Cast
- Lee Marvin - The Sergeant - A First World War veteran, he leads the squad through World War II.
- Mark Hamill - Pvt. Griff - A skilled marksman who refuses to "murder."
- Robert Carradine - Pvt. Zab - Author of "Dark Deadline" and the film's narrator.
- Bobby Di Cicco - Pvt. Vinci - As a Sicilian, he proves an important asset to his squad in Sicily.
- Kelly Ward - Pvt. Johnson - As a civilian, he was a farmer and a medic.
- Siegfried Rauch - Feldwebel Schroeder - The German counterpart to "The Sergeant".
- Stéphane Audran - Underground Walloon fighter at asylum.
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