After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
Anthony Quinn
Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
Alain Delon
Captain Phillipe Esclavier
George Segal
Lt. Mahidi
Michèle Morgan
Countess de Clairefons
Maurice Ronet
Capain. Boisfeuras
Claudia Cardinale
Aisha
Grégoire Aslan
Ben Saad
Jean Servais
Gen. Melies
