When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...
If you liked this movie, you should also see: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)Grave of the Fireflies (1988)Stalag 17 (1953)The Great Dictator (1940)The Guns of Navarone (1961)