"Sheer Movie Magic! The Action Adventure Of The Year!" -The Hollywood Reporter Robert Shaw (
The Deep, Jaws) and Harrison Ford (
The Fugitive, Air Force One) star as fearless World War II commandos in this thrilling follow-up to
The Guns of Navarone. Directed by Guy Hamilton (
Goldfinger) and adapted to the screen by Robin Chapman (screenplay) and Academy Award winner Carl Foreman (screen story), it's a large-scale action / adventure saga with "remarkable special effects" (
Los Angeles Times) , a powerful cast and "one hair-breadth escape after another" (
Newsweek).
In the darkest days of World War II, Hitler's armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path. But U.S. Colonel Barnsby (Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he'll need to help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the Force 10 squad, fresh from its triumphant mission at Navarone.
