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"The Picture That Gets Closer To A Fighting Man Than Any Picture Before!"
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but the men find time to romance local women before being deployed to fight the Nazis. U.S. forces battle from French North Africa to Italy, but when a surprise attack decimates the 1st and 3rd Battalions at the Battle of Cisterna, Darby and the 4th Battalion must come to their aid.
21 Cast Members
James Garner
William Orlando Darby
Etchika Choureau
Angelina De Lotta / Dittmann
Jack Warden
Saul Rosen / Narrator
Edd Byrnes
Arnold Dittman
Venetia Stevenson
Peggy McTavish
Torin Thatcher
Sergeant McTavish
Peter Brown
Rollo Burns
Joan Elan
Wendy Hollister
Corey Allen
Tony Sutherland
Stuart Whitman
Hank Bishop
Murray Hamilton
Sims Delancey
William Wellman Jr.
Eli Clatworthy
Andrea King
Sheilah Andrews
Adam Williams
Heavy Hall
Edward Ashley
Lt. Dave Manson
Raymond Bailey
Brig. Gen. W.A. Wise
Willis Bouchey
Gen. Truscott
Phil Adams
Ranger (uncredited)
Marian Collier
English Girl (uncredited)
Tom McKee
Col. Slim Rathburn (uncredited)
