were being followed by three Russian tanks for a number days. In all that time there was no sign of a fuel tanker. Tanks are very fuel hungry and would not have been able to sustain the pursuit without refueling. more


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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Nice little B-grade action war story, 26 February 2005
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Author: BadWebDiver from Perth, Australia

This was a fun little action/war story I saw as a telemovie today.

It stars Stuart Whitman, who I know better as the American in THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES, and is about a team taking a German rocket scientist to the allies towards the end of WWII.

It was very reminiscent of films like THE HEROES OF TELEMARK, THE WILD GEESE, WHERE EAGLES DARE, and A BRIDGE TOO FAR. The action shots were fairly well staged, especially the battle between the armaments (ie tanks, planes, guns, etc). The characters were very two-dimensional, but sustained storyline interest fairly well. Most of the plot was predictable, but the "noble" ending was rather cool and heart-warming.

Not a great classic by any means, but not a complete turkey either. I thought it was a pretty cool time-waster for a slow afternoon.

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