WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.

Richard Basehart
Lt. Dick Rennick

Gary Merrill
Col. Devlin

Oskar Werner
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hildegard Knef
Hilde

Dominique Blanchar
Monique

O.E. Hasse
Col. Oberst von Ecker

Wilfried Seyferth
Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Hans Christian Blech
Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
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Release Date
December 21, 1951
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
NR
Genres
Action, Thriller, War
Director
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