"American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously."
Robert Mitchum
as Dick Ennis
Peter Falk
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
Robert Ryan
as Gen. Carson
Arthur Kennedy
as Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley
Giancarlo Giannini
as Pvt. Cellini
Earl Holliman
as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler
Mark Damon
as Wally Richardson
Reni Santoni
as Pvt. Movie
Joseph Walsh
as Doyle
Thomas Hunter
as Pvt. Andy
Anthony Steel
as Gen. Marsh
Patrick Magee
as Gen. Starkey
Arthur Franz
as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
Tonio Selwart
as Gen. Van MacKensen
Elsa Albani
as Emilia
Wayde Preston
as Col. Hendricks
Venantino Venantini
as Capt. Burns
Wolfgang Preiss
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Annabella Andreoli
as Anna
Duilio Coletti
Adaptation
Edward Dmytryk
Director
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Novel
Giuseppe Mangione
Frank De Felitta
H.A.L. Craig
Screenplay
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Luigi Scaccianoce
Art Direction
Dante Ferretti
Assistant Art Director
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Peter Taylor
Editor
Ugo Pericoli
Costume Design
Aldo De Martino
Sound Recordist
Norman B. Schwartz
Sound Editor
Guidarino Guidi
Casting
Riz Ortolani
Music
Gabriella Borzelli
Hairstylist