12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.

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Lee MarvinMaj. John Reisman

Ernest BorgnineMaj. Gen. Worden

Charles BronsonJoseph Wladislaw

Jim BrownRobert Jefferson

John CassavetesVictor Franko

Richard JaeckelSergeant Bowren

George KennedyMajor Max Armbruster

Trini LópezPedro Jiminez